Senior ISO/RTO Compliance Counsel

Clearway Energy; Scottsdale (AZ); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Clearway Energy Group is seeking a market compliance legal professional to lead the organization’s ISO/RTO compliance efforts. You will coordinate with stakeholders across Legal, Regulatory, Energy Management, and Operations to ensure timely enrollment, documentation, and reporting for CAISO, PJM, and other markets.

You will serve as the go-to contact for market rules changes, interpret tariff requirements, and monitor developments that impact project portfolios nationwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctor (J.D.) are required.
• At least five years of experience in power markets compliance, electric regulatory compliance, or market operations.
• Knowledge of FERC and ISO/RTO tariff structures across multiple markets.
• Experience with renewable energy assets and generator interconnection rules and requirements.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with all levels of internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative to accomplish tasks quickly and accurately with minimal direction or supervision.
• Strong team orientation, with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions to complete projects.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize competing job requirements.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to facilitate, coordinate, and lead work teams.

Responsibilities

• Administers, facilitates, and manages compliance with ISO/RTO requirements across CAISO, PJM, SPP, MISO, ISO-NE, NYISO, and ERCOT, including market registration requirements, submittals and updates, onboarding of new projects and newly acquired sites, and annual or periodic certifications.
• Administers, facilitates, and manages Clearway’s compliance procedures and other internal controls and preventive measures designed to support adherence to ISO/RTO compliance requirements, and tracks related deadlines.
• Administers, facilitates, and manages the documentation and evidence required to demonstrate compliance with ISO/RTO requirements.
• Collaborates with Clearway’s External Affairs team to monitor changes in ISO/RTO requirements and market rules, assesses the business impact to Clearway, and maintains current knowledge of ISO/RTO developments to help identify new or changing regulations and requirements; coordinates and communicates with relevant internal stakeholders, functional groups, and subject matter experts as needed.
• Collaborates with the Energy Management team on market rule and design changes that impact Clearway.

Skills

Communication

Independent work

Teamwork

Multitasking

Attention to detail

Organization

Project management

MS Office

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Job description

Clearway Energy Group is seeking a market compliance legal professional to lead the organization’s ISO/RTO compliance efforts. You will coordinate with stakeholders across Legal, Regulatory, Energy Management, and Operations to ensure timely enrollment, documentation, and reporting for CAISO, PJM, and other markets.

You will serve as the go-to contact for market rules changes, interpret tariff requirements, and monitor developments that impact project portfolios nationwide.