Policy Lead: Building Electrification & Affordable Energy

Advanced Energy United; United States; Remote; USD 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Employer-paid premiums 100%

Flexible spending accounts

Profit sharing & merit increase

Wellness reimbursement

Phone stipend

Home office reimbursement

PTO, holidays, year-end closure

Parental Leave

Professional development reimbursement

401(k) with matching

Transit benefits

Job summary

Advanced Energy United seeks an early-career Principal with a strong interest in policy and political advocacy focused on gas transition, building electrification, and electric affordability. You will support state teams to advance electrification in legislative, regulatory, and political venues across the United States, tackling gas infrastructure planning and rate design.

Reporting to the Managing Director of Programs and Strategy, you will help educate decisionmakers, build coalitions, draft

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• 4–6 years of professional experience in clean energy policy.
• Baseline understanding of utility regulation and state energy decision-making environments.
• Ability to think strategically and politically in technical venues.
• Experience participating in coalitions and engaging with state legislative or regulatory processes.
• Entrepreneurial, flexible, remote-ready mindset.
• Strong writing and communications skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with state, regional, and federal teams to execute policy goals across legislative, regulatory, and administrative venues.
• Draft regulatory comments, legislative testimony, presentations, fact sheets, and other materials, and deliver verbal presentations.
• Maintain relationships with Advanced Energy United staff, member companies, allies, and regulatory staff.
• Coordinate with communications to seek earned media coverage in key outlets.
• Represent United on coalition calls and partner with stakeholder groups.
• Support education sessions, coalition meetings, and decisionmaker meetings.
• Travel up to 25% for trainings, advocacy days, and industry events.

Skills

Policy analysis

Advocacy

Coalition building

Stakeholder engagement

Written and verbal communication

Remote work

Travel up to 25%

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Regulatory filings experience

Job description

Advanced Energy United seeks an early-career Principal with a strong interest in policy and political advocacy focused on gas transition, building electrification, and electric affordability. You will support state teams to advance electrification in legislative, regulatory, and political venues across the United States, tackling gas infrastructure planning and rate design.

Reporting to the Managing Director of Programs and Strategy, you will help educate decisionmakers, build coalitions, draft