Chaloner has partnered with the Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) on their search for a Director of the West.

Director of the West

Western U.S. (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming)

Position Overview

Do you want to help shape the future of clean energy in the west? The Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) is looking for a passionate, driven, and collaborative Director of the West to join our team.

At CEBA, we unite the world’s most influential energy buyers and providers who are driving the transition to a carbon-free energy system. The Clean Energy Buyer’s Association (“CEBA”) works to solve the toughest market and policy barriers and deploy solutions for the largest energy customers to pursue clean energy and decarbonize the grid. CEBA’s over 400 members, who bring a combined market cap of over $30 trillion, are shaping the future of clean energy on the grid. CEBA’s members include the largest hyper-scalers, manufacturers, retailers, heavy industry, hospitality, and other sectors, globally, who are looking to decarbonize their electricity. 

The Director of the West will support the Senior Vice President of Policy and oversee the day-to-day work of CEBA for western-related programs and electricity markets. As developing our people is extremely important, the Director of the West will also lead the future strategy and growth plan for building a team in the west. The Director will assist the Senior Vice President with funding development, strategic direction, and budgeting for western work, in addition to leading the team’s western policy and engagement efforts. This role requires significant external engagement with the CEBA membership and Clean Energy Buyers Institute (“CEBI”) community, policymakers and decision-makers. 

Core Responsibilities:

The Director will help support CEBA’s efforts to create programs in the west that increase and accelerate clean energy procurement, including the expansion of a well-designed, organized wholesale electricity market in the west. The role will require working with the Senior Vice President of Policy to set and execute strategy for influence, research, and action in key Western states. The Director will lead strategic policy development, implementation, and convenings and education to advance and amplify policies and programs with key elected officials, state energy offices, Commissions and Commissioners, and other regulatory officials in the Western region. 

Specifically, the Director will be responsible for the following:

Lead execution of assigned programmatic priorities

• Advocate for CEBA’s positions with regulatory agencies, policymakers, and other state decision makers, including managing CEBA’s public comments, testimony, and other public engagement 
• Identify opportunities, such as state level commission dockets, for large energy customer engagement that accelerate market expansion for clean, firm resources 
• Build and join coalitions to advance key goals
• Develop and grow relationships with key stakeholders in the West to expand CEBA’s engagement and advocacy efforts in the west
• Lead CEBA’s Western Working Group and utilize workshops, meetings, webinars, and other convening opportunities to advance programmatic goals
• Lead and/or support in the development of authoritative resources, including guiding principles, primers, white papers, guidance documents, policy principles, and frameworks, as well as thought leadership pieces informed by energy customers and industry experts 
• Manage consultants and other technical experts in the execution of work and co-create thought leadership and recommendations
• Lead clean energy customer engagement that drives policy and advocacy solutions for advancing market access and design in the Western region

The Director shall also: 

• Inform programmatic budgets for the Western region to assist the Senior Vice President in managing the overall Policy team budget
• Lead grant deliverables and engagement with funders
• Support the Senior Vice President in fundraising for western efforts

Collaborate and engage with stakeholders

• Collaborate with others in the organization to share best practices and support each other’s work
• Lead communications and relationship development with advisory committees, working groups, policy teams and other ad hoc committees
• Lead convenings and education of clean energy customers and other stakeholders on the benefits of well-designed markets in the West
• Participate in industry conferences, convenings, etc. and be capable of speaking to the organization’s strategic vision
• Support large energy customer participation in high level meetings, such as with Governors, Lt. Governors, legislatures, state energy offices, and/or Commissions, that highlight how access to carbon emissions free electricity supports economic development, low cost electricity, grid reliability, and resiliency.

Qualifications: 

Required:

• 17+ years’ experience if no higher education or 
• 12+ years’ experience and Bachelor’s degree or 
• 8+ years’ experience and Master's Degree

Additional: 

• Experience working in Western states on issues related to clean energy policy, development or procurement required 
• Knowledge related to corporate, industrial, and institutional clean energy procurement preferred
• Estimated 30-40% travel is required in this role (will vary based on location of successful candidate)
• Direct experience with legislative and/or public utility commission dockets, rulemakings, and state and federal policy issues regarding clean energy markets preferred
• Experience with multi-stakeholder consultation processes, coalitions, and initiatives
• A commitment to CEBA’s core values of respect, integrity, service, and excellence
• Demonstrated knowledge and/or professional experience with wholesale energy markets and/or clean energy policy in Western states
• Demonstrated effective communication (verbal and written)

Physical Demands:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Communicate verbally and in written form with great facility

To Apply:

To be considered for this opportunity, please provide a résumé to www.chaloner.com.

Our Salary and Benefits:

We offer competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that aims to develop a world-class team by holistically supporting the individual. CEBA also offers eligibility to participate in our annual bonus/ incentive plan based on both organizational and individual performance. CEBA believes that supporting all employees to have a full life, inside and outside of work, results in a team that feels personally engaged in CEBA’s success. 

Compensation

The total value of your compensation package could be $190,000 to $289,000 depending on your performance, company performance, and your benefit choices. 

• $155,000-$170,000 base salary determined by experience and qualifications. 
• Generous discretionary bonus package of up to 20% based on individual and company performance. 
• Robust Benefits Suite: 
• 5% employer 401(k) match to support long-term wealth.  
• Full medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family. This value varies based on your individual selections. 
• Plus, generous time off and additional lifestyle perks designed to enhance wellness and work-life balance! 

At CEBA You Belong: 

CEBA knows that inclusiveness not only makes our organization stronger but also is foundational to our mission success because innovative solutions come from great minds who do not think alike. Our commitment to inclusiveness is embodied in company policy and the way we do business at CEBA and is an important principle of sound business management. All CEBA staff shall be committed to accepting and encouraging different perspectives. Creative solutions to tough problems are fostered by respectful challenges of one another’s thoughts and assumptions. 

CEBA provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, results of genetic testing, caregiver status, and past, present or prospective service in the military in addition to any other protected categories required by state, federal or local regulations. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, discipline, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, benefits and training. All of your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. 

About the Organizations 

The  Clean Energy Buyers Association is a business association with a mission to activate a community of energy customers and partners to advance low-cost, reliable, carbon emissions free global energy systems. The Clean Energy Buyers Institute is an affiliated public benefit charity that advances low-cost, reliable, carbon emissions free global energy systems. 

Our guiding values and tenets are: we value respect in our treatment of people and the planet; integrity in how we conduct ourselves; service to our mission, stakeholders, and colleagues; and excellence in our programs and work. The core tenets that CEBA strives to foster include: Mission oriented, grounded by strategy, a spirit of partnership inside and outside of CEBA and innovation and entrepreneurship through healthy and respectful discourse.