Director of Government & Regulatory Affairs

Overview

es Volta, LP is a leading developer, owner and operator of utility-scale energy storage projects across North America. We are at the forefront of the fast-growing battery energy storage market, and our projects help transition the nation’s electric grid to a cleaner and more reliable future. Our storage projects provide major utilities with services including reliable fast-ramping capacity, energy and ancillary grid services including renewable energy integration support.

es Volta is independently owned, and we are among the largest players in the US energy storage sector with about 1.5 GWh of projects in operation or construction, and a 20+ GWh development pipeline. We are headquartered in Newport Beach, California, with employees in multiple regions across the U.S. Our diverse management team has many decades of experience in renewable energy, utility, and independent power sectors.

es Volta is an innovative industry leader in development, design, construction, financing, and management of utility-scale energy storage projects. At es Volta, every employee makes an impact on the company’s growth and profitability, every day. We have a fast-paced, high-performance and team-oriented culture. We value quality of life and flexibility for our employees and strive to help our team members achieve their career goals.

We are seeking motivated and energetic candidates to join as Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs to manage es Volta’s positions, issues and relationships at FERC and NERC, policy positions at the Regional and Independent Transmission Organization (RTO/ISO), e.g., CAISO, ERCOT, WECC, and take the lead on identifying and developing state filings and establishing policy positions for consideration in key states, as well as monitoring federal trade, tax and tariff policies that impact our business.

This role will assist in the establishment of corporate strategies, policies and plans that align with regulations and policies in the markets where es Volta works. Additionally, the Director will identify potential policy changes or modifications that may benefit the business and communicate those to internal teams to assist in developing strategy. A key function will be maintaining and nurturing relationships at regulatory bodies and industry trade groups and their staffs, associated authorities, committees and other partner organizations.

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of es Volta’s projects and growth strategy and the battery storage industry and be a capable communicator and team player.

• Track Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, RTO/ISO, state Public Utilities Commission (PUC), and state legislature policies that impact es Volta’s business and coordinate with appropriate functional groups within es Volta (Development, Commercial Operations, Finance, Asset Management, EPC) to ensure policy impacts to our business are understood and responded to.
• In coordination with functional groups, manage es Volta's policy and filing priorities at FERC, NERC, the RTO/ISOs, state PUCs and other state and federal agencies, as well as select state legislatures.
• Develop regulatory and legislative positions and strategies to promote priorities and offset potential roadblocks to development and new products.
• Work with trade associations to further es Volta’s regulatory work.
• Hire and manage regulatory consultants, lobbyists, or outside counsel to assist policy priorities.
• Manage select regulatory/government affairs budgets.
• Coordinate policy priorities, relationship management and communications with es Volta’s leadership team.
• Develop and advise implementation of compliance with all laws and regulations for subject matter experts throughout project life cycle.

• 5+ years of experience in the energy sector with a preference for renewable energy or energy storage experience is required.
• Strong experience and proven skills in understanding the regulatory process at state, RTO/ISOs, NERC and FERC, and state legislatures.
• Exceptional analytical skills in understanding policy impacts to energy development and pricing.
• Communicati…