About us:

Founded in 1990, LS Power is a premier development, investment, and operating company focused on the North American power and energy infrastructure sector, with leading platforms across generation, transmission and energy transition solutions. Since inception, LS Power has developed or acquired over 50,000 MW of power generation, including utility-scale solar, wind, hydro, battery energy storage, and natural gas-fired facilities. Through LS Power Grid, the Firm has built and operates approximately 780 miles of high-voltage transmission with another 350+ miles and multiple grid infrastructure projects currently under construction or development. Across its efforts, LS Power actively invests in and scales businesses that are accelerating the energy transition, including electric vehicle charging, demand response, microgrids, renewable fuels and waste-to-energy platforms. Over the years, LS Power has raised $65 billion in debt and equity capital to support North American infrastructure.

Our Purpose, Mission, & Values:

Our Purpose is to solve complex energy problems that improve the world

Our Mission is to make lives better by developing a cleaner and more reliable energy ecosystem

Our Values are the willingness to participate in and help strengthen our culture of integrity, Innovation, Teamwork, and Taking Ownership

Our People create value and are our Most Valuable asset.  We take our values of Integrity, Innovation, Teamwork and Taking Ownership seriously and ask candidates to think about how they can help us further enhance our culture with their specific skillsets, capabilities and experiences.

Benefits

We provide our team the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and continue in their career growth. We are committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits that include 100% employer paid premium healthcare, paid parental leave and more.

About the Role:

We are currently seeking an Associate of Government Affairs to support legislative and stakeholder engagement efforts at the state and local levels based in our East Brunswick, NJ Office. This role will primarily focus on advancing LS Power’s business priorities and advocacy strategies while gaining exposure to key policies shaping the electric power industry. The ideal candidate is a motivated individual with strong communication skills and an ability to analyze complex industry, market, and public policies.

As part of LS Power’s government affairs team, you will contribute to legislative initiatives that impact power generation technologies, including natural gas, renewables, and electric transmission, at both the project and corporate levels. This role requires close collaboration with internal teams and external government affairs consultants across multiple states to drive legislative and stakeholder engagement strategies.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive, and comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. You will play a key role in monitoring, analyzing, and effectively communicating legislative and policy developments while engaging with government officials, trade organizations, and stakeholders to advance LS Power’s objectives.

What you will do:

• Understand LS Power’s business priorities, the markets in which we operate and the energy policies of the states in which we operate assets.
• Support the development of legislative and regulatory strategies and collateral materials for public use 
• Clearly communicate legislative and regulatory proposals to senior and executive leadership
• Work closely with asset management and development teams to advance a legislative and policy agenda.
• Conduct legislative and other research to support the development of outcome-oriented, state specific and multi-state strategies to advance company objectives
• Represent and protect the company’s interests by working with governmental entities and associated trade groups
• Represent the company at hearings and meetings of policy makers.
• Draft filings, testimony, fact sheets, talking points and other informational and advocacy pieces.
• Analyze proposed legislative actions and, working with internal stakeholders, determine the potential impact on the company and develop appropriate responses to such actions
• Manage relationships with key policymakers; travel to and meet with legislators and their staff on behalf of LS Power.
• Attend state legislative meetings. 
• Work with lobbyists, PR firms, and other Consultants. 
• Some travel will be required on an as needed and proactive basis throughout the US. 
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned. 

We want you on our team because you

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in public affairs, government, public relations, communication, business, or a related field preferred.
• Have some experience in energy, power industry, government affairs, or communications.
• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Have excellent organizational, management, and interpersonal skills.
• Are able to work independently and thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Have the willingness to travel as needed within the U.S.

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