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Director - Regulatory & Legislative Affairs [Remote]

Scope of Position:

The Director, Regulatory and Legislative Affairs will lead EDF Renewables’ 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. The Director will have lead responsibility for providing 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. The 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 Director will serve as company lead on strategy, monitoring and internal reporting related to at least one specific federal issue area and will contribute to programmatic federal political outreach as determined by the Vice President.

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 serving as lead on strategy on and monitoring of a specific policy issue area.

Responsibilities:

External Representation

Advocate for EDFR in state legislatures, executive branch, and public utility commissions
Advocate for EDFR with federal officials including members of Congress and their staff
Represent EDFR in various trade associations and on boards of such trade associations as appropriate. Serve as Chairperson for trade associations and lead association governance and strategy in that capacity. Provide leadership on industry advocacy strategy on state and specific federal issues
Work productively with other, non-government stakeholders including electric utilities, renewable energy companies, energy consumer groups, environmental goups, trade unions, business associations, and others
Create and execute advocacy strategies to advance public policy goals, potentially across multiple corporate regions

Internal Planning and Coordination

Solicit internal input from key EDFR leaders, drive internal discussions on policy positions, make policy recommendations to EDFR management, and update EDFR management on key policy developments
Work closely with multiple EDFR regional development offices and corporate groups to support their efforts in expanding and maintaining markets and to support project-specific efforts on business development and asset management
Hire and manage employees, consultants and interns, as needed, to facilitate important regulatory and legislative goals and objectives when additional resources must be brought to bear
Design and run corporate campaigns and outreach efforts to relevant policymaking bodies and the media to affect change in support of corporate goals, and in close coordination with corporate communications, human resources, and other relevant departments
Assist with corporate efforts that can apply nationally on programmatic issues related to tax, demand-pull, siting, grid operation, and other policy areas
Participate in an internal working group on ISO-specific policy monitoring and advocacy, bringing together Development, Generation and VaT

Provision of Information/Analysis

Research/analyze legislative and regulatory issues in current markets, using both qualitative and quantitative techniques and frameworks
Keep well informed on key regulatory and legislative developments that affect wind, solar, energy storage and green hydrogen development and operations, and apprise EDFR internal groups of such developments
All other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

Strong familiarity with key renewable energy policies and market issues affecting renewable energy project development in the short term and long term. Ability to foresee market needs before they materialize and then act accordingly is a strong plus
Ability to prioritize efforts based on internal priorities and external developments, given the vast array of issues in play in the given geographic area
Experience in managing a budget and/or a team of employees and/or consultants to achieve organizational goals
Ability to write and orally present clearly, concisely, and compellingly
Ability to connect with individuals from diverse professional and social backgrounds
Comfort with providing both in-depth analysis and conclusions by deliberately synthesizing economic, commercial, political and legal information, as well as policy positions in fast-paced situations with little lead time and based on limited information
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel
Willingness to travel 40% of the time on average
Ability to work remotely to achieve objectives while maintaining a strong working relationship with internal staff located in various offices in the U.S

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

Pay Range: $144,525 - $240,875 Annually

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By EDF

As one of the world's leading electric utilities, businesses and consumers choose EDF to keep their lives running smoothly. We have 158,467 employees around the globe. EDF is at the forefront of energy technology, including nuclear, hydro, wind, ...

10 jobs

INDUSTRY

Energy & Utilities

TEAM SIZE

10000+

LOCATION

Hybrid, based in Paris, France

DATE POSTED

July 21, 2023