Associate Director/Director - Regulatory and Legislative Affairs, West Region [Remote]
EDF Renewable Energy | |||||||||
$130,000 - $247,500 Annually | |||||||||
parental leave, 401(k) | |||||||||
United States, California, San Diego | |||||||||
15445 Innovation Drive (Show on map) | |||||||||
Sep 11, 2024 | |||||||||
Associate Director/Director - Regulatory and Legislative Affairs, West Region [Remote]
Scope of Position EDF Renewables North America is a market-leading independent power producer and service provider with over 35 years of experience. We deliver grid-scale power: wind (onshore and offshore), solar photovoltaic, and storage projects; distribution-scale power: solar and storage; asset optimization: technical, operational, and commercial expertise to maximize the performance of generating projects, and onsite solutions, through the Company's PowerFlex affiliate, offering a full suite of onsite energy solutions for commercial and industrial customers: solar, storage, EV charging, energy management systems, and microgrids. The Associate Director/Director, Regulatory and Legislative Affairs will engage public policy efforts related to wind (including offshore wind), solar, energy storage, green hydrogen, and transmission, as well as other technologies as determined by EDF Renewables, in U.S. states covered by the Western (WECC) interconnect. Working with other Regulatory and Legislative Affairs staff, the Associate Director/Director will provide ongoing analysis and information to EDFR's development and asset management staff for the identification of new market opportunities, response to new opportunities, and optimization of EDFR's project assets at those relate to public policy developments. The Associate Director will also assist with corporate outreach efforts related to key state and federal policies, including outreach to the federal Congressional delegation in Western states. The Associate Director will assist with strategy, advocacy, monitoring and/or internal reporting related to at least one specific federal issue area and may contribute to programmatic federal political outreach as determined by the Vice President. Work on state-level policies to advance, protect and monitor include the following: demand-pull policies such as renewable portfolio standards, utility procurement policy, state integrated resource planning, and greenhouse gas regulation; taxes including incentives, property tax, and sales tax at both the state level; policy related to transmission planning, authorization and execution, working with EDFR's regional lead on transmission policy; and project permitting/siting. Policymaking arenas will primarily be state legislatures, state executive agencies, governors' offices, transmission operation authorities, and state public utility commissions. The position will also entail direct support and leadership for federal activities such as U.S. Congressional outreach and could entail strategy, engagement, internal advocacy, and monitoring of a specific policy issue area. This position will be based on the west coast, preferably in the San Francisco/Oakland bay area. Responsibilities External Representation
Advocate for EDFR in state legislatures, executive branch, and public utility commissions.
Internal Planning and Coordination
Provision of Information/Analysis
Supervision of Others: Supervises between 4-6 consultants. A Director level role is expected to take on more complex projects and leadership assignments and those that have greater visibility and risk compared to an Associate Director. Work Mode is Remote, with the expecation of position based on the west coast, preferably in Northern California. Qualifications Education/Experience -
Skills
Knowledge
Abilities
Working Conditions: 70% of time is spent in the office environment, using computers (frequent use of various Microsoft software/programs), phones, and general office equipment. 30% of the time will be spent outside of the office as an advocate for EDFR in state legislatures, executive branch, and public utility commissions, in various trade associations, at the federal level and in internal meetings. Willingness to travel 40% of the time on average. The salary range for the Associate Director, Regulatory and Legislative Affairs is $130,000 - $216,000 The salary range for the Director - Regulatory and Legislative Affairs is $148,000 - $247,500 In addition, EDF Renewables offers best-in-class employment incentives, including.
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