Associate Director, Southeast Region

Duties / Responsibilities

• Under the supervision of the region director, manage assigned regulatory and legislative issues.
• Anticipate and identify emerging and potential issues impacting the natural gas and petroleum industry; plans, develops and executes programs or activities to address these issues on behalf of member companies.
• Provides leadership in the development of the natural gas and petroleum industry’s regulatory & local government priorities for the state. Keeps fully informed of the industry’s priorities on federal issues and works with the region director to ensure the office’s activities meet these priorities.
• Works with the region director to keep the appropriate advisory committees and members of the regional working group, and other interested company personnel informed on matters of interest and ensure the appropriate input is solicited to maintain effective management of these matters.
• Develops and maintains close cooperative relationships with a wide variety of allied businesses, industries, and other key constituencies with interests similar to the natural gas and petroleum industry; provides the leadership in development of ad hoc coalitions among these constituencies to carry out programs of mutual interests.
• Assists region director in managing the activities and operation of the region office and assumes an agreed upon leadership role in the absence of the region director.
• Cultivates good working relationships with legislators and legislative staff, regulatory agencies, and other government officials, including where relevant county commissioners, city council members, planning staff, etc.
• Under the supervision of the region director, assist in the preparation of the weekly report to members, testimony, data, position papers, presentations, and other appropriate communications to promote the position of the industry on issues before the legislature and regulatory agencies.

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Percentage of travel time expected for the position, where the travel occurs, such as locally or in specific countries or states, and whether the travel is overnight.

This job outline describes the typical accountabilities and requirements of the position and should not be construed as an all-encompassing description of every duty performed by or expected of the incumbent.