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Policy and Operations Manager at Endurance Energy | LAYIQ

Own discrete special projects end to end (scope, plan, contributors, and delivery) with limited oversight and tight timelines
Track and analyze federal and state legislative activity, international activity, rulemakings, and agency actions relevant to geothermal, offshore energy, ocean policy, and clean firm power, and flag what matters and why it matters to our schedule
Draft and edit policy and regulatory materials: memos, one-pagers, talking points, comment letters, regulatory filings, briefing books, testimony, and presentations
Support permitting and environmental review for demonstration and commercial projects, including NEPA documentation, consultation and authorization requirements, and state and local siting approvals
Build and maintain the internal source of truth for permitting status, agency touchpoints, environmental commitments, and regulatory deadlines across every project
Coordinate across engineering, marine operations, legal, and commercial teams to assemble the technical record agencies require, and hold internal contributors to deadlines and requirements
Prepare the Directors and company executives for engagements with agency officials, congressional staff, coalitions, tribal nations, and community stakeholders, and research partners
Manage outside consultants, environmental contractors, and counsel: scopes, deliverables, budgets, and quality of work product
Support external affairs and coalition work, including trade associations, NGO relationships, and stakeholder engagement in project communities
Identify and pursue federal and state funding, grant, and demonstration-program opportunities relevant to first-of-a-kind energy infrastructure
Represent Endurance in Washington when the Directors cannot, and travel to Seattle and deployment sites often enough to speak to the technology firsthand
Required Qualifications
2+ years of experience in policy, government affairs, environmental permitting, regulatory affairs, or program management. A variety of backgrounds, including on the Hill, in an agency, at a trade association, in consulting, at an NGO, or in-house at a developer can all fit
Based in the Washington, DC area, with the ability to be in and around the agencies and the Hill in person
Working knowledge of federal environmental review and permitting: NEPA plus at least one of the Endangered Species Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, Clean Water Act, Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, Magnuson Stevens Act, Rivers and Harbors Act, or state coastal zone management programs
Demonstrated track record running projects with multiple contributors to a hard external deadline, including work you did not personally control
Clear, direct writing under deadline pressure, with examples of concise material prepared for policymakers, regulators, or senior leaders; shows mastery of AI as a tool, but not as a thought
Ability to absorb unfamiliar technical material quickly and represent it accurately to a non-technical audience
Comfort operating with ambiguity, incomplete data, and short timelines, and a strong bias toward action
Sound judgment and discretion handling sensitive commercial, regulatory, and pre-decisional information
Bachelor's degree in public policy, political science, environmental policy or science, law, marine affairs, or a related field
Willingness to travel roughly 15–25% between Seattle, and deployment sites

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