Area Director, Government Affairs

Posted 1 day ago

OfficeState of New JerseyEX138k - 246k USD

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Job Summary

Responsible for advocacy, outreach and communications to state elected officials across several states and within a specific ISO/RTO regions
Execute political and relationship strategy at direction of Sr. VP and Sr. Director
Educate lawmakers on critical policies and proposals that advance the electric energy industry; garner support for company positions
Represent the company at national policy, political and trade associations

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

•Direct lobby responsibility for state legislative activities on behalf of the company. Assist in federal and local lobbying as needed

•Oversee team of external consultants that will assist in advocating issues on behalf of the company; manage and maintain accountability; educate on key issues

•Collaborate across company divisions to help determine strategy, input on policy positions, and resource priorities

•Serve as the liaison between Vistra and certain policy and political trade associations; represent company’s views and forge consensus on key issues. Secure leadership roles and executive speaking engagements

•Manage administrative lobby and compliance activities; adhere to reporting and ethics requirements under state and federal laws.

•Support the goals and activities of the Political Action Committees

Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements

•Experienced gained through college degree programs and or certifications and five years of government relations experience; prior employment in electric industry is strongly considered. In addition, work related experience as a legislative staffer and/or public policy role is a plus

•Excellent written and oral communications necessary

•Ability to travel 50% across multiple states especially during legislative sessions

Key Metrics

•Passage or defeat of priority state legislation along with support or opposition of administrative or executive branch initiatives

•Advance political relationships on behalf of the company

•Educate newly elected officials; conduct tours and oversee company visits

•Represent the company at fundraising events; coordinate with PAC members and assist in PAC fundraising events

•Track interim and regular legislative session initiatives; determine engagement levels, work to determine policy positions with regular reporting into SVP and company leadership

•Conduct coordination with electric industry on policy and issue campaign activities; lead on certain issues in specific states

Range: $137,700 - $246,100

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Job Family

Public/Gov Rels/Comms

Company

Vistra Corporate Services Company

Locations

State of New Jersey

New Jersey

We are a company of people committed to: Exceeding Customer Expectations, Great People, Teamwork, Competitive Spirit and Effective Communication. If this describes you, then apply today!

If you currently work for Vistra or its subsidiaries, please apply via the internal career site.

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Job details

Workplace

Office

Location

State of New Jersey

Experience

Salary

138k - 246k USD

per year

Vst

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Luminant, a subsidiary of Vistra Energy, is a competitive power generation business, including mining, wholesale marketing and trading, and development operations. Luminant has nearly 17,000 megawatts of generation in Texas, including 2,300 MW fueled by nuclear power and 8,000 MW fueled by coal. The company is a large purchaser of wind-generated electricity. Vistra Energy is a premier Texas-based energy company focused on the competitive energy and power generation markets through operation as the largest retailer of electricity and generator in the growing Texas market. Visit luminant.com and vistraenergy.com for additional information.

Employees

2016

Industry

Utilities

Headquarters

Dallas, TX

Company location

1601 Bryan Street, Dallas, TX 75201, US

Specialties

Power Generation, Mining, Nuclear, Coal, and Natural Gas

Key team members

Dennis Orban

John Jennings

Daniel Jakubiec

Jason Carr

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