Chief of Staff, Corporate Affairs

Basic Purpose

Serves as a strategic partner to executives, responsible for overseeing efficient operations, managing projects, and facilitating communication across the organization. Coordinates initiatives in alignment with organizational goals. Builds and maintains a positive relationship with key external stakeholders including local, state and federal government entities and agencies. Supports the Company’s external relations activities to achieve the organization’s state and local government, legislative, regulatory and operational objectives in Nevada.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Collaborates with executives to develop and prioritize strategic initiatives that align with the organization's goals.

Builds and maintains a positive relationship with local, state and federal government agencies. Interacts with numerous non-governmental organizations that are community stakeholders including clean energy and environmental advocate organizations.

Manages and strengthens contacts with key civic, government, community and business leaders to ensure understanding and support for Company objectives. Supports strategies to promote the organization’s point of view to local, state and federal government officials and staff. Creates and executes strategies to enhance the Company’s public image and brand.

Manages resource allocation for areas of responsibility, including budget and personnel.

Monitors and enforces all compliance requirements for area of responsibility.

Ensures all compliance aspects of position are known and followed; understands and complies with all policies, codes and regulations applicable to position and company.

Performs related duties as assigned

Essential Education, Skills, and Environment

Education and Work Experience

Bachelors degree from an accredited school in the area of specialty and 10 years of related experience with at least 5 years of policy management experience.

Candidates that do not possess a bachelor’s degree must have a minimum of 14 years of related work experience with at least 5 years of policy management experience.

Specialized Knowledge and Skills

Demonstrated knowledge of:

- Government Relations

Demonstrated skills such as:

- Time management, communication, decision-making, presentation, human relations and organizational.

- Communicate with diverse group of internal and external customers.

Equipment and Applications

PCs, word processing, spreadsheet and database software.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

General office environment. No special physical demands required.

NV Energy is looking for qualified people to join us in one of the premier energy companies in the West. Located in the fastest growing state in the United States, NV Energy provides electricity to 1.3 million customers throughout Nevada as well as a state tourist population exceeding 40 million annually. Among the many communities we serve are Las Vegas, Reno-Sparks, Henderson, Elko and South Lake Tahoe. We also provide natural gas to more than 155,000 citizens in the Reno-Sparks area.

At NV Energy, we celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion. NV Energy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.