Clean Energy Policy Advisor

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23 Jan 2026

$78,761.00 To $ Annually

The salary range for a Policy Advisor is $78,761 – $99,609 annually and the salary range for a Senior Policy Advisor is $97,750 – $123,625.; salary depends on relevant experience and new staff rarely start at the top of the range.

The Clean Energy Policy Advisor will develop and advocate for policies and programs that reduce the environmental impact of electricity production, spur a rapid transition to a clean energy economy, and address climate change in Nevada. The Policy Advisor will work with guidance from the Nevada Clean Energy Manager.

The Clean Energy Senior Policy Advisor will independently develop and advocate for policies and programs that reduce the environmental impact of electricity production, spur a rapid transition to a clean energy economy, and address climate change in Nevada.

WRA fights climate change and its impacts to sustain the environment, economy, and people of the West. We respect the different needs of diverse people and partner with them to develop a shared vision for progress—one that advances communities while protecting biodiversity.

Our team of policy experts, scientists, economists, and attorneys has a 30-year history of working where decisions are made, sweating the details, creating evidence-based solutions, and holding decision makers accountable. This on the ground work with policymakers and other advocates advances clean energy, protects air, land, water, and wildlife—and sustains the lives and livelihoods of the West.

The preferred location for this position is in Nevada. The position may work remotely in Nevada or in WRA’s Reno, Nevada office, or a hybrid of the two. The alternate locations for this position may include working remotely in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, or Utah, or in those respective state offices, or a hybrid of the two.

• Develop and advocate for equitable policies in regulatory, legislative, and other policy forums that reduce the environmental impact of electricity and natural gas use, spur a rapid transition to a clean energy economy, and address climate change in the Interior West with guidance and support from a senior team member.
• Monitor relevant local, state, and federal policy developments.
• Research and analyze current and emerging clean energy policy in Nevada including legislation, administrative rules, and utility proceedings at the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, with a focus on issues related to gas and electric resource planning, energy efficiency, distributed resources, load management, beneficial electrification, and rate design.
• Assist in supervision of outside consultants.
• Keep abreast of emerging energy and climate topics to inform policy development, with an eye for equitable and inclusive policies and mechanisms.
• With guidance from a senior team member, evaluate utility plans and applications, state and local regulatory proposals, and pending legislation to ensure that they advance WRA’s decarbonization goals.

• Develop strategies and prepare expert witness testimony, comments, and discovery in regulatory proceedings, including planning, permitting, rule making, rate cases, and other formal or informal processes with guidance from a senior team member.
• Track regulatory proceedings and other state-level forums and identify opportunities to advance WRA’s objectives.
• Represent WRA in regulatory, legislative, and other policy forums, including through written and oral testimony before regulatory and legislative bodies, with guidance from a senior team member.
• Assist in negotiation and drafting of settlement agreements.

• Build relationships and work with representatives of regulated utilities, regulators, consumer advocates, clean energy and environmental advocates, state government agencies, and other gas and electric industry stakeholders to advance the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
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