AltaGas

WGL- Government Affairs Specialist - VA

Washington, DC

Sponsorship not specified$95k-$138kDetected 15 days ago

Strategic CommunicationsLogisticsResearchLeadershipCommunicationMicrosoft Office

About the role

This position will focus on Northern Virginia local governments, counties, and municipalities-an area of growing importance to our policy/legislative infrastructure, permitting, and community-based initiatives.
Coordinate logistics for meetings, events, and community engagements, including scheduling, materials preparation, and documentation.

This role would manage a defined local-government portfolio and build sustained relationships with elected officials, staff, and community stakeholders.
This role reports into the Public Affairs Lead for their respective states, providing needed capacity to proactively manage local issues, elevate concerns earlier, and better support our state-level strategies.
This role will also support the Virginia state level government affairs portfolio.
Support public affairs activities focused on Northern Virginia local governments, counties, and municipalities by assisting with outreach, issue tracking, and relationship coordination.
Help manage defined local government portfolios by tracking local issues, monitoring council and committee activity, and escalating concerns to Public Affairs leadership as appropriate.
Assist in building and maintaining relationships with local elected officials, staff, and community stakeholders through meeting coordination, correspondence, and follow-up support.
Maintain accurate records, contact lists, and issue trackers to support proactive management of local public affairs activities.

Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Business Administration or related field is required.
Proven ability to use computer software and applications, including Microsoft Office, to share, retrieve, research and present business information.
Demonstrated ability to present complex ideas logically and concisely to diverse audiences at all organizational levels both verbally and in writing.

3+ years of experience in a corporate or government role focused on monitoring and analyzing policy and regulatory developments
drafting briefing materials and stakeholder communications
and tracking legislative activity to inform strategic decision-making.
Prior experience in the utilities or energy sector is preferred but not required.

Demonstrated working knowledge of federal, state, and local legislative processes.
Demonstrated ability to negotiate successfully with state and community leaders to achieve desired business outcomes.
Demonstrated high level of business acumen and knowledge of business strategy, process and energy industry policy issues.

We offer a competitive salary range of $95,400 to $138,075 per year, commensurate with experience, education, and skills.

For U.S. hires: WGL/SEMCO/AltaGas offers a total rewards package that includes competitive pay, incentive bonus plans, holiday pay, 401K matching and a wide array of benefits.
These benefits including medical, dental and vision coverage are designed to help you and your family stay healthy.
We also have paid time off (PTO) to balance the demands of your work and personal life.
Available benefits vary depending upon the specifics of the role.
In addition, we provide a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

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The Company values diversity in its workforce and encourages United States military veterans and service members who meet the qualifications to apply
AltaGas is a North American energy infrastructure company with a focus on owning and operating assets that provides affordable energy to our customers.

ed applicants will receive consideration without regard to a person's ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, record of offences,

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