VP, Federal Policy

Interested candidates should direct their inquiries to Preng & Assoc.

Flexible Work Arrangement: Hybrid

The Vice President Federal Policy serves as PJM Interconnections senior federal advocacy leader responsible for developing and executing strategies that advance PJMs federal policy interests before federal agencies. The VP Federal Policy will engage primarily with Congress the White House the Department of Energy and DC-based influential trade associations while simultaneously assisting with FERC as directed by the General Counsel. This role advises the President and CEO EVP Governmental and Member Services General Counsel Executive Team and other leaders on federal legislative and policy developments affecting PJMs mission as an independent regional transmission organization responsible for reliable grid operations efficient wholesale markets and regional transmission planning.

The Vice President Federal Policy leads federal stakeholder engagement builds and maintains trusted relationships with policymakers and staff coordinates PJM positions across internal business areas and ensures that PJMs perspectives are clearly accurately and consistently communicated. The role also collaborates with state government affairs regulatory communications legal and operations leaders to align federal advocacy with PJMs strategic priorities member and stakeholder interests and obligations under applicable laws tariffs agreements and regulatory requirements.

Essential Functions:

Develops and executes PJMs federal governmental affairs strategy in partnership with the President and CEO EVP Governmental and Member Services General Counsel Executive Team Communications Regulatory Affairs and other leaders.
Monitors analyzes and advises on federal legislative and policy developments affecting PJMs reliability market planning transmission cybersecurity resilience environmental and energy transition priorities.
Provides education maintains relationships and otherwise engages with Congress the White House the Department of Energy and DC-based influential trade associations while simultaneously assisting with FERC as directed by the General Counsel.
Coordinates PJMs federal policy positions across internal stakeholders to ensure accuracy consistency legal alignment and clear connection to PJMs strategic objectives and public-interest responsibilities.
Prepares executive briefings testimony policy materials correspondence and advocacy plans that communicate PJMs positions clearly and credibly to federal audiences.
Collaborates with state policy regulatory legal communications operations markets planning and member-facing teams to identify emerging risks opportunities and advocacy priorities.
Promotes ethical transparent and compliant advocacy practices consistent with PJMs Core Values legal obligations lobbying requirements and standards of professional conduct.

Characteristics & Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelors degree in Business Administration Public Policy Engineering Business Political Science Energy Law or equivalent work experience

• 10 years of leadership experience in a managerial/supervisory role.

• 15 years of progressively responsible experience in federal government affairs public policy legislative advocacy regulatory affairs energy policy or a related field including executive-level leadership experience.

• Experience engaging with Congress federal agencies congressional committees national trade associations and senior external stakeholders on complex energy infrastructure reliability market or regulatory matters.

Preferred:

• MBA degree Business Administration Engineering MPA Political Science Law Public Policy JD Economics or Energy Policy

• Knowledge of PJMs governing documents tariffs stakeholder process markets operations planning and reliability responsibilities

• Experience with ISO/RTO policy matters federal energy legislation and organized wholesale electricity markets.

• Experience leading cross-functional policy development involving legal regulatory operations markets planning communications and executive stakeholders.

• Established relationships within federal energy infrastructure reliability cybersecurity or environmental policy communities.

• Experience in the electric utility ISO/RTO energy markets transmission reliability or infrastructure sectors; prior senior role on Capitol Hill within a federal agency or leading federal advocacy for a regulated organization preferred.

• Executive presence and sound judgment; ability to translate complex technical regulatory and market issues into clear policy positions for federal audiences.

• Demonstrated ability to build relationships influence without authority manage sensitive issues and represent the organization with credibility and integrity.

• Strong written verbal briefing negotiation and crisis-response communication skills including experience preparing testimony position papers executive briefings and legislative strategy materials.