What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vice President Transmission Regulatory position at LS Power Development, LLC?
Overview
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 50,000 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 with 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 $65 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:
We are seeking a Vice President of Transmission Regulatory to join our team in St. Louis, MO. In this role, you will be responsible for molding and driving the company’s strategic regulatory direction at federal, regional, and state levels. As the Vice President, you will lead efforts to navigate complex regulatory environments, influence key stakeholders, and advocate for the company’s competitive transmission interests. Your leadership will be essential in guiding the company through regulatory challenges and opportunities, ensuring our regulatory strategies align with overall business objectives.
Responsibilities
What you will do:
- Communicate externally with industry leaders at RTOs/ISOs, regulators, independent transmission competitors, utilities, and other stakeholders. Represent the company at federal, regional, and state level organizations, events, and conferences.
- Collaborate internally with development, operations, legal, and policy teams to ensure regulatory strategies are in sync with business goals. Foster seamless coordination and communication across the organization to drive unified regulatory advocacy.
- Supervise the regulatory and rates group. The regulatory group advocates for competitive transmission, tracts opportunities for growth, and identifies initiatives relevant to LS Power’s operating utilities. The rates group is responsible for transmission rate recovery at FERC and the Texas PUC.
- Oversee the development of formal and informal communications, including regulatory filings, public testimonies, and policy briefs.
- Develop and implement a regulatory strategy that aligns with the company’s long-term business objectives. Advocate for the company’s positions on critical regulatory issues.
- Monitor emerging regulatory trends, market developments, and policy changes. Provide thought leadership on potential impacts and opportunities for the company, advising the executive team on strategic responses.
Qualifications
We want you on our team because you…
- Hold a college degree in related field, advanced degree preferred.
- Have a minimum of 15 years of related professional experience, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
- Have a proven track record of successful advocacy in complex regulatory environments, particularly in the competitive energy sector.
- Possess excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Have industry and FERC knowledge and experience particularly with one or more RTO/ISO areas.
- Able to multi-task and effectively manage multiple assignments occasionally under time constraints
- Are a strategic thinker with a proactive approach to problem-solving and can anticipate and navigate regulatory challenges.
- Are comfortable with 10%-20% travel
