Officer, Clean Grid & Energy

The Pew Charitable Trusts • Washington, DC

3d • $121,100 - $135,400 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Environment Portfolio at The Pew Charitable Trusts focuses on science-based, nonpartisan, and sustainable solutions to protect the planet and people. For over 30 years, Pew has been a significant force in engaging the public and policymakers on critical environmental challenges, working across seven continents with over 250 professionals. Their environmental work addresses issues like the erosion of large natural ecosystems and marine environment destruction. The Energy Modernization Project specifically aims to secure policies that meet increasing energy demand and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through grid modernization, accelerating distributed energy resources, and increasing clean energy generation. The Officer, Clean Grid & Energy role supports a national initiative to scale clean, distributed energy resources by managing project operations and resources. This position reports to the Senior Manager, Clean Grid and Energy, and collaborates with project leadership to implement research and policy deliverables for distributed energy resources. The role involves working with a matrix team, external consultants, and internal divisions like communications and government relations to manage execution and track progress. A key responsibility is coordinating a bipartisan leadership council of experts and developing and launching new campaigns with the state campaigns team. This position is based in Pew's Washington, DC office and participates in a hybrid work program.

Requirements

• Generally, eight years of applicable experience, including experience working in government, public policy or public affairs, or issue advocacy.
• Skilled at managing internal and external stakeholders, meeting deadlines, executive management, and organization.
• Possesses knowledge of the clean energy sector and related emerging issues.
• Aptitude to apply a non-partisan, evidence-based approach to projects and campaigns that require support across the political spectrum.
• Develops and manages productive and collaborative relationships with partners, contractors, external stakeholders, and colleagues, including communications, government relations, and additional internal support functions.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Prior to commencing employment with Pew, candidates who were registered to lobby in any jurisdiction must certify termination of previous registration(s) and provide copies of termination notices to Pew.

Nice To Haves

• Develops and moves projects forward with a high degree of independence and autonomy, and exercises sound judgement in problem-solving.
• Experience with state policy and regulatory institutions and processes is desired.
• Knowledge of clean energy and/or distribution grid systems is ideal, including energy storage, microgrids, community solar, virtual power plants, and distribution planning.
• Comfortable managing and meeting multiple deadlines and balancing short- and long-term goals, while maintaining attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Foster a work environment that inspires excellence, values impact, encourages transparency, builds mutual trust, embraces and values diversity, and is collaborative, caring, and compassionate.
• Manage the day-to-day execution of multiple streams of work in support of a national distributed energy initiative, including tracking key results for a donor-funded project.
• Lead a group of experts that serve as senior advisors to Pew’s energy work, including virtual and in-person convening, public engagements, and strategic in-state events.
• Supervise external public affairs consultants in support of stakeholder events, media engagement, and activities in states.
• Collaborate on drafting materials and reviewing written content for third-party voices or Pew.
• Work with the senior manager and project leadership to identify and evaluate policy engagement opportunities in multiple states and develop implementation strategies that lead to tangible outcomes on Pew’s distributed energy policy priorities.
• Collaborate closely with Pew staff including communications, government relations, field operations, and others to execute and ensure coordination of project activities.
• Support project leadership with monitoring and managing resources to achieve objectives and maintain alignment with budget, particularly donor budgets.
• Develop and maintain broad substantive knowledge of power decarbonization and grid modernization policies to inform and advance program priorities.
• Represent Pew in key government meetings, coalition meetings, hearings and testimonies, public events, conferences, and with local media.
• Participate in activities that support program and Pew-wide objectives.

Benefits

• comprehensive, affordable health care through medical, dental, and vision coverage
• financial security with life and disability insurance
• opportunities to save using health savings and flexible spending accounts
• retirement benefits to help prepare for the future
• work/life benefits to maintain a good balance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level