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Job Description for Principal, Stack Energy Consulting

About Stack Energy Consulting

Stack Energy Consulting helps clean energy and climate tech companies overcome regulatory barriers to growth and execute winning market development strategies. We serve a diverse portfolio ranging from high-growth startups to Fortune 500 companies, including leading energy storage developers and cutting-edge storage technology providers, providers of AI-powered vegetation intelligence to utilities to reduce wildfire risk, Distributed Energy Resource providers, and innovative retail energy suppliers.

We’re passionate about influencing regulatory outcomes that contribute to our client’s growth and that facilitate clean, affordable, and reliable electric grid. We pride ourselves in distilling complicated regulatory issues into actionable information, so that our clients can pursue the right market opportunities and strategy.

Role Description

This is a full-time Principal role reporting directly to the CEO with either a hybrid or remote working option.

Your Role

“Owning” client relationships and leading projects

Fuel the growth and success of our clients by:

Developing a strong understanding of our clients’ business so that Stack serves as a trusted extension of the client’s internal team
Influencing regulatory proceedings at the state and wholesale level to help achieve client’s commercial objectives
Providing actionable intelligence that translates complex “regulatory-ese” into clear commercial impact

Contribute to Stack’s success through achieving high client satisfaction, thought leadership, and identifying new growth opportunities
Establish trusting and productive working relationships with relevant industry stakeholders; stay apprised of relevant industry developments and advise CEO

On a limited basis, identify and/or assist with business-critical tasks

To Apply

To apply, please send resumes by March 30 to greg@stackenergyconsulting.com with the subject heading: “Resume for Principal Role.” In the body of the email, please include one paragraph (no more than 100 words) about why you believe you would thrive in the role and contribute to Stack and one sentence listing an energy regulatory issue that you have spent time on in the past year. While there is no guarantee that applications received after March 30 will be considered, you can submit an application past that date if you miss the March 30 date.

Your Qualifications

- At least 5-7 years of relevant energy industry regulatory experience; success in influencing regulatory outcomes and navigating state regulatory and/or wholesale market processes
- Communicates complex topics in a succinct, digestible manner; can link regulatory details to commercial outcomes (“here is why this matters for your business”)
- Self-motivated and accountable and has the executive function skills to meet deliverables in timely fashion and meet independently with clients; takes pride in work
- Excels at drafting comments, building and delivering presentations; embraces challenge of digging into regulatory details; can leverage AI to be efficient
- Comfortable speaking up and being assertive (while professional) in stakeholder meetings
- Cersatile with a growth mindset; curious and enthusiastic about new issues, technologies, geographies, and can come up to speed quickly; open to shifting priorities
- Capable of receiving and providing constructive feedback; eager to improve
- Thinks strategically about how to achieve regulatory and commercial objectives in the most efficient manner possible; can leverage relationships to achieve win-win outcomes
- Ability to help with new client recruitment is preferred, but not necessary

Compensation

Base salary of $120,000 to $150,000, commensurate with skills, experience, and qualifications
Eligibility for bonus target of 15% – 25%
Stack offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits and a 401 (k) plan with 1:1 employer-employee match up to 4%
17 days of Paid Time Off in addition to holidays, sick time, and paid family/medical leave; see below for work/life balance expectations

Expectations

Stack wants employees to have a strong work-life balance and to typically work 40 hours per week; we avoid overcommitting to clients so that our clients remain highly satisfied and our team members enjoy their work and the personal lives and do not get burned out
Since this is a remote/hybrid role, trust and transparency are paramount; location is flexible, but team members are expected to be available for client/internal calls during normal business hours and travel approximately 10% of the time
The role will require a mixture of research, advocacy, presenting, providing actionable commercial intelligence and on a limited basis, business tasks. The Principal is fully committed to executing in each of these areas with high standards
The Principal is expected to act in a professional manner at all times and have professional attire/background at all times

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