Southern Company

DER Project Management Analyst (I-Sr)

Southern Company • $70K — $95K *
Atlanta, GA 30349In-Person
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
3 days ago
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, technology, management systems, operations, or a related field.
  • Preferred experience in project management, distributed generation, power delivery, or data management.
  • Ability to interpret technical procedures and testing results for accurate reporting.
  • Strong organizational and analytical skills for complex scheduling and resource coordination.
  • Capable of delivering data-driven decisions and summarizing them through performance metrics.
  • Skill in generating field data-based reports with actionable insights.
  • Excellent communication skills for effective stakeholder interaction and problem-solving.
  • Commitment to prioritizing safety in operations.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate and schedule numerous BTM witness testing activities.
  • Oversee contractors performing witness testing statewide.
  • Allocate resources to meet customer timelines efficiently.
  • Maintain clear communication with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Support enhancements in workflow and operational efficiencies through data and automation.
  • Onboard and train new contractors as necessary.
  • Make technical decisions based on testing outcomes and update procedures accordingly.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a company committed to clean and reliable energy.
  • Participation in a growing sector of distributed energy resources.
  • Supportive environment for professional development and training.
  • Engagement with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.
  • Hands-on experience with the latest technologies in energy management.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Distributed Energy Resources Project Mgt Analyst

JOB SUMMARY

Georgia Power is committed to delivering clean, safe, reliable, and affordable energy to customers across the state. As customer adoption of residential, behind-the-meter (BTM) distributed energy resources (DERs) continues to grow, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant grid integration and witness testing has become increasingly critical to meeting customer expectations and maintaining system reliability. Witness testing is on-site inspection conducted by the utility to verify that a DER safely and correctly interacts with the electrical grid before granting permission to operate.

The DER Project Management Analyst will play a pivotal role in supporting Georgia Power's DER efforts, ensuring safe interconnection of residential solar and storage systems. This position will lead end-to-end coordination of residential BTM witness testing activities for power delivery, including scheduling, contractor coordination and training, workflow execution and process improvement, data analysis, and communications--with customers, installers, and internal stakeholders.

This role is essential to ensuring Georgia Power can meet rising demand, address new testing complexities introduced by BTM solutions, and maintain high standards for accuracy and compliance.

Responsibilities

MAJOR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Coordinate and schedule a high volume of BTM witness testing
  • Coordinate and oversee a team of contractors who will perform witness testing across the state
  • Oversee the allocation and utilization of resources to meet customer timelines
  • Maintain clear communication with internal and external stakeholders, including customers, solar installers, and contractors
  • Support workflow enhancements and operational efficiencies, leverage data and automation to enhance efforts and insights to drive scalable processes and systems
  • Onboard and train new contractors as the need arises
  • Make technical decisions on testing outcomes and update testing procedures


Qualifications

JOB REQUIREMENTS (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills)
  • Bachelor's degree required (engineering, business, technology, management systems, operations, or related field)
  • Experience in project management, distributed generation, power delivery, or data management preferred
  • Ability to interpret technical procedures and testing results to ensure accurate reporting and to support decision-making preferred
  • Strong organizational and analytical skills to manage complex scheduling, resource coordination, and procedural compliance
  • Ability to deliver data-driven decisions and summarize efforts through key performance metrics
  • Ability to generate field data-based reports with actionable insights to address gaps
  • Excellent listening, written and verbal communication skills and strong capabilities to interface with and solve problems for internal and external stakeholders and customers
  • Ability and willingness to prioritize safety in operations for themselves and contractors


About the Team

Georgia Power

About Southern Company

With 4.4 million customers and more than 42,000 megawatts of generating capacity, Atlanta-based Southern Company is the premier energy company serving the Southeast. A leading U.S. producer of electricity, Southern Company owns electric utilities in four states and a growing competitive generation company, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications. Southern Company brands are known for excellent customer service, high reliability and retail electric prices that are significantly below the national average. Southern Company has been listed the top ranking U.S. electric service provider in customer satisfaction for nine consecutive years by the American Customer Satisfaction Index.

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Learn more about Southern Company
Size
27,000 employees
Market Cap
$77.6 billion
Industry
Energy & Utilities
Net Income
$3.1 billion
Founded
1912
5 Year Trend
+3%
Revenue
$20.3 billion
* Ladders Estimates

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