Senior Principal -Western Markets and Regulatory Policy

About Advanced Energy United

Advanced Energy United is a national industry association representing businesses that provide the full range of advanced energy and transportation solutions. Our team works to educate, advocate, and activate in decisionmaker venues across the country.

We advocate for public policies that enable competition and work alongside our member companies to create economic opportunity, lower consumer costs, and bolster energy reliability and resilience across the country. We work with decision makers at every level of government as well as regulators of energy markets to build progress toward an economy built on advanced energy.

If you’re an entrepreneurial, innovative, analytical and thoughtful person looking to make an impact in the clean energy space, United might be the perfect place for you to share your talents. Team members at United are given the trust and responsibility to make big things happen, and myriad opportunities to learn new skills, explore new issue areas, and work with a broad cross section of the clean energy community. Being a team member at United also means working with a talented and diverse group of people, some who bring decades of experience spanning advocacy, philanthropy, clean tech, government and more—and our collaborative approach means we get to learn from each other, expert and novice, every day. And while our organization is fully remote, we are proud of the people-focused culture we have built and the connectedness of our team.

We work on serious issues, take our mission seriously, but never take ourselves too seriously.

Position Description

The Western United States is in the midst of the most significant wholesale electricity market transformation in a generation. CAISO's markets are transitioning to independent regional governance under the newly formed Regional Organization for Western Energy (ROWE), while SPP's Markets+ and RTO West represent parallel options for utilities across the region, and states and stakeholders are actively shaping how these markets — and the transmission system that underpins them — will work for decades to come. These decisions will determine how quickly and cost-effectively the West can integrate clean energy, unlock resource diversity across state lines, and deliver reliable, affordable power to consumers. Advanced Energy United is looking for a Senior Principal who can represent advanced energy companies at this pivotal moment, ensuring that market and transmission rules are designed to accelerate — not hinder — the clean energy transition.

The Senior Principal will support, and eventually lead, the organization’s advocacy related to western wholesale electricity market expansion and development. The role will have a primary focus on the development of the Regional Organization for Western Energy (ROWE) and its governance, markets, and services, and related initiatives at the California Independent System Operator (CAISO). Dependent on need and strategy, the Senior Principal may also engage in SPP Markets+ and RTO West, and in relevant non-market regional initiatives such as transmission planning, resource adequacy program design, and interregional coordination across the Western Interconnection. In addition to participation in specific market initiatives, the incumbent will work in education and advocacy regarding energy markets and regional coordination with individual Western utilities/balancing authorities and state decision makers.

Responsibilities

- Lead the execution of United's strategy on Western wholesale electricity market development and related initiatives, in collaboration with other policy team members. Work with the Senior Director to develop and refine strategy as needed.

- Serve as a consistent, credible face for Advanced Energy United across regional and state forums, bringing deep technical expertise and a constructive, solutions-oriented voice that builds trust with utilities, regulators, and othe