The Manager, Policy role provides advanced, multi-jurisdictional policy and legislative expertise in support of the Government Affairs and Public Affairs teams. The position serves as a trusted advisor by driving deep analysis of legislative and regulatory developments across key states and at the federal level, shaping consistent policy positions, and informing advocacy strategy. This role will ensure that government and public affairs teams have authoritative, timely, and strategically informed policy insights, enabling effective engagement with legislators, regulatory, and external stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
• Serve as a subject matter expert providing centralized policy and legislative analysis needed for Government Affairs and Public Affairs activities across all jurisdictions.
• Direct the monitoring, interpretation, and prioritization of multi-jurisdictional legislative and regulatory developments; assess impacts using advanced analytical frameworks, and scenario evaluations.
• Provide strategic recommendations to support advocacy efforts, regulatory positioning, and cross-functional decision-making.
• Track, analyze, and synthesize federal and state legislative and regulatory developments, assessing potential impacts to Washington Gas, SEMCO and AltaGas operations and strategic priorities.
• Conduct in-depth policy research and analysis to support advocacy positions, regulatory strategy, and external engagement efforts.
• Prepare high-quality written materials, including policy briefs, issue analyses, summaries, and draft legislative language, to inform internal stakeholders and external engagement teams. Translate complex regulatory and policy concepts into actionable guidance for senior leaders and frontline engagement teams.
• Coordinate policy positions, and messaging across multiple states and federal affairs counterparts to ensure consistency, accuracy, and alignment with enterprise objectives and approved advocacy strategies.
• Collaborate with government affairs, regulatory, legal, and communications teams to inform on timely policy insights and technical expertise that enable effective advocacy and stakeholder engagement.
• Maintain expert understanding of evolving energy, utility, and public policy issues; proactively identify emerging threats and opportunities across jurisdictions.
Education
• Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Business Administration or related field is required.
• Master’s degree is preferred.
Work Experience
• 7+ years of experience in corporate public affairs, policy or a related field is required.
• Prior experience working in utilities, or energy sector is preferred, but required.
Skills and Abilities
• Demonstrated working knowledge of federal, state, and local legislative processes.
• Proven ability to use computer software and applications, including Microsoft Office, to share, retrieve, research and present business information.
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate successfully with state and community leaders to achieve desired business outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate multiple scenarios and implement effective solutions to broadly defined business problems.
• Demonstrated ability to present complex ideas logically and concisely to diverse audiences at all organizational levels both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated high level of business acumen and knowledge of business strategy, process and energy industry policy issues.
• Demonstrated ability to establish rapport and effective working relationships with business partners, supervisors, and peers.
• Demonstrated ability to influence/winning support of government personnel and local and regional business representatives.
We offer a competitive salary range of $114,700 to $166,450 per year, commensurate with experience, education, and skills. In addition, we provide a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.
The Company values diversity in its workforce and encourages United States military veterans and service members who meet the qualifications to apply
Why work at AltaGas?
AltaGas is a North American energy infrastructure company with a focus on owning and operating assets that provides affordable energy to our customers. AltaGas assets include Washington Gas/WGL, SEMCO, and Petrogas. Our talented team, nearly 3,000 strong, leverages the strength of our assets and expertise along the energy value chain to connect customers with premier energy solutions – from the well sites of upstream producers to the doorsteps of homes and businesses to new markets around the world.
We deliver affordable natural gas to approximately 1.7 million customers’ homes and businesses through regulated natural gas distribution utilities across four jurisdictions in the United States and two regulated natural gas storage utilities in the United States. Learn more about our team, vision, and strategy.
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For Canadian hires: AltaGas hires personnel on the basis of job-related qualifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to a person's ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
For U.S. hires: WGL/SEMCO/AltaGas offers a total rewards package that includes competitive pay, incentive bonus plans, holiday pay, 401K matching and a wide array of benefits. These benefits including medical, dental and vision coverage are designed to help you and your family stay healthy. We also have paid time off (PTO) to balance the demands of your work and personal life. Available benefits vary depending upon the specifics of the role.
U.S. affiliates of AltaGas are committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, matriculation, physical or mental disabilities, political affiliation, genetic information, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.