The Southern Renewable Energy Association (SREA) is an industry-led initiative dedicated to fostering the responsible use and development of renewable energy sources, specifically wind energy, solar energy, energy storage, and transmission solutions, in the Southern United States.
Our vision is to establish renewable energy as a primary energy source across the South, ensuring that these sustainable options play a significant role in powering communities and businesses. To achieve this, our mission focuses on promoting the responsible adoption and growth of renewable energy technologies, ensuring they are developed in a way that benefits both the environment and local economies.
SREA is growing and we're hiring. We're looking for passionate, skilled professionals who share the same commitment to the Southeast. As a member of the SREA team, you'll have the opportunity to work on meaningful projects that are accelerating the deployment of solar, storage, transmission and wind projects across the region, collaborate with a network of industry leaders, and contribute to shaping policies and practices that are strengthening local communities and their economies.
We are hiring for the following positions:
Data & Research Analyst
Louisiana Director
Digital Communications Associate
Data & Research Analyst
About
The Southern Renewable Energy Association (SREA) is a nonprofit trade association that promotes responsible use and development of wind energy, solar energy, energy storage, and transmission solutions in the South. SREA works across Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee to advance policies, regulatory outcomes, and market conditions that support responsible renewable energy development in the region.
Position Summary
SREA seeks a Data and Research Analyst to build the organization's capacity to collect, analyze, map, and communicate energy and economic information across the South. The analyst will turn complex public datasets, regulatory filings, project information, and member-provided data into credible analysis that supports SREA's legislative, regulatory, transmission, siting, communications, membership, and grant work
This is a remote position. Candidates should be based in the United States, and familiarity with the Southeast is preferred. Occasional travel within the region should be expected.
Job Responsibilities
The role will report to the Communications Director and work closely with SREA's Executive Director, Transmission Director, Regulatory Director, Legislative Director, state leads, and Operations Director.
- Build and maintain organized, documented datasets covering generation interconnection queues, utility requests for proposals, integrated resource plans, regulatory filings, planned generation and transmission, renewable development, storage, large loads, and other market indicators.
- Track and quantify renewable energy and storage opportunities across SREA's region, including projects, megawatts, investment, jobs, tax revenue, land use, development status, and policy or regulatory barriers.
- Create GIS maps and spatial analyses for siting, land use, transmission, project pipelines, local ordinances, economic development, and other state or local policy needs.
- Conduct statistical and economic analysis using reproducible methods and clearly document data sources, assumptions, calculations, limitations, and update schedules.
- Develop dashboards, charts, maps, tables, fact sheets, and other visual products that make complex technical information useful to policymakers, regulators, members, funders, media, local officials, and the public.
- Support rapid-response data requests from SREA staff, members, consultants, and partners while maintaining strong quality control and source documentation.
- Work with communications staff to translate analysis into web content, presentations, social media, campaign materials, member updates, and earned media resources.
Qualifications
- At least three years of relevant experience in data analysis, research, GIS, statistics, economics, energy, public policy, engineering, planning, or a related field. Equivalent education and applied experience will be considered.
- Demonstrated experience with GIS software and with spatial data, mapping, and geoprocessing.
- Experience with data visualization tools or libraries and an ability to design clear charts, maps, dashboards, and tables for non-technical audiences.
- Strong attention to detail, source verification, documentation, and quality assurance.
- Ability to explain technical methods and findings clearly in writing and in conversation.
- Experience with electric utilities, renewable energy, storage, transmission, regulatory data, interconnection queues, economic development, or the Southeast is preferred but not required.
- Willingness to wear seersucker attire when appropriate.
Compensation and Benefits
Salary is commensurate with experience, with a range of $75,000 - $100,000. SREA offers a remote work environment and a competitive benefits package, including:
- 401(k) matching
- Healthcare stipend
- Parental leave
- Cell phone stipend
- Flexible paid time off with paid organizational holidays
To Apply
Please email a resume and cover letter to Simon Mahan, Executive Director, at
Louisiana Director
About
The Southern Renewable Energy Association (SREA) is a nonprofit trade association that promotes responsible use and development of wind energy, solar energy, energy storage, and transmission solutions in the South. SREA works across Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee to advance policies, regulatory outcomes, and market conditions that support responsible renewable energy development in the region.
Position Summary
SREA seeks a Louisiana Director to lead the organization's external affairs engagement with stakeholders and decisionmakers in Louisiana. This position will serve as SREA's lead state liaison with local and state officials, stakeholder organizations, economic development agencies, member companies, and other entities who influence renewable energy, storage, and transmission development in the state. This is a remote position, but candidates should be based in or have professional experience in the Southeast. Occasional travel within the region should be expected.
Job Responsibilities
This position will work in close partnership with SREA’s Communications Director and Legislative Director, state leads, and other staff to strengthen SREA’s external affairs, local engagement, and state policy capacity across Louisiana.
- Build and maintain relationships with credible Louisiana leaders, including parish and local officials, agriculture leaders, economic developers, chambers of commerce, landowners, business leaders, community stakeholders, member companies, and allied organizations.
- Organize and participate in site visits, roundtables, community forums, briefings, stakeholder meetings, and other events that help educate local and state leaders.
- Attend public meetings, local government meetings, community events, agency meetings, and other public forums to establish presence, monitor sentiment, identify emerging issues, and support fact-based engagement.
- Serve as a liaison between renewable energy and storage developers and local communities, provide early warning of emerging opposition or misinformation, and support constructive responses to local ordinances, moratoria, land-use concerns, and other development barriers.
- Work with SREA’s Communications Director to develop and support strategic messaging, letters to the editor, op-eds, earned media opportunities, press events, talking points, and local success stories.
- Coordinate regularly with SREA members and allies, maintain detailed records of engagement and emerging issues, and work with SREA staff to prepare materials for member briefings, board updates, funder reports, website content, and other communications.
Qualifications
- At least five years of relevant experience in Louisiana government affairs, public policy, lobbying, political campaigns, local government, community engagement, economic development, energy, infrastructure, or a related field.
- Strong understanding of state and local government in Louisiana, and the political and stakeholder dynamics that shape energy policy in the state.
- Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships across political parties, regions, industries, and communities and to coordinate coalitions around shared policy goals.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, comfort presenting to technical and non-technical audiences, and sound political judgment in sensitive policy and community conversations.
- Familiarity with renewable energy, storage, transmission, utility regulation, land use, tax revenue, economic development, agriculture, or energy infrastructure preferred.
- Willingness to wear seersucker attire when appropriate.
Compensation and Benefits
Salary is commensurate with experience, with a range of $100,000 - $115,000. SREA offers a remote work environment and a competitive benefits package, including:
- 401(k) matching
- Healthcare stipend
- Parental leave
- Cell phone stipend
- Flexible paid time off with paid organizational holidays
To Apply
Please email a resume and cover letter to Simon Mahan, Executive Director, at
Digital Communications Associate
About
The Southern Renewable Energy Association (SREA) is a nonprofit trade association that promotes responsible use and development of wind energy, solar energy, energy storage, and transmission solutions in the South. SREA works across Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee to advance policies, regulatory outcomes, and market conditions that support responsible renewable energy development in the region.
Position Summary
SREA seeks a Digital Communications Associate to support and expand the organization's day-to-day digital communications and campaign capacity. Working under the direction of SREA's Communications Director, the associate will support day-to-day execution of SREA's digital channels and create timely, accurate, and engaging content that helps policymakers, local leaders, members, partners, media, and the public understand renewable energy, storage, transmission, economic development, affordability, reliability, land use, and responsible siting in the South.
This is a remote position, but candidates should be based in or have professional experience in the Southeast. Occasional travel within the region should be expected.
Job Responsibilities
The role will report to SREA's Communications Director and work closely with legislative, regulatory, transmission, state, and operations staff.
- Draft, edit, schedule, and publish social media content across SREA's platforms, adapting voice, format, and timing for each audience and channel.
- Create or coordinate graphics, short-form video, infographics, quote cards, event materials, and other digital assets using established branding.
- Support digital campaigns related to renewable siting, public education, economic development, utility planning, transmission, member priorities, events, reports, and organizational wins.
- Help maintain website content, email newsletters, and other online resources as assigned.
- Monitor online conversations, misinformation, emerging narratives, and stakeholder engagement opportunities, and recommend appropriate responses.
- Support earned media by preparing media lists, background materials, press materials, and researching local success stories.
- Grow SREA’s opt-in supporter database and gather stories, testimonials, and potential trusted messengers for advocacy campaigns.
- Support member meetings, site visits, conferences, webinars, and other events through promotion, live coverage, photography, recap content, and follow-up materials.
- Maintain an organized, searchable stock photo catalog for use in digital, print, media, and member communications.
Minimum Qualifications
- At least 3 years of relevant experience in social media, digital communications, marketing, public affairs, journalism, nonprofit communications, corporate communications, or a related field.
- Excellent writing, editing, proofreading, and message adaptation skills, with an ability to make technical topics clear and engaging while maintaining accuracy.
- Experience creating polished visual content with tools such as Canva or Adobe Creative Cloud and producing basic short-form video for social media and Youtube.
- Understanding of digital audience growth, search engine optimization, accessibility, and platform-specific best practices.
- Willingness to wear seersucker attire when appropriate.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience recording, filming, editing, and producing podcasts or other audio and video content.
- Experience in renewable energy, utilities, public policy, economic development, infrastructure, or the Southeast.
Compensation and Benefits
Salary is commensurate with experience, with a range of up to $75,000. SREA offers a remote work environment and a competitive benefits package, including:
- 401(k) matching
- Healthcare stipend
- Parental leave
- Cell phone stipend
- Flexible paid time off with paid organizational holidays
To Apply
Please email a resume and cover letter to Simon Mahan, Executive Director, at
