Policy Principal - ERCOT

• →Lead TAEBA’s engagement at ERCOT, including monitoring and participating in relevant stakeholder committees, working groups, task forces, workshops, and other ERCOT forums. 
• →Draft, coordinate, and file TAEBA’s ERCOT comments, position statements, presentations, letters, memos, and other written materials related to market rules, protocols, guides, procedures, and stakeholder initiatives. 
• →Develop and execute ERCOT-focused policy and advocacy strategies that support advanced energy technologies, competitive markets, grid reliability, consumer savings, and expanded opportunities for TAEBA member companies. 
• →Build and maintain strong working relationships with ERCOT staff and leadership, market participants, TAEBA members, regulators, policymakers, coalition partners, and other key stakeholders in the Texas electricity market. 
• →Track, analyze, and communicate ERCOT policy and market developments that may affect advanced energy technologies, including distributed energy resources, virtual power plants, demand response, energy storage, transmission, interconnection, resource adequacy, ancillary services, and market design. 
• →Coordinate closely with TAEBA members to identify priorities, gather technical input, resolve member feedback, and ensure that TAEBA’s positions reflect the needs and expertise of its business coalition. 
• →Brief TAEBA and United colleagues on ERCOT developments, risks, opportunities, and strategic recommendations; prepare internal summaries and member-facing updates as needed. 
• →Brief TAEBA and United colleagues on ERCOT developments, risks, opportunities, and strategic recommendations; prepare internal summaries and member-facing updates as needed. 
• →Work with United’s communications team to identify opportunities to elevate TAEBA’s ERCOT priorities through earned media, op-eds, public statements, events, and other communications strategies. 
• →Support TAEBA’s broader Texas policy work as needed, particularly where ERCOT issues intersect with PUCT proceedings, legislative implementation, market reforms, transmission planning, reliability, and distributed energy resource policy. 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; Master’s Degree is a plus.  
• Minimum of three years of professional experience, with at least some of that experience in policy analysis, policy advocacy, and/or market analysis; some experience with FERC or competitive wholesale electricity markets strongly preferred.  
• Experience in the advanced energy industry or clean energy advocacy community is a plus.  
• Independent self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit; candidates must be very comfortable working with colleagues in a remote environment, creating new projects, building their own calendar, and delivering on high expectations.  
• Must be comfortable working with and learning about complex economic and technical subjects and have the ability to distill them into easy-to-digest takeaways.  
• Strong interpersonal skills required; candidates must be able to successfully develop and maintain productive relationships with members, industry stakeholders, policymakers, and other key contacts.  
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, required—inclusive of public speaking.  
• Intellectual curiosity, inquisitive nature, quantitative and analytical skills, and excellent listening and problem-solving skills.  
• Experience in advancing a policy agenda and/or working with business leaders is a plus.
• Willingness to travel as needed (up to 30%).  

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

The employee is regularly required to use hands and talk or hear. The employee is required to sit for long periods of time; reach with hands and arms; may need to balance, stoop, kneel or crouch, walk up and down stairs.

Special Application Instructions  

Applicants should include a current resume and cover letter expressing interest in this position, organization, and description of relevant experience.    

Job type: Full-time, regular

Location: Austin, TX (remote)  

Start date: June 2026 

Salary: Starting at $75,000

Advanced Energy United Perks include:  

•    Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their families 

 •    Medical premiums covered for employees at 100%  

•    Flexible spending plans for health care and dependent care   

•    Profit Sharing opportunities, and annual merit-based compensation increases  

•    $75/month personal wellness reimbursement  

•    $50/month phone stipend   

•    Up to $200 reimbursement for home office set-up  

•    Accrued Paid Time Off, 11 Federal Holidays, and an annual end-of-year closure  

•    Parental Leave  

•    Tuition Reimbursement, and professional development reimbursement  

•    401(k) plan (with matching incentives)  

•    WMATA Transit Smart Benefits (DMV employees)

Advanced Energy United is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. If reasonable accommodations are needed to participate in the job application, interview process, and/ or to perform essential job functions please contact the Talent Acquisition team at careers@advancedenergyunited.org. We are committed to the values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice across our organization (“DEIJ”). We also incorporate these values into our mission of making the energy we use secure, clean, and affordable. We know that varied perspectives and a commitment to social justice are needed to succeed in making the United States an advanced energy economy. We commit to building and supporting an inclusive workforce that represents different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints.