Government Affairs Operations Specialist

Requisition: 82897

PSEG Company: PSEG Services Corp.

Salary Range: $ 77,200 - $ 122,200

Work Location Category: Hybrid Flexible

We’re one of the country’s largest energy companies, with a vision of powering a future where people use less energy, and it’s cleaner, safer and delivered more reliably than ever. We’re also deeply connected to the communities we serve, with more than 13,000 employees working together to support our customers and make a difference every day.

Here, you’ll have the stability and exciting opportunities that come with being a Fortune 500 company — along with a supportive, friendly work environment where your contributions are valued.

We know life isn’t one-size-fits-all, and neither is work. That’s why we offer flexible work options depending on the role.

In support of this model, roles have been categorized into one of three work location categories:

• Onsite – roles where employees are expected to be onsite daily.
• Hybrid fixed – roles that are a mix of remote work and onsite work fixed days each week.
• Hybrid flexible – roles that are a mix of remote work and onsite work, but the onsite requirements have greater flexibility. (i.e. 5-8 days a month vs. set days each week).

As an employee, if you are regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week, you will have access to a wide range of comprehensive benefits from day one, designed to support your total well‑being: medical, dental, vision, parental leave and family leave programs, behavioral health programs, 401(k) with company match, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, and generous paid time off.

More than 13,000 people already call PSEG their work home, taking pride in providing safe, reliable service to millions of customers. If you’re looking for a place where you can build a meaningful career and help power and support our communities, we’d love to welcome you to the team.

PSEG is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

The External Affairs Support Specialist will support the State Government Affairs, Regional Public Affairs and Outreach functions within Corporate Citizenship. The position will be responsible for negotiating and maintaining contracts with external consultants, handling the procurement process, and maintaining the budget process within the Corporate Citizenship Department. In addition, the position will be responsible for ensuring compliance with all internal policies and procedures and any external compliance requirements, including filing the annual ELEC report.

• Manage departmental compliance with the Standards of Conduct, internal policies and procedures requiring thorough knowledge of the department's and corporate policies, practices and procedural information.
• Develop processes in order to further support the compliance functions.
• Work closely with the State Government Affairs Department and Regional Public Affairs group to ensure compliance with company policies and State election laws including tracking lobbying hours including managing and completing the annual election law lobbying report.
• Coordinate, analyze and manage the departmental budget of $10M with Senior-Director SGA including, but not limited to, managing and negotiating consultant contracts, managing purchase orders and ensuring compliance with company policies.
• Manage and execute department functions including employee onboarding and off‑boarding, asset tracking, records management, purchase requisitions and order management, invoice verification and processing, internal reports, preparing PowerPoint and Excel spreadsheets in order to support department operations. Work closely with Senior Director - SGA to coordinate operations.
• Responsible for managing the employee Political Action Committee resources, including budgeting, payment requirements and compliance with internal and external policies.
• Perform diverse responsibilities, often of a confidential nature to support the State Government Affairs department’s activities related to legislative issues, including but not limited to providing summary reports of pending legislation, preparing strategic PowerPoint presentations for senior leadership…