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Manager, California Government Affairs
Intersect PowerSacramento, United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 14 May 2025
💰 $170,000/yr($150,000/yr – $170,000/yr)
About the role
Company OverviewIntersect Power is a team of friends driven to preserve our planet for future generations through low-carbon energy and infrastructure solutions. Intersect Power is a privately held clean energy company bringing innovative, scalable, American-made, low-carbon solutions to its customers in global energy markets. We develop, own, and operate some of the world’s largest grid-tied clean energy resources, as well as co-located facilities for large industrial loads, including data centers, e-fuels, and other energy-intensive products. We are laser-focused on the largest, most transformative clean energy projects that decarbonize the existing power grid and bring new loads to clean generation without the need for new transmission. Intersect is redefining the scope of the clean energy industry by enabling new pathways between clean electricity and the broader economy. We are on an aggressive growth trajectory and are looking to fill key roles with talented professionals who want to make an impact.
Location & Team GatheringsIntersect has been a fully flexible workplace since its founding in 2016. We’ve been very intentional about the way we do things. We are not work-from-home, hybrid, or in-office – we are any and all of those options! Deepening social connections and offering shared experiences is a cornerstone of the way we work. We connect as a team at our Team Week experiences four times a year and at our recently established Hub locations - SF Bay Area and San Diego, CA; NYC Metro Area, NY; Denver, CO; Houston, TX; Calgary, AB; and Toronto, ON.
About This Position
The Government Affairs Lead for California and the West is the state’s policy expert inside the company’s Government Affairs team and will lead expansion into other western states as needed by Intersect Power. This position today is responsible for oversight and management of all relevant California state legislative and regulatory activity in support of the company’s development and operations activities in the state including the California Legislature, the CPUC, and the CEC. External representation of the company with key stakeholder groups including trade associations, labor, eNGOs, and others is also in scope. The person in this position will strategize and lead campaigns to achieve our legislative and regulatory goals and will ensure the company’s development priorities are aligned with political reality and market opportunity. The position reports to the Head of State Government Affairs and will work directly with the company’s West Development team, Permitting team, and Community Engagement team. The position is based in the Sacramento region and will require in-person engagement at the Capital and aforementioned agencies.
Location & Team GatheringsIntersect has been a fully flexible workplace since its founding in 2016. We’ve been very intentional about the way we do things. We are not work-from-home, hybrid, or in-office – we are any and all of those options! Deepening social connections and offering shared experiences is a cornerstone of the way we work. We connect as a team at our Team Week experiences four times a year and at our recently established Hub locations - SF Bay Area and San Diego, CA; NYC Metro Area, NY; Denver, CO; Houston, TX; Calgary, AB; and Toronto, ON.
About This Position
The Government Affairs Lead for California and the West is the state’s policy expert inside the company’s Government Affairs team and will lead expansion into other western states as needed by Intersect Power. This position today is responsible for oversight and management of all relevant California state legislative and regulatory activity in support of the company’s development and operations activities in the state including the California Legislature, the CPUC, and the CEC. External representation of the company with key stakeholder groups including trade associations, labor, eNGOs, and others is also in scope. The person in this position will strategize and lead campaigns to achieve our legislative and regulatory goals and will ensure the company’s development priorities are aligned with political reality and market opportunity. The position reports to the Head of State Government Affairs and will work directly with the company’s West Development team, Permitting team, and Community Engagement team. The position is based in the Sacramento region and will require in-person engagement at the Capital and aforementioned agencies.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Represent the company on a regular basis before the state legislature and relevant state agencies and maintain relationships with state policymakers and staff, executive branch agencies and officials, and other key stakeholders.
- Identify strategy and resources needed to achieve the company’s California policy priorities
- Lead campaigns and manage and deploy resources to accomplish specific California Government Affairs objectives at the state policy level
- Advocate the company’s policy positions and build consensus with legislative staff, regulatory staff, grid operators and industry partners
- Manage and deliver the company’s political contribution budget in a prioritized and effective manner
- Serve as an in-house expert on California state government and advise internal colleagues on emerging risks and opportunities and translate into specific offense or defense actions needed to facilitate the company’s business plan
- Actively engage the company’s trade association memberships and other advocacy groups at the state level and coordinate positions and information across the company’s permitting and development teams
- When needed build coalitions across like-minded companies, aligned interests, and third-party groups
- Understand critical milestones across permitting, development, and community engagement teams and support achievement where a state government affairs nexus exists
- Planning, budgeting, hiring and managing of outside consultants, lobbyists and legal counsel
- Manage internal communication and reporting on policy issues and related news
- Potentially manage West Region Gov Affairs staff
- Other projects and duties as needed to achieve business objectives
Qualifications and Skills
- At least 5 years (more is preferred) of relevant private sector experience interacting with energy policy issues and managing government affairs in California
- Excellent problem solving and strategic thinking skills with the ability to add value through creativ
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