Senior Policy & Regulatory Affairs Lead

API - American Petroleum Institute; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

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Job summary

The American Petroleum Institute in Denver seeks a regulatory affairs professional to support the executive director in planning and executing programs related to state and local government, regulatory, and federal matters.

You will build partnerships with officials, manage issues for API members, and coordinate with advisory committees while ensuring input from diverse stakeholders to advance the industry priorities.

Qualifications

• Requires 7 to 10 years of experience in a similar role.
• Bachelor's degree in relevant area or other related field equivalent work experience.
• Requires a working knowledge of the operations of state and local government.
• Understanding of the petroleum and natural gas industry is preferred.
• Excellent written, oral, and analytical skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Under the supervision of the executive director, manages assigned regulatory, legislative and local government issues.
• Anticipates and identifies emerging and potential issues impacting the petroleum and natural gas industry. Plans, develops and executes programs or activities to address these issues on behalf of member companies.
• Provides leadership in the development of the petroleum and natural gas industry’s regulatory & local government priorities for the state and keeps fully informed on the industry’s priorities on federal issues.
• Works with the executive director to keep the appropriate advisory committees and members of the state working group informed on matters of interest and ensure the appropriate input is solicited to maintain effective management of these matters.
• Develops and maintains close cooperative relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders, allied businesses, industries, and other key constituencies with interests similar to the petroleum and natural gas industry and provides leadership in the development of ad hoc coalitions among these constituencies to carry out programs of mutual interests.
• Cultivates good working relationships with API members, regulatory agencies, county commissioners, city council members, planning staff, etc.
• Under the supervision of the executive director, assists in the preparation of testimony, data, position papers, notes, comment letters and other appropriate communications to promote the position of the industry on issues before our members, local governments and regulatory agencies.
• Identifies emerging regulatory and local issues and works with the executive director, communications, and public affairs team members to develop issue management strategies and approaches.
• Travel up to 25%.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal коммуника

Analytical skills

Stakeholder relationship management

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant area

Job description

The American Petroleum Institute in Denver seeks a regulatory affairs professional to support the executive director in planning and executing programs related to state and local government, regulatory, and federal matters.

You will build partnerships with officials, manage issues for API members, and coordinate with advisory committees while ensuring input from diverse stakeholders to advance the industry priorities.