Early Career - Policy and Market Intelligence Principal - Transmission Program

About the role

United is a national industry association representing businesses that provide advanced energy and transportation solutions. Our team works to educate, advocate, and activate in decisionmaker venues across the country. We advocate for public policies that enable competition and work alongside our member companies to create economic opportunity, lower consumer costs, and bolster energy reliability and resilience.

Responsibilities

• Work with United’s state, regional, and federal teams to execute on short- and long-term policy goals in key states across legislative, regulatory, administrative, wholesale market, and regional transmission authority venues.
• Organize member engagement events for direct decision maker engagement.
• Participate in legislative, rulemaking, and administrative processes.
• Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with coalition partners, allies, media, and key legislative, regulatory, and administrative staff.
• Work with United’s communications staff to identify and seize opportunities to showcase stories about transmission, including drafting press statements, writing blog posts, and participating in webinars.
• Write and manage our Transmission Possible newsletter and resource hub.
• Travel on an as needed basis (up to 25%) to targeted states for staff trainings, advocacy days, meetings with key allies and stakeholders, communications outreach, and industry events. This includes representing United on panels, in meetings, and with media.

Required Qualifications

• 4 -6 years of professional experience, with at least two focused in the clean energy sector.
• Bachelor’s degree (Economics, Political Science, Public Policy, Engineering, or Communications focus preferred) or applicable comparable experience.
• A baseline understanding of utility regulation and state energy decision-making environments.
• An ability to think strategically and politically, even in technical venues.
• Experience participating in coalitions and engaging with state legislative or regulatory processes.
• Entrepreneurial approach, flexible attitude, and ability to operate in a remote environment.
• Ability to handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, relationship-building and communications skills, both written and verbal, including an ability to digest highly technical information and translate it for audiences of different backgrounds.
• Intellectual curiosity, inquisitive nature, and excellent listening and problem-solving skills.
• Performance-oriented individual with a strong work ethic, demonstrated initiative and commitment to achieving goals.