Interconnection & Transmission Manager

Zanskar

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Posted on: 2025-12-17

Category: energy

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Powering the future with the Earth’s hidden heat.

Geothermal is carbon-free, always-on power but most of the world’s geothermal resources remain undiscovered and undeveloped.

Zanskar is changing that. We take a AI and data-driven, scalable approach to geothermal discovery and development combining modern geoscience and advanced field methods to identify and tap into overlooked or underutilized geothermal resources.

By making geothermal faster and more predictable to develop, we’re unlocking its potential to deliver gigawatts of clean, firm energy and to become a cornerstone of our future energy system.

Role Overview

Title: Interconnection & Transmission Manager

Hours: Full-time; Salaried

Location: Salt Lake City, UT, possibly open to remote or hybrid

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Manager: Ryan McGraw

Mission – Why we exist and why we need you

Geothermal energy is the most abundant renewable energy source in the world. However, historically, it’s been hard to find and expensive to develop. At Zanskar, we’re using better technology to find and develop new geothermal resources in order to make geothermal a cost-effective and vital contributor to a carbon-free energy future. We are revolutionizing the exploration process, setting new industry standards for discovery rates and finding new prospects at an unprecedented scale.

The growing development team at Zanskar is advancing a multi-gigawatt portfolio of firm, carbon-free energy projects. We have submitted a number of interconnection requests to date, with many more to come. In addition, we are requesting firm transmission rights across WECC. We need your help to build our strategy for interconnection and transmission, file applications, manage processes, and ensure timely outcomes to deliver our projects on-time. You’ll be working in close coordination with teams across Zanskar as well as third-party consultants in preparation for managing all things interconnection and transmission across WECC.

Outcomes - Problems you’ll solve

Success in this role includes obtaining interconnection and transmission rights for Zanskar’s geothermal projects that align with our goals to place these projects in-service. This will require cross-functional alignment with our teams, building a plan for when, where, and how to file new requests, and building key relationships at the utilities we partner with.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Zanskar is an equal-opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practice laws.

Primary Duties will Include:

Develop and execute an interconnection strategy across WECC and CAISO, with an eye toward expanding Zanskar’s footprint in other markets across the US;

Lead queue submissions, study analyses, and negotiations relating to interconnection and transmission;

Lead technical diligence efforts on potential acquisitions of 3rd party projects;

Oversee technical analysis performed in-house and/or via external consultants in order to drive business decisions and increase the value and viability of Zanskar’s queue positions;

Engage directly with transmission owners, utilities, ISOs, and regulatory stakeholders;

Attend meetings pertaining to transmission planning on Zanskar’s behalf to understand and communicate current and pending changes in market structures and ensuing strategies for success;

Track timeline and budget for each interconnection and transmission request and provide clear recommendations on whether to proceed with requests at appropriate milestones, including a transparent description of associated risks.

The Ideal Candidate Should Demonstrate:

Excellent problem-solving skills

Strong project management, team leadership and technical writing/communications skills

Entrepreneurial and collaborative spirit with team-player mentality and ability to lead cross-functionally

Top-notch communication skills allowing for cross-functional leadership, excellent stakeholder engagement, and providing clear and compelling recommendations to management

Success leading interconnection requests and/or firm PTP transmission service requests

Familiarity creating desktop-level reviews for project viability pertaining to interconnection and transmission