AltaGas - Director, Government Relations

WGL Holdings, Inc.; Calgary; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

AltaGas is seeking a Director of Government Relations to lead and shape multi-jurisdictional government engagement across Canada and the U.S. You will advise senior leaders on policy and regulatory matters, translate complex issues into strategic insights, and drive advocacy programs that enable midstream growth and export development.

We’re looking for a commercially minded leader with 10+ years in government relations or public policy in energy.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Government Relations, public policy, or advocacy in energy or related fields.
• Experience navigating federal, provincial and state political/regulatory environments.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with senior government officials and stakeholders.
• Experience developing and executing advocacy strategies for complex priorities.
• Strong commercial acumen; connect policy with business outcomes.
• Ability to travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Shape multi-year strategies that support Midstream, export development, and long-term value creation.
• Develop understanding of Midstream priorities and bring that perspective into external engagement.
• Partner with Export Development & External Affairs to advance export vision.
• Build and sustain relationships with government officials, regulators, agencies, and stakeholders in Canada and the U.S.
• Translate policy and regulatory developments into strategic direction, opportunities, and risks.
• Develop advocacy strategies supporting operations, major projects, and market access.
• Advise senior leaders on government and regulatory matters with a commercial lens.
• Represent AltaGas in forums and negotiations with government and industry groups.
• Align leaders across functions to advance enterprise priorities.
• Translate complex issues into clear insights for executives and Board audiences.

Skills

Policy advocacy

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in political science / public policy / related discipline

Job description

Job Description AltaGas - Director, Government Relations

AltaGas is looking for an experienced, business driven leader to help shape and advance the Government Relations priorities of our Midstream business. In this role, you'll build trusted relationships with government officials, policymakers, regulators, and industry stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions. You'll bring strong political and policy insight, sound judgement, and demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships across multiple jurisdictions. We're looking for someone who is commercially minded and operates confidently across complex political, regulatory, and business environments. You'll bring together different perspectives, advise senior leaders, and help advance priorities critical to the continued growth of our Midstream and export development business

What You'll Do

• Help strengthen the Government Relations function and shape multi-year strategies that support our Midstream business, export development ambitions, and long-term value creation
• Develop a deep understanding of our Midstream business, commercial priorities, and value proposition, and bring that perspective into our government and external engagement
• Partner with the Export Development & External Affairs leadership team and Midstream Business Development to help advance AltaGas’ long-term export development vision
• Build and sustain trusted, direct relationships with government officials, policymakers, regulators, agencies, industry associations and other key stakeholders across Canada and the U.S.
• Anticipate geopolitical, political, regulatory, and energy-market developments and translate them into strategic direction, business opportunities, and potential risks
• Develop and advance advocacy strategies that support operations, major projects, export growth, market access, and regulatory certainty
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on government, policy and regulatory matters, bringing a commercial and enterprise perspective to complex issues and strategic decisions
• Represent AltaGas in government, regulatory, industry and stakeholder forums, consultations, and negotiations
• Influence and align leaders across Commercial, Business Development, Operations, Legal, Communications, Corporate Development, and Indigenous Relations to advance shared enterprise priorities
• Translate complex policy, regulatory and business issues into clear, compelling insights for executive and Board audiences

What You'll Bring

• 10+ years of progressive experience in Government Relations, public policy, or advocacy, preferably within Midstream, energy exports, utilities, or a related energy environment
• Demonstrated experience navigating multiple jurisdictions, with an understanding of federal, provincial, and state political and regulatory environments
• A strong track record of building trusted, influential relationships with senior government officials, policymakers, regulators, agencies, and industry stakeholders
• Experience developing and executing advocacy strategies that support complex business, infrastructure, regulatory or market-access priorities
• Strong commercial acumen and curiosity, with the ability to quickly understand what drives the business, where value is created and how government and policy can influence business outcomes
• The ability to connect geopolitical, policy, and regulatory developments with export development, business strategy, opportunity, and risk
• An ownership mindset and the credibility and confidence to lead important relationships and priorities directly
• Sound judgement and the ability to make thoughtful trade-offs while navigating complexity, ambiguity, and competing interests
• The ability to influence and build alignment across functions, leadership levels, and geographies
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to simplify complex issues for senior executive and Board audiences
• A bachelor's degree in political science, public policy, business, or a related discipline is preferred
• Ability to travel as required

Why Join

Join a growing Government Relations team with the opportunity to help shape a world class capability and how AltaGas engages with governments and key stakeholders

Work at the intersection of Government Relations, export development, and business strategy, helping advance market access, major projects, and the long term growth of our Midstream business

Work alongside senior Midstream leaders, bringing external insight, relationships, and sound judgement to some of the business’s most important priorities

#LI-MW1 For Canadian hires: AltaGas hires personnel on the basis of job-related qualifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to a person's ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

For U.S. hires: WGL/SEMCO/AltaGas offers a total rewards package that includes competitive pay, incentive bonus plans, holiday pay, 401K matching and a wide array of benefits. These benefits including medical, dental and vision coverage are designed to help you and your family stay healthy. We also have paid time off (PTO) to balance the demands of your work and personal life. Available benefits vary depending upon the specifics of the role. U.S. affiliates of AltaGas are committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities.

We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, matriculation, physical or mental disabilities, political affiliation, genetic information, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

AltaGas is a leading energy infrastructure company with a footprint in some of North America’s most strategic energy markets. Our strategy is simple: to leverage the strength of our assets and expertise along the energy value chain to connect customers with premier energy solutions - from the well sites of upstream producers to the doorsteps of homes and businesses, and to new markets around the world.