Government Relations Director

🕒 October 23

🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

💵 $170.3k - $225.7k / year

⏰ Full Time

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👔 Director

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S&C Electric Company

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Founded 1911

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Energy • Hardware • Manufacturing

S&C Electric Company is a manufacturer and solutions provider of electrical power distribution and protection equipment. The company designs, produces and supports switchgear, reclosers, fuses, pad-mounted gear, controllers and microgrid control systems, plus automated restoration and communication/control software for utilities and commercial/industrial customers. S&C also offers engineering, consulting, cybersecurity, laboratory and field services and serves sectors such as airports, data centers, government/military, healthcare, mining, universities and wastewater treatment. Its offerings focus on grid reliability, resiliency, automation and fault interruption for underground and overhead distribution systems.

📋 Description

• Lead the organization’s advocacy strategy before state policymakers, trade associations, and state regulatory bodies • Represent S&C before state agencies, trade associations, and state utility commissions • Monitor and analyze state legislation, rulemakings, and regulatory proceedings affecting the electric industry • Advise internal teams on regulatory risks and opportunities • Create advocacy campaigns supporting investment in the distribution grid • Cultivate relationships with regulators, policymakers, and utilities • Serve as liaison to industry trade associations, including NARUC, EEI, APPA, and NRECA • Represent the organization at conferences, hearings, and industry events • Develop and implement state advocacy strategies aligned with organizational policy goals • Track state funding programs supporting grid equipment deployment • Support the government relations team on federal issues and advocacy campaigns as needed • Support commercial teams in market expansion efforts • Build educational campaigns for priority utility commissions • Prepare policy positions, regulatory comments, and strategies to assist customers in rate case proceedings • Monitor policy and regulatory developments in Illinois, Wisconsin, Florida, Chicago City Council, and Greater Chicagoland • Manage relationships with trade associations and state and local consultants • Coordinate local/state engagement for business leaders and S&C representatives • Communicate local/state issues, risks, and opportunities to business and executive leadership and the board of directors

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in public policy or political science • 10+ years of experience in government relations, regulatory affairs or public policy • Experience working with or before state utility commissions • Familiarity with federal and state energy policy and regulatory frameworks • Proven track record creating and implementing strategic advocacy and coalition building campaigns • Regulatory and legislative analysis focused on utility regulations and energy policy • Ability to translate technical policy to a range of external audiences • Understanding of utility regulation, rate-setting processes, grid policy, and utility markets • Relationship management • Policy writing and briefing development • Preferred: Experience working with electric utilities, including IOUs and/or not-for-profit utilities • Preferred: Established relationships with NARUC/regional NARUC and state utility commissioners and staff • Preferred: Established relationships across industry trade associations • Preferred: Previous employment at a government agency, utility or industry trade association

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive complete benefits package • Medical, Dental, Vision • 401K and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (KSOP) • Tuition Reimbursement • Fitness reimbursement • Paid leaves • Dependent care FSA • Basic Life insurance • Transit benefit • Annual bonus for individual and company performance • Paid vacation • 15 paid holidays, including shutdown in summer and winter • Referral Bonus program • PPE provided • Career Advancement and Development Opportunities • Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts • Health Savings Account (HSA) • Group Life Insurance • Optional Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance • Wellbeing Resources including Employee Assistance Program and Family Forming Benefits • Sick Time • Company Shutdown days • Short-Term Disability • Long-Term Disability • Paid Parental Time and Military Leave • KSOP traditional and Roth 401(k) options • Annual ESOP company contributions of over 11% of eligible earnings

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