Senior Manager, Clean Energy Infrastructure Policy

Location: Washington, DC

Full time

Requisition : JR1151

The National Audubon Society is a leading nonprofit conservation organization with 120 years of science-based, community-driven impact, dedicated to protecting birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow. Birds are powerful indicators of our planet's health, acting as sentinels that warn us of environmental change and inspire action. Audubon works across the Western Hemisphere, driven by the understanding that what is good for birds is good for the planet.

Through a collaborative, bipartisan approach across habitats, borders, and the political spectrum, Audubon drives meaningful and lasting conservation outcomes. With 800 staff and over 1.9 million supporters, Audubon is a dynamic and ever-growing force committed to ensuring a better planet for both birds and people for generations to come.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Climate Strategies, the Senior Manager, Clean Energy Infrastructure Policy will be a key member of the national Climate Team. The Senior Manager will work in close partnership with state/regional policy staff to foster high-impact state policies that support the organization’s clean energy infrastructure goals, specifically influencing the rapid and responsible onboarding of utility‑scale wind and solar projects and the modernized and expanded transmission grid the clean energy transition requires.

The Senior Manager will be responsible for developing and implementing robust elements of this policy agenda, identifying opportunities, and helping build collaboration in key states. This role will provide critical policy research, analysis, writing and strategic guidance while adding capacity at the respective state level. The Senior Manager will work closely with the Senior Director to provide guidance and helpful tools to distribute across Audubon’s network, including background materials for consultants and other relevant content for internal communications.

This position is classified as hybrid preferred. Hybrid employees are expected to work in an Audubon office every Monday and Tuesday and one additional day each month of the employee’s choosing. Remote work within the United States may be considered only for candidates not within commuting distance of an Audubon office, in accordance with Audubon’s "Where We Work" Policy. Audubon offices include locations in Albuquerque, NM;
Albany, NY;
Anchorage, AK;
Baltimore, MD;
Charleston, SC;
Chicago, IL;
Columbia, SC;
Fargo, ND;
Fort Collins, CO;
Lincoln, NE;
Miami, FL;
New Orleans, LA;
New York, NY;
Oakland, CA;
Palm Desert, CA;
Roseville, MN;
Sacramento, CA;
Salt Lake City, UT;
Tallahassee, FL; and Washington, DC.

• $92,000 – $103,000/year – Albuquerque, NM;
  Charleston, SC;
  Columbia, SC;
  Fargo, ND;
  Fort Collins, CO;
  Lincoln, NE;
  Miami, FL;
  New Orleans, LA;
  Salt Lake City, UT;
  Tallahassee, FL
• $103,000 – $116,000/year – Albany, NY;
  Anchorage, AK;
  Baltimore, MD;
  Chicago, IL;
  Palm Desert, CA;
  Roseville, MN;
  Sacramento, CA;
  Washington, DC
• $115,000 – $129,000/year – New York, NY;
  Oakland, CA

• Working closely with the Climate Program team, policy, conservation and communications leaders, State Policy Directors, and our grassroots network of chapters and members to support Audubon’s clean energy and transmission state policy engagement.
• In coordination with the Senior Director, identify high-impact state policy priorities that align with the organization’s federal policy goals; identify and assess policy opportunities (short-, mid-, and long-term) in key states.
• In close coordination with policy and government affairs staff across the organization, develop and implement strategies in support of these policy goals and objectives, providing leadership on issues that specifically support the rapid and responsible deployment of clean energy infrastructure.
• Monitor related legislative and regulatory developments via state/regional staff and like-minded partner organizations.
• Raise the profile of Audubon’s policy goals and our related expertise among state policy education organizations such as Climate XChange and the National…