NV Energy and Climate Strategy Director

OFFICE LOCATION

Reno, Nevada USA

or Las Vegas, Nevada USA

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Nevada sits at the crossroads of energy markets in the western United States and holds globally significant stores of minerals and metals needed for low-carbon technology. Consequently, Nevada will play an outsized role - and shoulder an outsized conservation challenge - in how the world rises to this transformative societal moment. The Climate and Energy Strategy Director will serve as the lead staff person for the Nevada Business Unit (BU) regarding overarching climate policy and expanding TNC's role in the clean, green, and equitable transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources across Nevada.

A primary objective of this position will be to accelerate conservation-aligned renewable energy deployment to meet TNC's dual goals for greenhouse gas mitigation and biodiversity conservation. To this end, they will strive to steer renewable energy development and critical minerals and metals mining to areas of least conflict through the promotion of “Smart-from-the-Start” planning principles. We aim to demonstrate the multiple benefits of incorporating these principles (e.g., maximizing conservation and climate benefits;

minimizing environmental harms; and making the process of developing “green” infrastructure less expensive, less contentious, and more streamlined), while building the constituency for conservation compatible approaches with communities, industry, utilities, and local, state, and federal government agencies.

While working to advance these measures in Nevada, the Climate and Energy Strategy Director will have an eye on the bigger picture, envisioning and sharing how TNC's work here can help inform high impact strategies and projects that will make the most significant contribution to TNC's goals across the West, the nation, and the globe. They will be part of an active climate and renewable energy network and community of practice among TNC staff across TNC's Western U.S. and Canada Division and serve as the Nevada BU's climate lad, interfacing with TNC's North America Climate Team.

These connections to the larger TNC organization allow TNC colleagues to share knowledge, leverage learning and develop best practices as needed, and to increase collaboration between BUs and internal teams.

The Climate and Energy Strategy Director will expand internal knowledge of ways to support indigenous and Tribal communities in their transition to renewable energy and address the impacts to Native lands from mining. They will provide subject matter expertise related to climate policy and renewable energy topics for the Nevada BU and partners and assist with drafting public comments, factsheets, and communications with industry and partners.

This position will work with External Affairs to coordinate strategic communications at all levels with target…