Policy Manager - Midwest

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Full Time Bloomington, MN, US

3 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

Bloomington, MN (HQ)

Geronimo Power develops, owns, and operates large-scale power and affiliated digital infrastructure projects throughout America's Heartland, including solar, wind, energy storage, and powered data parks. As a farmer-founded and community-focused business, Geronimo Power equips landowners and rural communities with sustainable revenue to ignite local economic growth. To learn more about Geronimo Power,  or follow the company onLinked

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The Policy Manager – Midwest leads state regulatory, state legislative, and coordinated federal legislative activities across an assigned portfolio of states. This role partners with internal stakeholders, external lobbyists, legislators, trade organizations, and industry partners to develop and execute policy strategies that advance Geronimo Power’s business objectives, create value, and mitigate legislative and regulatory risk.

• Develop and execute a strategic legislative and regulatory vision for each state within the assigned portfolio in partnership with the direct manager, team members, and lobbyists.
• Work with lobbyists, legislators, trade organizations, and other stakeholders to advance legislation that creates business value andopposelegislation that presents business risk.
• Monitor, report on, and lead applicable state Public Utilities Commission regulatory activities, excluding project permitting dockets.
• Lead state legislative engagement across the assigned portfolio, including meetings with elected officials and their staff.
• Coordinate federal activities affecting assigned states with the company’s federal lobbying firm, including support for meetings involving federal officials and company executives.
• Participate in, present at, and influence regulatory and legislative meetings and proceedings that shape policy affecting the business, excluding project permitting dockets.
• Identify, vet, contract with, and manage state lobbying firms, including making changes when performance or business needs require it.
• Set expectations for lobbyists tomonitorand report legislative activity promptly,provide strategic insight, and cultivate relationships with key state influencers.
• Represent Geronimo Power on policy-focused task forces, trade associations, and advisory committees.
• Build strong relationships with industry counterparts and collaborate on cross-industry policy approaches when appropriate.
• Collaborate with Development, Permitting, Community Engagement, Finance, Investment, Procurement, and External Affairs colleagues to align policy work with company priorities.
• Manage a flexible state portfolio based on business priority, need, and capacity. The current portfolio includes Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana, with Wyoming monitoring.
• Travelfrequentlywithin the assigned state portfolio.

• Bachelor’s degree with a concentration in policy, business, or a similar discipline, or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of experience in an energy-related regulatory and/or legislative environment.
• Established relationships within the assigned state portfolio, with the ability to expand the network over time.
• Knowledge of laws and rules related to electric utility regulation, renewable energy, energy facility permitting, and other electric generation matters.
• Demonstrated ability to manage external lobbyists and other third-party partners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong agility, sound judgment,…