Regulatory & Permitting Lead

Responsibilities

• Lead all permitting activities for solar and battery storage projects in Texas and other target states, including local land use, zoning, conditional use permits, and environmental approvals.
• Manage utility interconnection applications and processes, including queue management, studies coordination, and negotiations with transmission/distribution owners.
• Engage proactively with regulatory bodies, state agencies, municipalities, and community stakeholders to advance project approvals.
• Track and interpret evolving federal, state, and local regulatory requirements affecting project development and operations.
• Develop and maintain regulatory timelines, tracking how risks impact project schedules.
• Support the team in structuring projects to minimize permitting risk and accelerate timelines.
• Coordinate with outside counsel, permitting consultants, and environmental firms as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and experience in a regulatory or permitting role.
• 4+ years of experience in permitting, regulatory affairs, or project development for solar, wind, battery storage, or other energy infrastructure.
• Direct experience navigating ERCOT interconnection and Texas permitting processes.
• Familiarity with NEPA, local zoning/land use processes, and environmental permitting.
• Strong project management skills; able to manage multiple active permit processes simultaneously.
• Effective communicator and relationship builder with agencies, utilities, landowners, and local governments.
• Experience in Texas and additional U.S. markets (e.g., MISO, SPP, WECC) is a significant plus.
• Familiarity with federal and state incentive structures for solar and battery storage, including ITC, bonus depreciation, and transferability provisions under the Inflation Reduction Act, not required but a plus.