Description:

The Assistant Secretary of Energy serves as a key advisor to the Undersecretary of Energy, leading the coordination and advancement of statewide energy policy initiatives across the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) and its agencies. This role provides strategic leadership in developing, implementing, and evaluating clean energy policies, legislative initiatives, and regulatory strategies while fostering collaboration among state agencies, industry partners, municipalities, utilities, environmental organizations, and other stakeholders to support the Commonwealth's energy and climate goals.

Specific duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Lead the coordination of energy policy initiatives across EEA agencies, including the Department of Energy Resources (DOER), Department of Public Utilities (DPU),
• Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP).
• Manage and coordinate the day-to-day development and implementation of strategic energy policy priorities in collaboration with the Undersecretary of Energy.
• Develop policy memoranda, executive briefings, presentations, legislative proposals, and regulatory recommendations for executive leadership.
• Lead cross-agency working groups to develop, implement, and advance clean energy policies and strategic initiatives.
• Conduct and oversee analysis of complex energy policy, legislative, and regulatory issues to support informed decision-making.
• Review and evaluate agency policies, programs, legislation, and regulations to ensure alignment with administration priorities.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with municipalities, utilities, industry representatives, environmental organizations, state agencies, and other external stakeholders to advance clean energy objectives.
• Represent the Undersecretary and Executive Office in meetings with internal leadership, partner agencies, and external stakeholders.
• Provide strategic project management for high-priority energy initiatives, ensuring timely execution of administration priorities.
• Recommend policy priorities, resource needs, and project management strategies to support the successful implementation of energy programs and initiatives.
• Collaborate with executive leadership and senior staff across EEA to align energy initiatives with broader environmental, decarbonization, resilience, and climate priorities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive knowledge of energy policy, clean energy initiatives, decarbonization strategies, and the regulatory landscape affecting the energy sector.
• Demonstrated experience developing, analyzing, and implementing complex public policy, legislation, and regulatory initiatives.
• Proven ability to lead cross-agency initiatives and build collaborative partnerships among government agencies, utilities, municipalities, industry, and environmental organizations.
• Strong strategic planning, project management, and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple complex priorities simultaneously.
• Exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to evaluate complex policy issues and develop strategic recommendations.
• Demonstrated experience preparing executive-level policy memoranda, presentations, briefing materials, and reports.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical and policy issues to diverse audiences.
• Experience reviewing, interpreting, and developing legislation, regulations, and administrative policies.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment, discretion, and political awareness in a fast-paced executive environment.
• Proven ability to build consensus, negotiate, and influence stakeholders with diverse perspectives and competing priorities.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities, work independently, and consistently deliver high-quality results under tight deadlines.
• General computer proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and other business applications, including word processing, spreadsheets, presentation software, and virtual collaboration tools.

Qualifications:
MINIMUM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants must have at least (A) six (6) years of full-time or, equivalent part-time, professional, administrative, supervisory, or managerial experience in business administration, business management, public administration, public management, clinical administration or clinical management of which (B) at least two (2) years must have been in a supervisory or managerial capacity or (C) any equivalent combination of the required experience and substitutions below.

Substitutions:

I. A certificate in a relevant or related field may be substituted for one (1) year of the required (A) experience.

II. A Bachelor's degree in a related field may be substituted for two (2) years of the required (A) experience.

III. A Graduate degree in a related field may be substituted for three (3) years of the required (A) experience.

IV. A Doctorate degree in a related field may be substituted for four (4) years of the required (A) experience.

Comprehensive Benefits

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