Regulatory Policy Director, ERCOT

About the job

About us:

Founded in 1990, LS Power is a premier development, investment, and operating company focused on the North American power and energy infrastructure sector, with leading platforms across generation, transmission and energy transition solutions. Since inception, LS Power has developed or acquired over 47,000 MW of power generation, including utility-scale solar, wind, hydro, battery energy storage, and natural gas-fired facilities. Through LS Power Grid, the Firm has built and operates approximately 780 miles of high-voltage transmission and has another 350+ miles and multiple grid infrastructure projects currently under construction or development. Across its efforts, LS Power actively invests in and scales businesses that are accelerating the energy transition, including electric vehicle charging, demand response, microgrids, renewable fuels and waste-to-energy platforms. Over the years, LS Power has raised $54 billion in debt and equity capital to support North American infrastructure.

Our Purpose, Mission, & Values:

Our Purpose is to solve complex energy problems that improve the world.

Our Mission is to make lives better by developing a cleaner and more reliable energy ecosystem.

Our Values are the willingness to participate in and help strengthen our culture of integrity, Innovation, Teamwork, and Taking Ownership.

Our People create value and are our Most Valuable asset. We take our values of Integrity, Innovation, Teamwork and Taking Ownership seriously and ask candidates to think about how they can help us further enhance our culture with their specific skillsets, capabilities and experiences.

Benefits

We provide our team the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and continue in their career growth. We are committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits that include 100% employer paid premium healthcare, paid parental leave and more.

About the Role:

LS Power is seeking a Regulatory Policy Manager/Director to serve a key role in interfacing with ERCOT as well as the Texas Public Utility Commission and state legislators for the company’s generation assets. This position will focus on the ERCOT region. The Regulatory Policy Manager/Director is a high visibility position within and external to the organization. The Regulatory Policy Manager/Director will interface with various other departments in the organization including Asset Management, Business Development, Transmission Planning, Operations, and more. This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic and growing organization.

Responsibilities

What you will do:

• Develops and advocates for policies and regulations that promote the interests of LS Power in ERCOT working with key stakeholders, including the ERCOT staff, ERCOT stakeholders, and State regulators and legislators.
• Leads the regulatory effort in ERCOT, including being the primary representative to the Texas Competitive Power Association (TCPA).
• Informs management and operations of regulatory developments to include periodic and ad hoc written and oral reporting. Assesses business threats and opportunities. Prepares summaries of activity and reports for management review. Seeks management approval for recommended strategies.
• Helps LS Regulatory Team develop policy and advocacy for issues that span national interests and multiple regions.
• Coordinates with regulatory and compliance functions to monitor ongoing regulatory and legal developments impacting LS Power. Supports initiatives to ensure ongoing compliance with market rules and regulations.
• Provides guidance and direct assistance for colleagues engaged in state and federal advocacy.
• Provides intelligence on competitors, trends, and other issues that impact LS Power.
• Provides quantitative analysis on rules and regulations to assist in financial decision making with respect to buying and selling assets, and for-profit optimization.

Qualifications

We want you on our team because you…

• Are self-motivated and able to function effectively with minimal supervision.
• Have the ability to multi-task and effectively manage multiple assignments occasionally under time constraints.
• Have strong decision-making skills.
• Possess exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate complex issues in preparing briefs and other documents.

Ideally, you also have:

• A college degree (engineering, science/technical, or management field preferred but not required).
• Minimum of 3 years of related professional experience.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Industry knowledge and experience in ERCOT, specifically the law-making process, the rule-making process, and ERCOT protocols.

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