Technical Regulatory Lead

Role Overview

• Engage directly with ERCOT, PUCT, and Texas market stakeholders to interpret nodal protocols and influence rule making processes
• Participate in and lead working group engagement to defend existing rules or advance protocol revisions aligned with Intersect’s co-location model
• Analyze and respond to implementation of SB6, large load reforms, and ERCOT batch processes to protect and optimize project economics
• Advocate for market reforms that support co-located generation and large flexible loads, including load shed frameworks and PUN alignment
• Partner with Development, Engineering, Commercial, and Power Marketing teams to ensure project designs align with evolving market rules
• Evaluate micro-grid concepts and pathways for integration or migration into the ERCOT grid
• Advance nodal protocol revisions related to metering structures, including complex BESS configurations operating behind multiple POIs
• Ensure regulatory, operational, and commercial considerations are fully harmonized across project lifecycles
• Lead strategy around Controllable Load Resource constructs and protocol changes affecting large flexible loads
• Collaborate with TSPs, TDSPs, and counterparties to structure sleeve agreements that align behind-the-meter commercial arrangements with operational and regulatory requirements
• Develop clear positions on regulatory ambiguities and drive consensus-building across stakeholders
• Assess SPP market structures and regulatory frameworks to evaluate replication of Intersect’s co-location model
• Translate lessons learned in ERCOT into scalable regulatory playbooks for new markets
• Build relationships with regional stakeholders to position Intersect as a credible and constructive market participant

Requirements

• Deep experience engaging with ERCOT market rules, nodal protocols, and various regulatory processes
• Experience working with large flexible loads, generation interconnection, datacenter interconnection, or co-located asset structures
• Strong technical fluency in power market design, resource adequacy, transmission planning, and market operations
• Familiarity with SB6 implementation, large load reform, batch processes, and evolving Controllable Load Resource constructs
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally with engineering, development, commercial, and power marketing teams
• Understanding of TSP/TDSP structures, sleeve agreements, and behind-the-meter commercial frameworks
• Experience in SPP market rules and stakeholder processes (preferred)
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field
• A curious, solutions-oriented mindset with the persistence to push complex reforms forward
• Strong communication skills that enable you to translate highly technical regulatory concepts into actionable business strategy
• Creativity and resilience — someone who doesn’t take “no” at face value and can build alignment across diverse stakeholders

Benefits

• 100% premium coverage for you and your dependents on medical, dental, and vision
• Unlimited PTO, plus two company-wide breaks (Fourth of July & end of year)
• Up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave, plus 6 additional weeks for birth parents; access to family planning support via Carrot and Maven
• Free access to Spring Health which includes 5 free Therapy & psychiatry sessions, plus a Headspace account for mindfulness and meditation through our physical health vendor, Wellhub+
• 3% non-elective employer contribution to your 401k or RRSP, ensuring your financial future is on the right track
• $150 monthly food stipend, $150 monthly reimbursement for cell phone/ internet, pet insurance allowance, full home office setup and free access to UrbanSitter with $625 in quarterly paid company credits, ActiveHero, and One Medical