Senior State Legislative Affairs Manager/State Legislative Affairs Manager

Establish and maintain favorable strategic relationships

Establish and maintain favorable strategic relationships with state legislators, committee staff, agency personnel, other utilities, customer representatives and interest groups.

Formulate and execute company positions and strategies

• Work with Senior leadership, the Government Affairs Director, Government Affairs policy team, and internal and external stakeholders to formulate and execute company positions and strategies on state legislative policy matters.

Lead internal and external teams

• Lead internal and external teams and coalitions to achieve legislative outcomes.

Advise management

• Advises management on political and legislative matters that impact PGE and implement strategies to achieve favorable and strategic outcomes for PGE.

Engage stakeholders

• Work with internal subject matter experts to develop preferred policy approaches and engage proactively with stakeholders to build support for PGE proposals.
• Work closely with customers and other stakeholders to identify common interests and work to further them when consistent with the company’s overall priorities and objectives.

Prepare and file reports

• Prepare or oversee preparation of testimony, letters, reports, requests and filings.

Manage government affairs interests

• Manage PGE’s government affairs interests in Oregon and manage our consultant lobbyists in Oregon.

Report status to management

• Report regularly to management on status of major policy initiatives, legislative agenda and relevant activity during legislative sessions.

Present and write reports

• Produce internal and external presentations and reports.
• Prepare and file required state lobbyist and contribution reports.

Competencies

• Role-specific Competencies
• Essential Skills