Originator

Intersect; San Francisco, Denver, Austin (CA, CO, TX); Hybrid; CAD 189,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity Grant

Health & wellness coverage

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

Home office setup

Cell phone/internet stipend

Mental health support

UrbanSitter credits

Job summary

Intersect, a flexible energy company, seeks an Originator for its Origination and Trading team to support structuring and execution of PPAs, gas tolls, and related off-take contracts across power and natural gas streams. You will partner with Strategy, Development, and Modeling teams to turn opportunities into financeable transactions.

The role starts in November 2026 and requires strong financial modeling, market understanding, and relationship-building with counterparties.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related quantitative field.
• 3+ years of experience in clean energy development, commodity origination, energy investment banking, or management consulting.
• Demonstrated experience structuring, negotiating, and closing clean energy off-take agreements or power purchase contracts.
• Understanding of power and natural gas markets, physical/financial hedging, and standard industry agreements (ISDA, NAESB).
• Expert proficiency in financial modeling and quantitative analysis using Excel, paired with strong visual presentation skills in Google Workspace.
• Proven capability to operate independently in a fast-paced, iterative environment with multiple parallel workstreams.
• Commitment to technical rigor, collaborative execution, and long-term value creation, aligned with Intersect's values of Equity, Humility, Authenticity, Long-run Value, and People Come First.

Responsibilities

• Support Power Off-Take Structuring and PPA Execution.
• Drive the negotiation, structuring, and execution of long-term clean energy Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), Gas tolls and BESS tolls for grid and off-grid projects.
• Lead responses to customer solicitations and build financeable off-take structures tailored to utility, corporate, and industrial counterparties.
• Support natural gas origination initiatives, evaluating firm transportation, storage arrangements, and gas supply contracts with producers and marketers.
• Assess natural gas market dynamics and infrastructure opportunities to complement power off-take strategies for complex projects.
• Build Counterparty Relationships and Enable Master Agreements.
• Facilitate and manage standard industry trading frameworks, including ISDA master agreements and NAESB contracts.
• Drive Cross-Functional Valuation and Commercial Strategy.
• Partner with project modeling teams to evaluate, price, and model off-take structures, revenues, and risk profiles in financial models.
• Synthesize power and gas market research into impactful deliverables and presentation materials for internal leadership and external counterparties.

Skills

Financial modeling

Quantitative analysis

Presentation skills

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related quantitative field

Tools

Excel

Google Workspace

Job description

Location & Team Gatherings

Intersect 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, NYC Metro Area, NY; Denver, CO; Austin, TX; Calgary, AB; and Toronto, ON.

We are currently looking for candidates located within 60 miles of any of the listed hubs to foster more in-person connections while maintaining our flexible remote culture.

About this role

As an Originator on Intersect's Origination and Trading team, you'll help support the marketing, structuring, and execution of energy off-take contracts. You will operate across two primary workstreams, with your time split between our power and natural gas origination and initiatives. In power origination, you will help support negotiating and closing long-term clean energy Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), BESS, and Gas Tolls for grid and off-grid projects. For the natural gas workstream, you will help support negotiating and closing pipeline firm transport and gas supply contracts. Partnering closely with Strategy, Development, and Modeling teams, you will navigate market ambiguities to turn complex opportunities into financeable, high-value transactions. This role is planned to start in November 2026.

Team overview

This team plays a critical role in advancing Intersect's mission to accelerate the clean energy transition. The Origination and Trading group is responsible for the sales, structuring, and execution of power and gas product agreements for the project pipeline, as well as managing merchant energy exposure for the operating fleet. Joining this team means shaping commercial strategy, driving high-stakes counterparty deals, and growing alongside collaborative experts focused on long-run infrastructure value.

What you'll do

Support Power Off-Take Structuring and PPA Execution

Drive the negotiation, structuring, and execution of long-term clean energy Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), Gas tolls and BESS tolls for grid and off-grid projects.

Lead responses to customer solicitations and build financeable off-take structures tailored to utility, corporate, and industrial counterparties.

Support Natural Gas Infrastructure and Supply Strategy

Support natural gas origination initiatives, evaluating firm transportation, storage arrangements, and gas supply contracts with producers and marketers.

Assess natural gas market dynamics and infrastructure opportunities to complement power off-take strategies for complex projects.

Build Counterparty Relationships and Enable Master Agreements

Establish and cultivate relationships with major commodity counterparties, financial institutions, and power and gas marketers.

Facilitate and manage standard industry trading frameworks, including ISDA master agreements and NAESB contracts.

Drive Cross-Functional Valuation and Commercial Strategy

Partner with project modeling teams to evaluate, price, and model off-take structures, revenues, and risk profiles in financial models.

Synthesize power and gas market research into impactful deliverables and presentation materials for internal leadership and external counterparties.

What you'll bring

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.

3+ years of experience in clean energy development, commodity origination, energy investment banking, or management consulting.

Demonstrated experience structuring, negotiating, and closing clean energy off-take agreements or power purchase contracts.

Understanding of power and natural gas markets, physical/financial hedging, and standard industry agreements (ISDA, NAESB).

Expert proficiency in financial modeling and quantitative analysis using Excel, paired with strong visual presentation skills in Google Workspace.

Proven capability to operate independently in a fast-paced, iterative environment with multiple parallel workstreams.

Commitment to technical rigor, collaborative execution, and long-term value creation, aligned with Intersect's values of Equity, Humility, Authenticity, Long-run Value, and People Come First.

Total Rewards

Total Compensation: USD $133,000 - $154,000, CAD $198,320 - $221,313 (total compensation includes base salary + bonus)

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

Intersect maintains a work environment free from discrimination, one where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling Intersect's commitment to equal employment opportunity. Intersect does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by and consistent with applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. We adhere to these principles in all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, benefits, social and recreational programs, and discipline.

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