DC Federal Policy & Government Affairs Director

Aalo Atomic; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k) matching

Flexible PTO

Meaningful equity

Job summary

Aalo Atomics, based in Washington, DC, seeks a Director or Senior Director of Federal Government Affairs to lead day-to-day engagement with executive and legislative branches. You will report to the Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and represent the company before Congress, the White House, DOE, DOD, and national laboratories.

The role focuses on advancing federal policy, appropriations, regulatory matters, and partnerships to support deployment and commercialization of advanced

Qualifications

• Significant experience in federal government affairs, public policy, congressional affairs, executive branch engagement, appropriations, energy policy, defense policy, nuclear policy, or a related field.
• Strong working knowledge of Congress, congressional committees, federal agencies, the budget and appropriations process, and executive branch decision-making.
• Demonstrated relationships with congressional offices, committees, DOE, DOD, national laboratories, or other relevant federal stakeholders.
• Experience working on energy, nuclear, defense, national security, infrastructure, manufacturing, technology, or other complex regulated sectors.
• Ability to operate effectively in Washington, DC with senior policymakers, agency officials, congressional staff, industry partners, and internal executives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare briefing materials, policy memos, legislative language, talking points, and executive-level updates.
• Strong political judgment, discretion, and ability to handle sensitive government, defense, or national security-related matters.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with technical, commercial, legal, regulatory, communications, and executive teams.
• Active or previously held security clearance is preferred; ability to obtain and maintain required clearances may be required depending on the nature of the work.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day engagement with key executive branch stakeholders, including DOE, DOD, national laboratories, and other relevant federal agencies.
• Identify and advance federal programs, partnerships, policy initiatives, and funding opportunities aligned with reactor deployment, manufacturing, defense, energy security, and commercialization objectives.
• Support company engagement on federal matters involving advanced nuclear deployment, resilient power, strategic infrastructure, national security, and government applications.
• Track, interpret, and communicate federal agency priorities, rulemakings, program opportunities, budget developments, and policy changes relevant to the company.
• Prepare company leadership for meetings with senior federal officials, agency staff, national laboratory leaders, and public-sector partners.
• Lead day-to-day engagement with Members of Congress, congressional staff, authorizing committees, appropriations committees, and relevant caucuses.
• Advance legislative, policy, appropriations, oversight, and coalition strategies that support growth and deployment priorities.
• Monitor congressional developments related to advanced nuclear energy, energy security, defense energy resilience, permitting, licensing, appropriations, supply chain, and national security.
• Draft and support policy materials, legislative proposals, briefing papers, testimony, hearing preparation, congressional correspondence, and advocacy materials.
• Build bipartisan relationships that strengthen the company’s position as a trusted advanced nuclear company and public-sector partner.

Job description

Aalo Atomics, based in Washington, DC, seeks a Director or Senior Director of Federal Government Affairs to lead day-to-day engagement with executive and legislative branches. You will report to the Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and represent the company before Congress, the White House, DOE, DOD, and national laboratories.

The role focuses on advancing federal policy, appropriations, regulatory matters, and partnerships to support deployment and commercialization of advanced