Application Guide
How to Apply for Manager, Interconnection
at Haven Energy
🏢 About Haven Energy
Haven Energy is uniquely focused on accelerating solar and storage deployment specifically to create a climate-resilient electric grid, moving beyond just installation to address systemic grid stability. Their mission-driven approach combines technical grid solutions with environmental impact, making it ideal for professionals who want to work at the intersection of renewable energy deployment and infrastructure modernization.
About This Role
This Manager, Interconnection role owns the entire interconnection lifecycle for residential solar+storage projects at Haven Energy, serving as the primary utility liaison and driving process improvements across vendors and regions. It's impactful because efficient interconnection is the critical bottleneck for deploying renewable energy, and this role directly enables Haven's mission to accelerate grid decarbonization and resilience.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day involves reviewing interconnection application statuses across multiple California utilities using performance dashboards, coordinating with vendors to address submission issues, and serving as the primary contact for utility interconnection teams to resolve technical or procedural hurdles. You might analyze cycle time trends to identify regional bottlenecks, provide structured feedback to vendors on accuracy improvements, and update internal teams on utility rule changes affecting project timelines.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who Haven Energy Is Looking For
- Has 5+ years specifically managing interconnection for residential solar/storage with demonstrated experience navigating California IOUs (like PG&E, SCE, SDG&E) and municipal utilities.
- Possesses deep, current knowledge of California utility interconnection tariffs, technical requirements (like Rule 21), and the evolving regulatory landscape for distributed energy resources.
- Is data-driven and comfortable using metrics/dashboards to manage a high-volume operational pipeline, identify bottlenecks in cycle times, and drive vendor performance improvements.
- Is a proactive problem-solver who can independently manage the full application-to-PTO process while serving as Haven's primary point of contact with utility interconnection teams.
📝 Tips for Applying to Haven Energy
Quantify your interconnection experience: specify the number of projects, utilities worked with (name California IOUs), and metrics you improved (e.g., 'reduced average cycle time by X days').
Highlight specific experience with residential solar+storage interconnection, not just solar alone, as battery storage adds complexity to utility approvals.
Demonstrate your knowledge of current California interconnection rules by mentioning specific tariffs or recent changes (e.g., Rule 21 updates, SGIP requirements).
Showcase vendor management skills with examples of how you provided structured feedback to improve accuracy or responsiveness in interconnection processes.
Tailor your resume to show how you've used data/dashboards to manage performance, using terms like 'cycle time analysis' or 'bottleneck identification' that mirror the job description.
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
["Explain your direct experience managing the full interconnection lifecycle for residential solar+storage projects in California, naming specific utilities you've worked with.", "Describe how you've used data and metrics to improve interconnection processes, reduce cycle times, or manage vendor performance.", "Connect your skills to Haven Energy's mission of grid resilience, showing understanding that interconnection is key to accelerating solar+storage deployment.", "Provide a brief example of how you've navigated a complex utility requirement or driven a process improvement that benefited project timelines."]
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → Research Haven Energy's specific projects or partnerships in California to understand their market focus and deployment scale.
- → Review recent California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) rulings or utility tariff updates related to solar+storage interconnection (like Rule 21 modifications).
- → Look into Haven's public statements about grid resilience and climate goals to understand how they frame their mission beyond just installation.
- → Explore the challenges of high-penetration distributed energy resources on grid stability to discuss interconnection's role in solving these issues.
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Applying with only commercial/utility-scale interconnection experience without highlighting residential solar+storage specifics.
- Failing to demonstrate current, hands-on knowledge of California utility interconnection processes and tariffs.
- Using generic project management language without quantifying interconnection metrics or showing data-driven process improvement examples.
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
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