Senior Manager, Texas Clean Affordable Power

Location

This position may be based remotely or hybrid out of one of EDF's U.S. offices with a strong preference for candidates based in Austin, TX.

This is a two-year fixed term position with full benefits and the possibility of extension.

Please include a cover letter in your application.

EDF’s U.S. Legal & Regulatory team engages in strategic regulatory advocacy and litigation to achieve clean and healthy air, drive clean energy progress, and ensure a stable climate for all. We envision a world in which people from all backgrounds and experiences feel connected to the public health and environmental challenges we face, and are engaged in creating durable, equitable solutions.

The U.S. Legal & Regulatory team works primarily out of the Washington, D.C., Boulder, CO offices and remotely. Our Clean Affordable Power program advances our mission by advocating before state public utility commissions and other state and regional bodies for clean, affordable energy solutions that benefit consumers, bolster electric grid resilience and reliability, and deliver health and climate benefits. We work with experts across EDF, and with a broad range of partners including industry, community organizations, consumer advocates, and regulators, to secure practical energy system progress.

We seek to modernize electric utility planning and rate design to accelerate clean energy deployment and reduce the need for new fossil fuel investments; promote cost‑effective and efficient electric grid development that unlocks clean energy resources; advance clean transportation solutions; and move toward a clean future for natural gas utilities. Texas is a priority for EDF’s energy advocacy due to its significant power sector emissions, rapidly growing electric loads, exceptional potential for clean, low‑cost electricity generation, and immense untapped energy efficiency reserves.

EDF seeks to leverage these opportunities to ensure the development of a clean, affordable, reliable, and resilient energy system in Texas.

The Senior Manager, Texas Clean Affordable Power leads EDF’s regulatory advocacy in support of clean energy in Texas. This primarily comprises representing EDF before ERCOT and the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT), in collaboration with legal staff, to advance EDF’s policy positions with respect to generation sector decarbonization, efficient end‑use electrification, and energy affordability. This position also supports EDF’s legislative advocacy related to clean energy, particularly with respect to Texas.

Subject‑matter areas of focus include utility forecasting and planning; grid infrastructure buildout; leveraging distributed energy resources; load flexibility and demand response; grid reliability and resiliency; vehicle and building electrification; and electricity rate design. In addition to engaging with administrative agencies, this position will also work with external and internal partners to develop strategy, refine policies, generate thought leadership, and leverage external communications to support and amplify clean energy advocacy across the country.

This position will report to the Director & Senior Attorney, Clean Affordable Power in Legal & Regulatory.

• Partner with directors and attorneys across the EDF U.S. Region team, and others when applicable, to set, manage, and advance project goals, objectives, strategies, and tactics for our utility regulatory advocacy.
• Draft administrative comments advocating for relevant priorities.
• Conduct complex research and prepare complex analysis and formal and informal written materials for internal and external audiences on legislative and regulatory issues facing Clean Affordable Power and relevant teams.
• Develop and critically assess policy proposals in alignment with and in support of established priorities and strategies.
• Collaborate with internal EDF partners to develop and implement effective communication strategies to build public understanding about clean energy infrastructure.
• Influence decision makers through official comments and stakeholder engagement.
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