Director, Policy - Central Region

Enchanted Rock Management LLC•Austin, TX

About The Position

ERock is a distributed-energy company that installs, operates, and integrates distributed generation for reliability, stability, cost reduction, and lower carbon emissions. The Director, Policy will lead ERock’s policy and regulatory strategy across the Central Region, primarily in Texas, while also supporting priority markets elsewhere in the region. The role advances policies and market pathways for onsite generation, microgrids, grid resiliency, load flexibility, and Bring Your Own Generation (BYOG) solutions for commercial, industrial, and data center customers. The Director monitors regulatory and market developments and explains their business implications, risks, and opportunities to company leadership, commercial teams, and investors. The role represents ERock in regulatory, legislative, market, and industry forums; develops advocacy materials; and builds relationships with external stakeholders. It also works across company functions to develop policy solutions and evaluates markets for regulatory barriers and opportunities. The title and scope are negotiable based on the candidate’s skills and experience.

Requirements

At least 10 years of relevant experience in government relations, regulatory affairs, wholesale energy market policy, or a related area.
Undergraduate or graduate degree from an accredited college or university in policy, economics, business, engineering, law, or a related field.
Ability and willingness to travel periodically for regulatory proceedings, stakeholder meetings, conferences, and other business needs.

Nice To Haves

Strong understanding of the electric power industry, including utility regulation, electricity markets, grid planning, distributed and onsite energy resources, and related policy issues such as data centers and large loads.
Demonstrated experience engaging with policymakers, regulators, grid operators, utilities, industry associations, or other external stakeholders.
Ability to analyze complex regulatory, legislative, technical, or market-design issues and translate them into practical commercial strategy.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing and presenting regulatory comments, policy analyses, briefing materials, or similar work products.
Ability to independently manage multiple complex workstreams and deadlines in a rapidly evolving policy environment.
Intellectual curiosity and willingness to quickly develop expertise in new technologies, regulatory structures, and geographic markets.
Strong judgment, initiative, and ability to identify emerging issues before they become significant business risks or opportunities.

Responsibilities

Lead ERock’s policy and regulatory strategy across the Central Region, primarily Texas, and other priority regional markets.
Identify, analyze, and advocate for legislative, regulatory, and wholesale market policies supporting onsite generation, microgrids, grid resiliency, load flexibility, and BYOG solutions.
Monitor regulatory and market developments and communicate their business implications, risks, and opportunities to leadership, commercial teams, and investors.
Represent ERock in ERCOT stakeholder processes, Public Utility Commission proceedings, utility regulatory matters, legislative advocacy, industry forums, and conferences.
Develop policy positions, comments, testimony, presentations, white papers, and other advocacy materials.
Build and maintain relationships with regulators, policymakers, utilities, market participants, trade associations, customers, and other stakeholders.
Work cross-functionally with commercial, engineering, operations, legal, finance, and executive teams to develop policy solutions and market opportunities.
Evaluate new and evolving state markets to identify regulatory barriers and opportunities for ERock’s technologies and business model.
Coordinate and participate in industry coalitions and trade associations, including joint advocacy strategies and stakeholder outreach.