How to apply for Policy Manager

About Nautilus Solar Energy

Nautilus Solar Energy develops and manages community solar farms. The company focuses on equitable, affordable clean energy in local markets. This role supports the policy work behind that model.

About the role

The Policy Manager monitors legislative and regulatory developments across priority markets, mainly the Northeast. You analyze proposed bills, commission orders, and utility filings to find business impacts and opportunities. You report to the Policy Director and prepare policy memos, tracking systems, and strategic recommendations for leadership.

A typical day

A typical day might include scanning state legislature and public utility commission dockets, drafting a policy memo on a new bill, updating a tracking system, and coordinating with external stakeholders or the Policy Director. You may also prepare briefing materials for executive leadership or support a state-specific government affairs strategy. The exact rhythm depends on the legislative calendar, so ask about reporting cadence and team structure in the interview.

Who Nautilus Solar Energy is looking for

• Has experience monitoring state legislative and regulatory proceedings, especially in Northeast solar markets.
• Can read a commission order or utility filing and translate it into a short, clear business impact memo.
• Builds and maintains tracking systems for bills, rulemakings, and stakeholder engagement without being asked.
• Is comfortable coordinating with external stakeholders and supporting state-specific government affairs strategies.

Tips for this application

• Name specific Northeast states in your materials, such as New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, or Maine, and reference actual solar or community solar policies there.
• Include a short writing sample or describe one policy memo you wrote that turned a regulatory development into a business recommendation.
• Show your tracking system experience. Mention tools or methods you used to monitor legislation, rulemakings, or stakeholder contacts.
• Reference community solar or distributed generation policy directly, since Nautilus develops locally managed solar farms.
• Address the remote nature of the role by noting how you manage time zones, async communication, and reporting to a director off-site.

What to cover in your cover letter

Explain your experience monitoring legislative and regulatory developments in Northeast energy markets. Describe how you analyze commission orders or utility filings and turn them into business intelligence. Give an example of a tracking system or database you built or maintained. State why community solar and Nautilus' local management model interest you.

Research before applying

• Read Nautilus Solar Energy's project pages and press releases to learn which states and markets they operate in.
• Look up current community solar legislation and public utility commission proceedings in Northeast states.
• Check the job description for any named priority markets and research those states' solar policies and net metering rules.
• Find the Policy Director's public statements, testimony, or LinkedIn posts to understand the department's priorities.

Likely interview topics

Based on the job description, expect questions about:

• How do you monitor legislative and regulatory developments across multiple states at once?
• Walk through a time you analyzed a commission order or utility filing and identified a business impact.
• How would you build a tracking system for legislation, rulemakings, and stakeholder engagement from scratch?
• What do you know about community solar policy in the Northeast, and which states do you see as priorities?
• How do you write a policy memo for executive leadership who have limited time?

Common mistakes to avoid

• Submitting a generic cover letter that does not mention community solar, the Northeast, or regulatory monitoring.
• Claiming policy experience without naming specific states, bills, or proceedings you worked on.
• Ignoring the tracking and project management parts of the role and focusing only on writing or analysis.