Lead, Fed Policy & Advocacy – Energy

District of Columbia, United States of America

Job Family Group: Corporate Relations

Worker Type: Regular

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Start Date:

January 12, 2026

Business Unit: CoS and Corporate Relations

Experience Level: Experienced Professionals

What’s the role

Shell’s success in the U.S. energy market depends on proactive and successful engagement with federal policymakers. As Lead, Federal Policy & Advocacy, you will shape and execute strategies that influence federal policy outcomes, protect Shell’s interests and unlock opportunities for growth.

This senior leadership role requires exceptional judgment, collaborative behaviors, strategic thinking, strong relationships and the ability to translate federal policy priorities into S.M.A.R.T. objectives that deliver measurable impact.

Reporting to the Head of U.S. Policy Advocacy in Washington, D.C., the Lead will oversee a team of federal policy and advocacy professionals and manage a defined portfolio area. You’ll ensure Shell enhances its influence in Washington, D.C., captures federal policy opportunities and mitigates risk through strategic engagement and policy leadership while fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing across internal and external teams.

Specifically, this role will be responsible for leading federal policy and advocacy for a portfolio of Shell's activities in the U.S. that includes:
Gulf of America (GoA) offshore oil and gas (Upstream);
Midstream; onshore renewable development (working closely with Shell’s portfolio company, Savion); permitting reform; and GoA offshore carbon, capture and sequestration.

This is one of several Lead, Federal P&A roles within the U.S. P&A team, each managing a distinct portfolio. Together, these Leads report to the Head of U.S. Policy Advocacy and collaborate to advance Shell's federal policy priorities.

• Develop S.M.A.R.T. objectives in partnership with the lines of business within your portfolio
• Shape legislative and regulatory outcomes on policies within your portfolio, including federal permitting reform and policies that enable traditional energy and low‑carbon projects
• Advance and maintain regular and competitive offshore oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of America
• Advance and maintain leasing, operational and decommissioning policies and regulations with key government officials to ensure Shell can operate its oil, gas and renewable energy portfolios competitively, safely and sustainably in the U.S.
• Monitor and influence the emerging CCS/CO2 transport/storage regulatory framework on federal waters to align with Shell's business objectives
• Engage and direct others to engage DOI and its agencies (BOEM, BSEE, ONRR), CEQ and other relevant agencies; key congressional committees (SENR, HNRC); and congressional offices to advance Shell's policies
• Direct technical comments, briefings and testimony
• Draft statutory language and regulatory comments and provide impact analyses on policies that may impact businesses within your portfolio
• Lead and manage a team of individual contributors and direct outside consultants

• Advance policies that protect and enable delivery of KPIs set by the GoA business leadership
• Advance federal permitting policy priorities (legislative and regulatory) that continue to protect the environment and encourage community participation while also reducing permitting cycle times and project risk
• Achieve S.M.A.R.T. objectives that are developed in partnership with the lines of business within your portfolio (e.g., Upstream, Midstream and onshore renewable energy)

• Model Shell’s safety, ethics, transparency and anti‑corruption standards in all federal advocacy activities
• Ensure full adherence to LDA, FEC, House/Senate rules, agency ex‑parte protocols and Shell internal controls
• Maintain accurate, timely records of advocacy, meetings, deliverables and expenditures

• Must have legal authorization to work in the U.S. on a full‑time basis for anyone other than the current employer
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in law or public policy strongly preferred
• 10–15 years in federal energy and environment policy and…