Regional VP, Federal Public Affairs

Primary Purpose

Defines the enterprise government relations vision and long‑term public‑policy posture, ensuring sustained influence, credibility, and ethical integrity across all jurisdictions. This role advises the board and executive leadership on systemic policy risk, leads engagement on the most complex and sensitive issues, governs enterprise advocacy standards, and represents the organization at the highest levels of government and industry.

Duties and Responsibilities

Leads strategy, planning, budgeting, execution, and oversight of federal government affairs, directing legislative and regulatory efforts with FERC and other U.S. agencies to advance organizational priorities.

Advances the organization’s position by engaging federal legislators, FERC commissioners, agency leaders, trade associations, and advocacy groups, and builds high ‑ level relationships, including serving in external leadership roles.

Provides departmental leadership through performance management and staff development; monitors political and regional trends to guide strategy and delivers timely counsel and early ‑ warning insights to senior leadership.

Defines enterprise‑wide Government Relations philosophy, strategy, and operating model.

Advises the board and executive leadership on systemic public‑policy risks and opportunities.

Oversees advocacy activities across all jurisdictions, policy domains, and business segments.

Leads engagement on the most sensitive, complex, and high‑stakes policy matters.

Ensures compliance with all legal, ethical, and reputational standards.

Represents the organization with senior government leaders and key external stakeholders.

Shapes long‑term external positioning and public‑policy influence strategies.

Builds and sustains a resilient Government Relations leadership and talent pipeline.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Education

Typically requires a 4 year degree in a relevant field, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

Experience

Typically requires 20 years of related experience.

Requires 15 or more years of previous federal government, corporate, or agency experience.

Previous supervisory experience is required.

3 or more years of FERC or energy regulatory-related work experience is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Demonstrated knowledge in resolving issues with permitting and public affairs processes.

Knowledge of federal regulations impacting the energy industry and proposed regional regulations is preferred.

Business Strategy - Outlining actions and decisions a company plans to take to reach its goals and objectives.

Communication Management - The systematic planning, implementing, monitoring, and revision of all the channels of communication within an organization and between organizations.

Competitive Intelligence - Competitive intelligence, sometimes referred to as corporate intelligence, refers to the ability to gather, analyze, and use information collected on competitors, customers, and other market factors that contribute to a business's competitive advantage.

Government Relations - The process of influencing public policy at all levels of governance: local, regional, national, and even global.

Market Analysis - Analyzing competing products, services, and organizations in the external business environment.

Policy Analysis - Determines which of various policies will achieve a given set of goals in light of the relations between the policies and the goals.

Policy Design & Development - The effort to develop efficient and effective policies through the application of knowledge about policy.

Record Keeping and Documentation - Creating, distributing, using, maintaining and disposition of recorded information maintained as evidence of business activities and transactions.

Regulatory Compliance - Ensuring an organization's adherence to laws, regulations, guidelines and specifications relevant to its business processes.

Relationship Management - Activities undertaken to improve business relationships.

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