Director of Policy & Regulatory Strategy

Core responsibilities:

• Be an evangelist for the electrification of commercial vehicle fleets
• Build the company's relationships with key regulatory officials and policy makers, including elected officials, in priority geographies
• Leverage high-impact industry trade groups to advocate for Terawatt's business interests
• Manage regulatory and legislative consultants, and manage annual budgets
• Monitor and participate in public utility commission (PUC) proceedings related to EV charging infrastructure, rates, and relevant distributed energy resource and grid services topics
• Lead the development and advocacy for specialized EV rates that reward fleet flexibility and high-utilization charging profiles
• Manage company relationships with appointed and staff officials at relevant public agencies
• Engage with and partner with industry trade groups on dockets/orders, rate cases, and IRPs related to transportation electrification
• Streamline regulatory and utility process pathways for developing on-site Distributed Energy Resources in tandem with EV charging
• Advocate for utility distribution and transmission funding and long-term planning cycles to ensure grid capacity
• Lead/support legislative initiatives aimed at streamlining land-use entitlements and environmental review processes to accelerate deployment of high-capacity fleet charging infrastructure
• Proactively manage state-level advocacy to secure and protect clean energy funding streams, while influencing long-term agency rulemakings that foster sustained demand for multi-modal zero-emission vehicle adoption

This role creates positive change by accelerating the transition to electric and autonomous vehicles through policy advocacy and regulatory strategy, supporting the development of sustainable transportation infrastructure that reduces emissions and enables cleaner transportation systems.

Preferred qualifications:

• 8-12 years of Regulatory, Legislative, or Government Affairs experience in CA and ideally other major US metro markets
• Proven experience testifying or submitting formal comments before State Public Utility Commissions (PUCs), specifically on rate design, transportation electrification plans (TEPs), or interconnection
• Pre-existing network of relationships with state, federal agencies, and key industry trade groups
• Experience working at or advocating before the state/federal Legislature, State Public Utility Commission, and/or other relevant governmental organizations
• Experience engaging in Clean Fuels regulation stakeholder proceedings
• Strong understanding of electrical engineering concepts, EV infrastructure development, and electric utility rates and tariffs
• Electric utility, EV charging, and/or DER industry experience
• New mobility, transportation, and/or commercial vehicle industry experience

No specific benefits, compensation, or salary information mentioned in the job posting.

Terawatt Infrastructure is the leader in delivering large scale, turnkey charging solutions for companies rapidly deploying autonomous and electric vehicle fleets, building the permanent transportation and logistics infrastructure of tomorrow through a robust combination of capital, real estate, development, and site operations solutions.