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.
Regulatory 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 Regulatory Associate to support the organization’s growing regulatory work across the South. This position is intended for an early to mid-career attorney, legal professional, or regulatory policy professional with strong research, writing, analytical, and organizational skills. The role will work closely with SREA’s Regulatory Director, Executive Director, and other staff to support SREA’s participation in state and federal regulatory proceedings.
This is a remote position, but candidates should be based in or have professional experience in the Southeast. Travel within the region should be expected.
Job Responsibilities
This position will work in close partnership with SREA’s Executive Director and Regulatory Director to strengthen SREA’s legal, regulatory, and strategic capacity across state and federal proceedings. The role is intended to support SREA’s existing regulatory leadership while helping manage a growing docket of proceedings, filings, stakeholder engagement, and legal strategy across the region.
- Support and implement SREA’s regulatory strategy across state and federal proceedings.
- Support SREA’s participation in proceedings related to integrated resource plans, rate cases, PURPA/avoided cost dockets, Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) processes, rulemaking proceedings, or other proceedings affecting renewable energy, storage, and transmission development.
- Conduct legal, regulatory, and policy research related to utility planning, generation procurement, transmission, interconnection, resource adequacy, large load growth, reliability, affordability, and clean energy market access.
- Support expert witness testimony in regulatory dockets, including reviewing testimony, and coordinating with consultants.
- Track active and emerging dockets, assess intervention opportunities, manage deadlines, and help prioritize SREA’s engagement across multiple states.
- Assist with filing logistics, docket management, document organization, litigation support, and procedural tracking.
- Attend and summarize hearings, commission meetings, technical conferences, stakeholder meetings, workshops, and other regulatory events.
- Help coordinate with and support a team of regulatory professionals, outside counsel, consultants, and expert witnesses to advance SREA’s regulatory goals.
- Build and maintain professional relationships with public service commissioners, commission staff, legislators, utilities, clean energy companies, consumer advocates, nonprofit partners, allied organizations, and other stakeholders.
- Work with SREA staff to prepare materials for member briefings, board updates, funder reports, website content, and other communications related to regulatory work.
Minimum Qualifications
- College or University degree.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple deadlines across several active proceedings.
- Strong policy research, writing, editing, and oral advocacy skills.
- Ability to translate complex legal, technical, and regulatory issues for non-lawyer audiences.
Preferred Qualifications
- Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school and active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction (or eligibility for bar admission).
- Experience or advanced degree in energy policy, public utility regulation, administrative law, government, nonprofit advocacy, utility issues, renewable energy, or a related field.
- Willingness to wear seersucker attire, including but not limited to seersucker sports coats or suits.
Compensation and Benefits
Salary is commensurate with experience, with a range of up to $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
