Public Policy Director

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Position Summary

The Public Policy Director will empower the company to successfully continue development of innovative customer programs to maintain reliability, resiliency, energy efficiency, customer satisfaction, innovation, and affordability as well as support our modernization of energy infrastructure while meeting rapidly growing demand. This includes serving as the lead federal policy expert on matters related to energy orchestration, virtual power plants, energy efficiency, demand response, electrification, energy storage, clean energy technologies, and related issues of affordability and access for customers.

The Public Policy Director will work collaboratively with Duke Energy business partners to contribute to the company’s overall policy strategy and advancing Duke Energy priorities with key trade associations and coalitions as part of overall advocacy efforts. This will require establishing strong working relationships at all levels within key Duke Energy business units and collaborate with business partners and across external affairs and communications to identify federal public policy priorities and develop company positions. Through these and other tactics, the Public Policy Director will further the company’s leadership on technology innovation, including in partnership with customers at the grid edge.

Additionally, The Director Will Need To

• Develop and maintain strong internal partnerships with customer solutions, integrated grid, emerging technology office, federal government affairs and others to drive positive business outcomes.
• Communicate external developments on the issue set in a timely and understandable manner to business units to effectively manage their strategic issues, business objectives and decision-making process.
• Maintain strong and effective working relationships with key trade associations/coalitions and advocate for company positions or communicate concerns to these groups (e.g., EEI, Business Roundtable, U.S. Chamber).
• Develop and maintain strong and effective working relationships with other key stakeholders on relevant federal policy (e.g., think tanks and other NGOs/third parties).
• Represent Duke Energy at external forums/conferences to ensure that company policies and positions are effectively communicated and favorably impact the company.
• Anticipate, coordinate and conduct research in support of strategic policy initiatives and review/write analysis of federal public policy and related materials.
• Maintain strong working relationships across external affairs and communications, including collaborating with federal government affairs to support the company’s advocacy on relevant issues.
• Provide direct support to senior Duke Energy executives in their engagement with trade associations and other key stakeholders.
• Sustain Duke Energy’s culture of collaboration in promoting major strategic initiatives.
• Support the Managing Director of Public Policy in the overall facilitation of Duke Energy’s energy modernization strategy.
• Collaborate with the transmission and wholesale markets policy director on issues related to organized markets.
  
  

Responsibilities

• Identifying and analyzing global and national opportunities and risks related to policy that have the potential to significantly impact Duke Energy’s bottom line; in coordination with key business units, pursuing clarity on the company’s position, then developing and executing strategic action plans to effectively manage risks and/or promote the company’s interests including leading and supporting cross-functional teams in anticipating, reviewing and responding to federal policy (to include legislation and regulatory rulemakings).
• Producing and executing strategic plans such that the company is deliberate, efficient and effective in its long-term relationships with key external stakeholders, such as industry groups, advocates, peer utilities and others who impact the opportunities and risks.
• Publicly representing and promoting the company and its interests (and/or ensuring appropriate representation, as needed) at meetings of policy stakeholders (e.g., stakeholder forums, panels, industry groups) and ensuring that such engagement aligns with company goals.
• Preparing senior executives for successful engagements with trade associations and other third-party stakeholders on federal policy.
  
  

Basic/Required Qualifications

• Bachelor degree
• In addition to required degree, seven (7) years minimum of related work experience
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Masters degree in in Public Policy, Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Business Administration or other related discipline
• Working knowledge of the utility sector, energy policy trends and issues, and federal and state legislative and regulatory processes.
• Preferred B.A./B.S. degree in public policy, environmental sciences, natural resources, political science, engineering or business.
• M.S., MBA, MPP, Law Degree or equivalent experience.
• Prior experience in state or federal government energy policy
• Prior experience in policy related to energy storage, grid edge resources, virtual power plants, emerging technologies and/or implementation of federal funding for advanced energy technologies
• Prior experience in state or federal government policy-related role or regulated utility operations.
• Demonstrates ability and flexibility to effectively manage and facilitate multiple projects and issues simultaneously.
• Demonstrates effective analytical, problem identification and resolution skills.
• Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills, including communication skills, presentation skills, conflict resolution and negotiation skills, and leadership skills.
• Intuitive skills to identify and discern issues that are important to the company and that could positively or negatively affect ability to achieve company objectives.
• Proven self-starter, results-oriented, and requiring no supervision to take charge and get things done.
• Demonstrates ability to maintain composure and clarity of thought and purpose when confronted with highly stressful situations.
• Demonstrates ability to work in a team environment to coordinate resources in a matrixed organization.
• Demonstrates ability to develop results-oriented business relationships to influence the outcome of issues to effectively advance and/or position the corporation’s business plans and objectives.
  
  

Working Conditions

• This position will be located primarily in an office environment, but travel to various locations is anticipated approximately 5%-15%.
• Hybrid mobility classification - work will be performed from both remote and onsite locations after the onboarding period. However, hybrid employees should live within a reasonable commute to the posted reporting location.
  
  

Travel Requirements

5-15%

Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable) Yes

Represented/Union Position No

Visa Sponsored Position No

Posting Expiration Date

Monday, March 3, 2025

All job postings expire at 12:01 AM on the posting expiration date.

Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.

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