Control Room Manager

Intersect Power

Control Room Manager building a 24/7 control room for utility-scale energy projects at Intersect. Overseeing operations for solar, wind, battery storage, and gas generation assets.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeRemote • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Switching

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

As part of Intersect Power’s Operations team, you’ll build and lead a critical component of the company’s operational execution capability.
Establish and oversee the Integrated Operations Center (IOC) in Austin, Texas, creating a 24/7 control room organization responsible for the safe, reliable, and compliant operation of a growing utility-scale portfolio of solar, wind, battery storage, and gas generation assets.
Recruit, train, and develop a team of NERC-certified operators while creating the systems, processes, and culture that support high-performance operations.
Work closely with Field Operations, Technical Services, Reliability & Commissioning, Asset Management, Trading, and executive leadership, translating operational strategy into real-time execution that supports grid reliability, market compliance, and asset performance.
Provide day-to-day leadership of a 24/7 control room responsible for monitoring and operating utility-scale solar, wind, battery storage, and gas generation assets.
Ensure continuous situational awareness across the fleet and coordinate rapid response to changing operating conditions.
Serve as Incident Commander During Critical Events, leading operational response efforts during grid disturbances, forced outages, equipment failures, and security-related incidents.
Partner closely with Field Operations teams to coordinate switching activities, maintenance execution, lock-out/tag-out procedures, and operational planning.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience in utility-scale power generation, centralized control room operations, transmission operations, or related operational environments.
5+ years of direct leadership experience managing control room personnel, rotating shift teams, or other continuous operations organizations.
Demonstrated success building, scaling, or significantly transforming operational teams, programs, or processes.
NERC Reliability Coordinator (RC), Generation Operator (GOP), or equivalent certification required.
ERCOT Operator Certification strongly preferred.
Experience supporting utility-scale solar, wind, battery energy storage systems (BESS), gas generation assets, or comparable generation technologies.
Strong understanding of real-time grid operations, dispatch execution, reliability standards, and operational risk management.
Experience developing training programs, qualification matrices, standard operating procedures, and operational readiness processes.
Ability to lead effectively during emergency events and make sound decisions in dynamic, high-pressure situations.
Proven ability to collaborate across highly matrixed organizations and influence stakeholders across multiple functional disciplines.
Strong communication, coaching, and team development skills.
Commitment to operational excellence, accountability, safety, integrity, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

utility-scale power generationcentralized control room operationstransmission operationsreal-time grid operationsdispatch executionoperational risk managementtraining program developmentqualification matricesstandard operating proceduresoperational readiness processes

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationcommunicationcoachingteam developmentdecision makingsituational awarenessinfluenceaccountabilitycommitment to continuous improvement

Certifications

NERC Reliability Coordinator (RC)Generation Operator (GOP)ERCOT Operator Certification