Power Developer

About this role

As a Power Developer on Intersect's Development team, you'll support the strategy and evaluation of utility-scale clean energy and power infrastructure projects designed to meet the rapid growth of data centers and digital infrastructure across new US markets. You'll explore early-stage project identification, leveraging financial modeling, spatial GIS analysis, and AI optimization tools to evaluate site feasibility, interconnection access, and project economics.

Working closely with cross-functional partners across Engineering, Finance, and Permitting, you'll manage project budgets, schedules, and upward reporting to transform strategic opportunities into bankable, scalable assets. This role provides a unique opportunity to shape Intersect's market strategy from the ground up during a transformative boom in energy and processing demand.

Team overview

This team plays a critical role in advancing Intersect's mission to accelerate the clean energy transition. The Development team sits at the core of Intersect's growth, identifying high-value regional opportunities and shaping project strategy from initial market entry to project realization. Joining this team means developing critical power infrastructure to support next-generation technology while expanding your strategic impact in an agile, collaborative environment.

What you'll do

Evaluate Markets and Drive Early-Stage Strategy

• Screen and analyze greenfield site opportunities across target US ISO/RTO markets using ArcGIS Online, federal/county portals, and AI optimization frameworks.
• Assess regional grid capacity, transmission constraints, and market dynamics to formulate scalable market entry strategies for power and data center infrastructure.
• Review federal and county-level zoning, land use, and permitting requirements to validate project feasibility and mitigate development risk.

Advance Project Development

• Support the development of wind, solar, BESS, thermal and load projects from strategy through construction start.
• Manage day-to-day project budgets, schedules, and development tools to keep projects on track.
• Prepare clear, actionable updates and materials for senior leadership and investment committees.

Build Financial Models and Lead Reconciliation

• Develop, refine, and own financial and valuation models in Excel and Google Sheets to evaluate project economics and interconnection cost profiles.
• Perform accounting reconciliations across multi-departmental budgets.
• Evaluate risks and opportunities across development activities, framing tradeoffs for stakeholders.

Collaborate Cross-Functionally to Shape Portfolio Growth

• Partner with Engineering, Finance, and Permitting to integrate technical constraints and market signals into cohesive project strategies.
• Drive projects from initial concept through construction, positioning Intersect assets for long-run value creation.
• Support negotiations and relationships with utilities, land agents, and counsel.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor's degree in Energy Resources, Finance, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in clean energy development, power origination, or utility-scale energy infrastructure planning.
• Proven expertise building and maintaining financial or project models in Excel and Google Sheets, with an interest in applying AI optimization tools to workflow efficiency.
• Hands-on experience navigating ISO/RTO interconnection processes, accounting reconciliation, and spatial tools like ArcGIS Online alongside federal/county regulatory databases.
• A strategic, analytical approach to problem-solving, with high adaptability in fast-moving, emerging energy markets.
• Strong alignment with Intersect's core values of Equity, Humility, Authenticity, Long-run Value, and People Come First.

Total Rewards

Total Compensation: $118,000 - $137,000 (total compensation includes base salary + bonus in USD)

Equity: Beyond your salary, you’ll receive an Equity Grant, giving you a meaningful stake in our parent company.

Health & wellness: 100% premium coverage for you and your dependents on medical, dental, and vision

Time to recharge: Unlimited PTO, plus two company-wide breaks (Fourth of July & end of year)

Family support: Up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave, plus 6 additional weeks for birth parents; access to family planning and family care support through Carrot and Maven

Mental health: Free access to Spring Health, including 5 free therapy and psychiatry sessions, plus a Headspace account for mindfulness and meditation through our physical health vendor, Wellhub+

Perks & extras: $150 monthly food stipend, $150 monthly reimbursement for cell phone and internet, pet insurance allowance, full home office setup, free access to UrbanSitter with $625 in quarterly company-paid credits, ActiveHero, and One Medical