Policy Principal - CHARGED Initiative

About Advanced Energy United

Advanced Energy United educates, engages, and advocates for policies that allow our member companies to compete to repower our economy with 100% clean energy. We work with decision makers at every level of government as well as regulators of energy markets to achieve this goal. The businesses we represent are lowering consumer costs, creating thousands of new jobs every year, and providing the full range of clean, efficient, and reliable energy and transportation solutions. The U.S. market for advanced energy products and services reached nearly $375 billion in 2022. Together, we are united in our mission to accelerate the transition to 100% clean energy in the United States.

If you’re an entrepreneurial, innovative, analytical and thoughtful person looking to make an impact in the clean energy space, United might be the perfect place for you to share your talents. Team members at United are given the trust and responsibility to make big things happen, and myriad opportunities to learn new skills, explore new issue areas, and work with a broad cross section of the clean energy community. Being a team member at United also means working with a talented and diverse group of people, some who bring decades of experience spanning advocacy, philanthropy, clean tech, government and more—and our collaborative approach means we get to learn from each other, expert and novice, every day. And while our organization is fully remote, we are proud of the people-focused culture we have built and the connectedness of our team.  

We work on serious issues, take our mission seriously, but never take ourselves too seriously.

Position Description

For this new position, United seeks a highly energetic, smart, innovative Principal with a background in issue advocacy, utility regulation, and in particular, knowledge of electricity distribution system issues, to join our policy team. Working under the supervision of our Senior Fellow for Content and Education, the Principal will support United’s participation in the CHARGED Initiative (Charting a Path for Greater Electrification on the Distribution System), a multi-year effort to prepare the distribution system for electric vehicles and building electrification. The Principal will focus on project execution and will interface with our project partners in the initiative – the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and GridLab. The Principal will also share responsibility for coordinating United’s work on the CHARGED initiative with the core activities of United’s policy team, and engaging with our member companies to enable their participation in CHARGED.  Candidates will need to have the ability to travel to attend CHARGED events, and to meet with United members, coalition allies and stakeholders, and public officials.

Key Skills for Success

Have a mind for policy: Market opportunities for the advanced energy industry are driven by policy. The ideal candidate will have a solid working knowledge of regulatory processes but also some knowledge of legislative processes. Experience working on regulatory issues specifically related to the electricity distribution system and a basic understanding of the operations of that system are strongly preferred. 

Project management skills and a drive to get things done: The ideal candidate must have the ability to keep multiple tasks organized and on track, communicate clearly both verbally and in writing with United colleagues and external partners, and demonstrate the drive and sense of urgency to advance policies while simultaneously navigating relationships with various types of entities (legislators, regulators, staff of decision-makers, United member companies, utilities, allied organizations, etc.)

Responsibilities 

• Serve as member of the CHARGED core team at United. This includes working with our initiative partners, RMI and GridLab.
• Participate directly in CHARGED ideation, implementation, and education activities, including in working groups tasked with developing electrification solutions and implementing them at specific utilities.
• Serve as the interface between United’s work on the CHARGE