Senior State Legislative Affairs Manager/State Legislative Affairs Manager

Portland General Electric • Portland, OR

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Public policy plays a critical role in PGE’s efforts to deliver affordable, reliable, and increasingly clean electricity to our customers. The Senior State Legislative Affairs Manager/State Legislative Affairs Manager is PGE’s lead Oregon lobbyist and represents the company formally and informally before state legislators and state agencies on public policy and legislation affecting PGE and our customers. This role demands a pragmatic, strategic government affairs professional capable of cooperatively developing and executing strategies, representing the company to external audiences, and advising management on public policy matters affecting the company’s business goals, corporate values and customer priorities. The Senior State Legislative Affairs Manager/State Legislative Affairs Manager is responsible for working with the Director of Government Affairs, company teams and external stakeholders to formulate and implement the company’s legislative plans, and for engaging in the legislative process on matters that affect the company at the state level. The best candidates for this role are people who thrive in a fast-paced, political environment and are strong team players with the ability to work through ambiguity to achieve policy goals. While energy policy experience is a plus, candidates without direct energy policy background who demonstrate strong legislative strategy and relationship management fundamentals, sound judgment, ability to work independently, and a willingness to learn will be considered.

Requirements

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in political science, environmental science, business or other related field (depending on area of specialization) or equivalent experience.
• Typically twelve or more years in public policy, lobbying, or related field in area(s) of specialty (for Senior Legislative Affairs Manager).
• Typically eight or more years in public policy, lobbying, or related field in area(s) of specialty (for State Legislative Affairs Manager).
• Advanced knowledge of legislative or administrative rulemaking processes
• Advanced knowledge of lobbying and public affairs best practices
• Advanced skills in project management
• Advanced skills in facilitation and presentations
• Advanced skills in relationship building and collaboration
• Advanced skills in advocacy, negotiation and influence without authority
• Intermediate skills in strategy setting
• Expert conflict management skills
• Ability to work long hours and a variable schedule, dependent on demands of legislators, legislative session, and other internal or external goals.
• Advanced skills in change leadership
• Advanced skills in analytical thinking
• Advanced skills in problem solving
• Expert skills in oral and written communication
• Advanced interpersonal skills
• Advanced skills in decision making
• Advanced skills in organization and prioritization
• Advanced business acumen
• Consistent use of logic or scientific thinking to define problems, collect information, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to adhere to set response times, deadlines and time-sensitive tasks
• Ability to follow through on decision-making tasks
• Ability to communicate and problem solve when under stress
• Ability to respond and adapt to frequent change
• Ability to accept and demonstrate self-awareness when provided constructive feedback
• Ability to successfully collaborate with peers, managers and others inside and outside PGE
• Demonstrates sound memory
• Ability to report to work and perform work during periods of severe inclement weather
• Ability to consistently meet attendance standards for regular, reliable, predictable, full-time attendance

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in public policy or juris doctorate a plus.
• Work experience related to the Oregon Legislature preferred.
• Knowledge of clean energy and energy regulatory issues a plus.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain favorable strategic relationships with state legislators, committee staff, agency personnel, other utilities, customer representatives and interest groups.
• Work with Senior leadership, the Government Affairs Director, Government Affairs policy team, and internal and external stakeholders to formulate and execute company positions and strategies on state legislative policy matters.
• Lead internal and external teams and coalitions to achieve legislative outcomes.
• Advise management on political and legislative matters that impact PGE and implement strategies to achieve favorable and strategic outcomes for PGE.
• Work with internal subject matter experts to develop preferred policy approaches and engage proactively with stakeholders to build support for PGE proposals.
• Work closely with customers and other stakeholders to identify common interests and work to further them when consistent with the company’s overall priorities and objectives.
• Prepare or oversee preparation of testimony, letters, reports, requests and filings.
• Manage PGE’s government affairs interests in Oregon and manage our consultant lobbyists in Oregon.
• Report regularly to management on status of major policy initiatives, legislative agenda and relevant activity during legislative sessions.
• Produce internal and external presentations and reports.
• Prepare and file required state lobbyist and contribution reports.

Benefits

• Assisting with storms or other Company emergencies is a part of all positions at Portland General Electric.
• PGE believes in rewarding dedicated performance.
• We provide a total rewards package that is designed to reward your contributions to the company, and, at the same time, support your well-being and professional development, both now and into the future.

What This Job Offers

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