Regulatory Affairs Manager

District of Columbia, United States of America

Job Family Group:

Legal Jobs

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

June 13, 2025

Business unit:

Trading and Supply

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

What’s the role

Primary responsibilities are to support Shell Energy Regulatory Affairs team through participation in federal and regional regulatory agency processes and proceedings, communicating regulation changes and impacts to support commercial transactions within existing regulations and coordinate advocacy efforts.

What you’ll be doing

• Eligible to work in the USA without sponsorship requirements
• Able to work a hybrid schedule
• Actively participate in developments and proceedings before federal agencies including FERC, CFTC and DOE.
• Coordinate comments and advocacy with regional Regulatory Affairs Staff on issues that affect gas, power marketing, carbon and trading activities, report on such developments to relevant groups within the company.
• Coordinate regular meetings with legal and compliance to ensure awareness of activity across teams.
• Monitor federal and state legislative activity and coordinate with Corporate Relations teams to ensure messaging alignment and timely distribution of information about any developments that impact company positions or operations.
• Participate in and support team trade association activity to assist in deriving benefits from memberships, such as leveraging access to information and supporting advocacy efforts.
• Ensure market behavior rule changes are included in Regulatory Affairs training.
• Review rules and initiate due diligence of projects and deals being evaluated.
• Support Shell Energy’s Regulatory Affairs initiatives, providing information and advice that are aligned with commercial priorities among trading, origination, and environmental products.  
• Manage outside counsel costs and participation in federal regulatory agency activity.
• Monitor and analyze wholesale gas and electricity market design changes, and provide input on suggested improvements
• Prepare reports and manage communications responding to inquiries from regulatory or government agencies.
• Some US travel required

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree required (Business, Engineering, Economics or equivalent preferred).
• Minimum of 5 years industry experience in energy regulation primarily in U.S. and specifically with federal agencies, i.e. FERC, CFTC, DOE.
• Knowledge of existing and proposed gas and power regulations in U.S.
• Ability to build and foster relationships across various internal and external stakeholders.
• Must effectively operate within a challenging and dynamic work environment including managing a wide spectrum of energy issues and supporting group efforts on others.
• Must have fundamental understanding of regulatory processes and strong technical writing skills.
• Experience in power market design and rule changes is highly desirable
• Strong personal relationship and communications skills are necessary and must be able to effectively work with regulatory agency staff and commissioners.
• Ability to understand impacts of government policies on business and compliance activity and communicate the same to commercial groups and make recommendations on how to respond.
• Technical and/or commercial understanding of retail and wholesale gas, power and carbon product markets; appreciation of license to operate concerns and compliance. 

What we offer

The base salary range for this position is $146,000 - $218,000 per year. Individual pay will be based on various factors such as relevant work experience, education, certifications, skill level, seniority, and internal equity.

For regular full-time or regular part-time employees of the Company (participating companies as listed in the Summary Plan Description), insurance coverage options include medical, dental, vision coverage, life Insurance, Business Travel Accident Insurance, and Occupational Accidental Death Benefit programs. Employees also participate in a company pension plan and a 401(k) plan. Paid leave includes up to 6 weeks of paid vacation time, up to 11 paid holidays, and parental leave offering 16 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents, and 8 weeks of paid leave for non-birthing parents.

Additionally, employees are eligible for short-term disability leave for up to 26 weeks at 100% or 50% of base pay as well as Long-Term Disability insurance. Shell also offers other compensation such financial reimbursement for adoption, wellness, education, and personal learning expenses, and some roles are eligible for discretionary long-term incentives.  For interns, eligible benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, life insurance, Business Travel Accident Insurance, and Occupational Accidental Death Benefit programs; participation in a 401(k) plan; and paid leave for up to 11 paid holidays.  Additional information on Shell’s US benefit programs can be found at https://www.shell.us/careers/about-careers-at-shell/rewards-and-benefits.html.

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

• Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.
• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.
• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.
• Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
• Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working.
• Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.
• Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.
• Join an organization working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.
• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams.
• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programs.

We'd like you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive companies. You can get to know more about how we're working towards that goal, click here.

Shell in The United States

Shell has been in the US for more than 100 years, leading the sector in energy, petrochemicals and refined products.  Today, we provide millions of Americans with the energy needed to heat and cool their homes and power the economy. 

We operate in all 50 states, from our Deep Water platforms in the Gulf of Mexico to the Pennsylvania Chemicals complex and our miles of pipelines throughout the US.

We reach our customers through our 13,000 branded retail stations, and we are number 1 in gasoline sales. We also own the #1 brand of motor oil in the U.S. – Pennzoil® – made from natural gas.

We are excited to play a key role in the move to net carbon emissions while providing the oil and gas needed by society for many decades to come.

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