Government Affairs and Public Policy Manager

American Electric Power•Washington, DC

1d•$116,255 - $151,133•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager will work within the Federal Affairs team to represent American Electric Power Corporation (“AEP”) and its operating companies both internally and externally. Internally, the Manager will assist in coordination with internal subject matter experts and proactively develop policies beneficial to the company on matters relating to energy, grid reliability, environment, climate, electric transmission, and other issues. The Manager will work as a part of the Federal Affairs team to liaise internally with relevant teams to ensure the company conveys a consistent message to federal officials. In addition to internal-facing responsibilities, the Manager will advocate externally working with the executive branch agencies, including the U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency, to further the goals, objectives and needs of the American Electric Power Corporation and its operating companies. The Manager will also liaise with relevant trade groups and convey the company’s priorities on relevant issues.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in political science, public policy, government, or other related disciplines.
Minimum 5 years of experience.
Strong preference for direct federal legislature, federal government, or comparable state/federal experience.
In-person (five days a week in the office) work environment.

Responsibilities

Help develop, organize and implement corporate policy and strategy for overall effective federal representation by working internally to develop policy positions on priority issue areas.
Be responsive to the requests from the AEP Congressional and executive branch leads by working internally with relevant policy teams to develop positions on priority issue areas.
Represent the company in a professional manner before executive branch agencies and trade associations (e.g., Edison Electric Institute, Nuclear Energy Institute, Business Roundtable, American Clean Power Association), ad hoc legislative, regulatory focused groups and public policy organizations.
Be responsive to internal AEP requests and maintain strong working relationships with internal colleagues.
Demonstrate the highest standards of ethical behavior and support the company's Corporate Compliance Policy.
Prepare reports on legislative and regulatory activity in Washington, D.C., while gathering and helping to interpret all legislative and government information that might impact corporate business.
Develop and maintain a broad base of knowledge regarding policies that are impactful to the company.
Assume other duties and responsibilities as assigned.