Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs (West) in San Francisco, CA at honor foundations

Job Description

NextEra Energy Resources is the world's largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun, and a world leader in battery storage. We provide energy-related products and services that grow our economy, protect the environment, support our communities and help customers meet their energy needs. We are leading the decarbonization of the U.S. economy with our goal to reach Real Zero carbon emissions from our operations by 2045 while improving customer affordability and reliability. Are you interested in creating a cleaner environment for future generations? Join our world-class, innovative team today.

Position Specific Description

Under the direction of the Executive Director, the Senior Director - Regulatory Affairs will lead NextEra’s regulatory strategy and engagement across the Western region, with a primary focus on the CPUC, CAISO, and Western transmission markets. This role ensures that market design and regulatory decisions align with and support NextEra’s leadership in delivering generation and transmission solutions that advance a carbon-free future.

Key Responsibilities:

•    Drive engagement in Western ISO/RTO development efforts, collaborating with industry partners, trade groups, and other stakeholders.

•    Leverage existing relationships and decision-making expertise to influence outcomes and contribute to the company’s success in shaping market rules and transmission policies.

•    Provide strategic direction and oversight to consultants and internal teams in analyzing current and proposed market rules and regulations.

•    Serve as the primary liaison for wholesale market initiatives, coordinating with internal teams to ensure alignment with NextEra’s objectives.

Preferred Experience:

•    Extensive knowledge of Western transmission markets, including CAISO operations, ISO/RTO development, and wholesale market design.

•    Strong experience engaging with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), including familiarity with regulatory processes and decision-making frameworks.

•    Background in regulatory processes, law, policy, or direct work with market operators.

•    Proven ability to work collaboratively in team environments to address and resolve complex challenges.

Location/Travel:

•    This role involves significant travel within the Western region, ranging from 50% to 75%.

•    Candidates must be located in the California, preferably Folsom or San Francisco to support relationship-building and regional priorities effectively

Job Overview

Employees in this role directly support management and development through representation of our company’s interests in regulatory bodies, regional transmission, and planning organizations and legislatures and members of the executive branch of state governments in the United States and provinces in Canada.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Participates in stakeholder processes, regulatory bodies, and/or regional organizations
• Lobbies legislatures
• Formulates company strategies internally for communication in the marketplace
• Completes long-range strategic planning
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Experience: 12+ years

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s - Business Administration
• Juris Doctorate

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Click here to learn more.

Employee Group:  Exempt

Employee Type:  Full Time

Job Category:  Legal/Regulatory/External Affairs

Organization:  NextEra Energy Project Management, LLC 

Relocation Provided:  Yes, if applicable

NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. Alternatively, you may call 1-844-694-4748. Please do not use this line to inquire about your application status.

NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

NextEra Energy does not accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from any third-party recruiting firms or agencies. Please see our policy for more information.

Nearest Major Market: San Francisco

Nearest Secondary Market: Oakland

Apply now »

Apply now

• Start apply with LinkedIn
• Apply Now

Start

• Please wait...

Find similar jobs:

• View All Jobs
• Equal Opportunity Employer
• Privacy Policy
• Employment Scams
• Sample Employment Test
• California Privacy Notice

Copyright © 2024, NextEra Energy, Inc. All rights reserved

var _apply = _apply || []; var _applybase = 'https://olivia.paradox.ai/'; _apply.push(['setKey', 'nehzsoomshootzpfyrae']); _apply.push(['start']); (function() { var apply = document.createElement('script'); apply.type = 'text/javascript'; apply.async = true; apply.src = 'https://dokumfe7mps0i.cloudfront.net/static/site/js/widget-client.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(apply, s); })(); //< j2w.init({ 'cookiepolicy' : 1, 'useSSL' : true, 'isUsingSSL' : true, 'isResponsive' : true, 'categoryId' : 0, 'siteTypeId' : 1, 'ssoCompanyId' : 'NEE', 'ssoUrl' : 'https://career-hcm20.ns2cloud.com', 'passwordRegEx' : '^(?=.{6,20}$)(?!.*(.)\\1{3})(?=.*([\\d]|[^\\w\\d\\s]))(?=.*[A-Za-z])(?!.*[\\u007F-\\uFFFF\\s])', 'emailRegEx' : '^(?![+])(?=([a-zA-Z0-9\\\'.+!_-])+[@]([a-zA-Z0-9]|[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9.-]*[a-zA-Z0-9])[.]([a-zA-Z]){1,63}$)(?!.*[\\u007F-\\uFFFF\\s,])(?!.*[.]{2})', 'hasATSUserID' : false, 'useCASWorkflow' : true, 'brand' : '', 'dpcsStateValid' : false }); j2w.TC.init({ 'seekConfig' : { 'url' : 'https\x3A\x2F\x2Fwww.seek.com.au\x2Fapi\x2Fiam\x2Foauth2\x2Fauthorize', 'id' : 'successfactors12', 'advertiserid' : '' } }); $.ajaxSetup({ cache : false, headers : { 'X-CSRF-Token' : 'e732cdea-d6ca-4840-b55b-acefa41499f2' } }); //< j2w.Apply.init({ jobID : 1234019400, locale : 'en_US', relocateApplyURL : '', subscribeAtApply : true, useOnPageBusinessCard : true, applyWithLinkedIn2Config : {'enabled':true,'companyId':'86x0eymjxbhgol','integrationContext':'urn:li:organization:269397','internalId':'83899-en_US','email':''} }); //< j2w.init({ 'cookiepolicy' : 1, 'useSSL' : true, 'isUsingSSL' : true, 'isResponsive' : true, 'categoryId' : 0, 'siteTypeId' : 1, 'ssoCompanyId' : 'NEE', 'ssoUrl' : 'https://career-hcm20.ns2cloud.com', 'passwordRegEx' : '^(?=.{6,20}$)(?!.*(.)\\1{3})(?=.*([\\d]|[^\\w\\d\\s]))(?=.*[A-Za-z])(?!.*[\\u007F-\\uFFFF\\s])', 'emailRegEx' : '^(?![+])(?=([a-zA-Z0-9\\\'.+!_-])+[@]([a-zA-Z0-9]|[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9.-]*[a-zA-Z0-9])[.]([a-zA-Z]){1,63}$)(?!.*[\\u007F-\\uFFFF\\s,])(?!.*[.]{2})', 'hasATSUserID' : false, 'useCASWorkflow' : true, 'brand' : '', 'dpcsStateValid' : false }); j2w.TC.init({ 'seekConfig' : { 'url' : 'https\x3A\x2F\x2Fwww.seek.com.au\x2Fapi\x2Fiam\x2Foauth2\x2Fauthorize', 'id' : 'successfactors12', 'advertiserid' : '' } }); $.ajaxSetup({ cache : false, headers : { 'X-CSRF-Token' : 'e732cdea-d6ca-4840-b55b-acefa41499f2' } }); //< j2w.SAB.init({ profileData : [ {type : 'linkedin',shorttype : 'li',label : 'Start apply with LinkedIn',helptext : 'Use your LinkedIn profile to join our talent community, receive job alerts, and start the apply process.',moretext : '

• Nothing is posted on your LinkedIn account.
• We do not login to your LinkedIn account.
• We do not save login credentials to your LinkedIn account.
• You will be joining our Talent Community using your social profile.
• Please ensure that pop-up blockers are disabled in order to proceed.

' }, {type : 'manual',shorttype : '',label : 'Apply Now',helptext : 'Join our talent community, receive job alerts, and start the apply process.',moretext : '' },], jobID : '1234019400', locale : 'en_US', autoOpen : { open : false } }); // { jobEl.textContent = window?.jsStr?.tcjobresultscreatejobalertsdetailstext || ''; }); //')); $('.frequency-error').removeClass('hidden'); } else { alert(result.join('\n')); } } }); });

//