Director of Policy & Regulatory Strategy

Terawatt Infrastructure•San Francisco, CA

29d•$180,000 - $225,000

About The Position

The once in a century transition to autonomous and electric vehicles is underway and will require a multi-trillion-dollar investment in energy and charging infrastructure, and the real estate to site it on. Terawatt is the leader in delivering large scale, turnkey charging solutions for companies rapidly deploying AV and EV fleets. Whether itâs an urban mobility hub, or a carefully located multi-fleet hub for semi-trucks, Terawatt brings the talent, capabilities, and capital to create reliable, cost-effective solutions for customers on the leading edge of the transition to the next generation of transport. With a growing portfolio of sites across the US in urban hubs and along key logistics and transportation corridors and logistics hubs, Terawatt is building the permanent transportation and logistics infrastructure of tomorrow through a robust combination of capital, real estate, development, and site operations solutions. The company develops, finances, owns, and operates charging solutions that take the cost and complexity out of electrifying fleets. At Terawatt, we execute humbly and with urgency to provide tailored solutions for fleets that delight our clients and support the transition of transportation. The Director of Policy & Regulatory Strategy is responsible for leading policy engagement and advocacy on behalf of Terawatt at the local, state, and federal levels with regulatory, legislative, and government agency bodies. Terawatt develops and owns property and has strategic interests in states across the country. To develop and operate reliable, large-scale charging infrastructure at the lowest possible cost, Terawatt must partner with the public sector to streamline development, advocate for faster energization, affordable EV rates, utility infrastructure funding, and incentives by participating in legislative and regulatory proceedings. The successful candidate will have fluency in state-level electrical utility regulatory and policy issues, state legislative matters, specifically PUCs and electrical utilities, as well as experience with transportation electrification, fleet management (LD, MD, and HD), DERs, and related topics.

Nice To Haves

8-12 years of Regulatory, Legislative, or Government Affairs experience in CA and ideally other major US metro markets.
Proven experience testifying or submitting formal comments before State Public Utility Commissions (PUCs), specifically on rate design, transportation electrification plans (TEPs), or interconnection
Pre-existing network of relationships with state, federal agencies, and key industry trade groups.
Experience working at or advocating before the state/federal Legislature, State Public Utility Commission, and/or other relevant governmental organizations
Experience engaging in Clean Fuels regulation stakeholder proceedings
Strong understanding of electrical engineering concepts, EV infrastructure development, and electric utility rates and tariffs
Electric utility, EV charging, and/or DER industry experience
New mobility, transportation, and/or commercial vehicle industry experience

Responsibilities

Be an evangelist for the electrification of commercial vehicle fleets
Build the companyâs relationships with key regulatory officials and policy makers, including elected officials, in priority geographies
Leverage high-impact industry trade groups to advocate for Terawattâs business interests
Manage regulatory and legislative consultants, and manage annual budgets
Monitor and participate in public utility commission (PUC) proceedings related to EV charging infrastructure, rates, and relevant distributed energy resource and grid services topics
Lead the development and advocacy for specialized EV rates that reward fleet flexibility and high-utilization charging profiles.
Manage company relationships with appointed and staff officials at relevant public agencies
Engage with and partner with industry trade groups on dockets/orders, rate cases, and IRPs related to transportation electrification, energy and demand forecasting, capital budgets, process timelines, and advocate for faster energization and allowing customer-managed on-site energy
Streamline regulatory and utility process pathways for developing on-site Distributed Energy Resources in tandem with EV charging.
Advocate for utility distribution and transmission funding and long-term planning cycles to ensure grid capacity
Strategic Legislative Advocacy: Lead/support legislative initiatives aimed at streamlining land-use entitlements and environmental review processes to accelerate the deployment of high-capacity fleet charging infrastructure across key growth markets.
Incentive Strategy & Agency Rulemaking: Proactively manage state-level advocacy to secure and protect clean energy funding streams, while influencing long-term agency rulemakings that foster sustained demand for multi-modal zero-emission vehicle adoption.Lead state-level advocacy to secure clean energy funding and influence long-term agency rulemakings that foster sustained demand for fleet electric vehicle adoption.