Vamos Search Consulting · 1 day ago
Interconnection Policy Director
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$133K/yr - $155K/yr
5+ years expPermit Power is on a mission to make it cheap and easy for American families to power their lives by cutting the red tape that makes home solar and batteries so expensive. The Interconnection Policy Director will manage the organization's interconnection policy development and lead multi-state campaigns to accelerate the installation of home solar and batteries.
Staffing & Recruiting
Hiring Manager
Nicky Comer Rosado
Responsibilities
Develop Permit Power's interconnection policy agenda: Formulate and execute a comprehensive policy plan to simplify and streamline the interconnection process for home solar and batteries. This agenda should transform the utility approval process so it is no longer slow, cumbersome, costly, and a detriment to solar deployment
Oversee the bill-to-law cycle: Conduct preliminary research for, draft, and vet interconnection bill language. Lobby legislators, their staff, and executive branch officials. Negotiate with the opposition. Produce advocacy materials, such as talking points, fact sheets, graphics, and reports
Build and drive coalitions: Manage relationships with partners such as environmental groups, the solar industry, think tanks, and others to broaden support for an interconnection reform agenda and to collaboratively refine and update our state policy priorities
Serve as the subject matter expert: Act as the organization's authority on utility interconnection rules and proceedings, cutting-edge policy opportunities like flexible interconnection, grid modernization challenges, and other related topics
Direct regulatory advocacy: Lead the organization’s formal participation in state public utility commission proceedings and other regulatory dockets. This includes filing expert testimony, drafting comments, and providing oral arguments to ensure our interconnection reform agenda is adopted by regulators
Manage external research and consultants: Scope external policy research and identify, onboard, and direct consultants to secure high-quality products supporting our interconnection policy agenda
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in policy development, legislative advocacy, and/or regulatory affairs related to behind the meter solar/storage, utility-scale renewables, or electrification technologies required
Track record of successfully developing and executing policy agendas that lead to tangible outcomes, particularly within the state legislative or regulatory arenas
Ability to translate complex technical and engineering concepts into clear, accessible language and materials for policymakers, advocates, and the public
Experience testifying before, interfacing with, and developing materials for policymakers
Demonstrated ability to build coalitions and partner with stakeholders to achieve policy goals
Relationships with clean energy policy groups, technical consultants, research firms, and think tanks in the electric utility and distributed generation space
Preferred
Experience in utility interconnection policy preferred
Expert-level knowledge of interconnection technologies and concepts related to distributed energy resources preferred (e.g. flexible interconnection, volt-var, demand-side management, auxiliary services), or ability to quickly gain this knowledge
Benefits
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision care
Pre-tax commuter benefits
FSA
401k with 5% percent contribution matching (limits apply)
6 months of paid maternity or paternity leave to bond with a newborn or adopted child within the first year of birth or adoption
Company
Vamos Search Consulting
Vamos is a boutique search consulting agency that strives to humanize the job search and hiring process.
Founded in 2022Portland, OR, US
0-1 employeesFunding
Current Stage
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