Director, Policy - Central Region

Description

We are ERock!

ERock is a leader and innovator in distributed energy. ERock has responded to long-term trends in electricity by becoming the first smart-grid supplier to US energy consumers. The company installs, operates, and integrates its highly flexible, low-cost, and quick-response distributed generation to increase reliability and stability, reduce costs and decrease carbon footprint.

At ERock, our backup generators ensure that customers will never be without power, allowing their business to operate normally when there is an outage in the area. Our innovative approach provides customers with highly reliable, ultra-clean backup generation at a fraction of the cost of traditional backup solutions. We seek those who share our commitment to customer service, innovation, and ingenuity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead ERock’s policy and regulatory strategy across the Central Region, with a primary focus on Texas and additional responsibility for priority markets throughout the region.
• Identify, analyze, and advocate for legislative, regulatory, and wholesale market policies that support onsite generation for commercial, industrial, and data center customers, as well as microgrids, grid resiliency, load flexibility, and Bring Your Own Generation (BYOG) solutions.
• Monitor regulatory and market developments and translate complex policy changes into clear business implications, risks, and opportunities for ERock leadership, commercial teams, and investors.
• Represent ERock in ERCOT stakeholder processes, Public Utility Commission proceedings, utility regulatory matters, legislative advocacy, and other relevant industry forums and conferences.
• Develop policy positions, comments, testimony, presentations, white papers, and other advocacy materials for regulatory agencies, grid operators, legislators, utilities, and industry stakeholders.
• Build and maintain relationships with regulators, policymakers, utilities, market participants, trade associations, customers, and other stakeholders to advance ERock’s policy priorities.
• Work cross functionally with commercial, engineering, operations, legal, finance, and executive teams to develop policy solutions that enable new market pathways and opportunities for ERock technology.
• 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 development of joint advocacy strategies and stakeholder outreach.
• **NOTE**Title and scope for this role is negotiable based on candidate skills and experience.

Requirements

Basic (Required) Qualifications:

• Minimum 10 years of relevant work experience in government relations, regulatory affairs, wholesale energy market policy, or other related areas
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of the electric power industry, including utility regulation, electricity markets, grid planning, distributed/onsite energy resources, and related energy policy issues like data center and large load issues.
• Demonstrated experience engaging with policymakers, regulators, grid operators, utilities, industry associations, or other external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated 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 professional 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.

Benefits:

· Competitive Pay

· Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Insurance

· Company-Paid Life Insurance

· Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

· Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution

· Wellness Programs and Incentives

· 401(k) Retirement Plan & Company Match

· Paid Time Off – Sick & Vacation Time

· Paid Holidays

Do you have what it takes to join the ERock team? Send us your cover letter and resume today.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ERock is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

At ERock, we embrace diversity, including all the unique characteristics that make us human: race, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, and education — to name a few. We understand and recognize that diverse backgrounds and perspectives strengthen our teams and our business. The foundation of our diversity efforts is closely tied to our core values specifically our value of “The Team” which includes “Mutual Respect, Openness, and Honesty.”