Requisition ID: 107328 Share Our Purpose. Be Yourself. Feel Valued. People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career. Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals.We are Beautifully Different. We strongly believe having diversity across our company makes us more successful and helps us provide essential services to our customers. We are stronger because we embrace different ideas, viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds. American Water is the best choice for your next role! Click here for more information on our inclusion, diversity, and equity journey.About American Water American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people across 14 regulated jurisdictions and 18 military installations. American Water's 6,500 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company's national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders.As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water expects to invest $30 to $34 billion in infrastructure repairs and replacement, system resiliency and regulated acquisitions over the next 10 years. The company has a long-standing history of executing its core operations, aligned with sustainable best practices, through its commitments to safety, affordability, customer service, protecting the environment, an inclusive workforce and strengthening communities.American Water has been recognized on the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for the fifth consecutive year, ranked 18th on Barron's 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies 2023 List, earned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act designation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's WaterSense® Excellence Award, among additional state, local and national recognitions. For more information, visit amwater.com and join American Water on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.Primary Role * Supports the VP, Chief Legislative and External Affairs Officer and team, with a primary focus on advancing effective policy and advocacy engagement at the federal level. Responsibilities will include supporting and expanding American Water's engagement with Congressional, Administration and Executive Branch stakeholders, including committee staff for relevant Congressional committees of jurisdiction with oversight on issues germane to AW * Will develop and expand relationships with key external policymakers and corresponding staff, including e.g. EPA Office of Water, Environmental Council of the States and the NARUC Water Committee. * Works closely with internal Regulatory teams. Responsible for assisting the management of any external lobbyists and/or consultants specific to legislative and external affairs support. * Collaborates closely with the Director, Legislative and External Affairs to potentially explore/support creation of NAWC -like state chapters. Key Accountabilities * Works closely with the Director, Legislative and External Affairs to assist in management, development and implementation of legislative and external affairs program including participating at conferences, events and speaking opportunities where the company's industry leadership and expertise can be showcased. * This role will have a particular focus on engaging with federal stakeholders. * Participates in the evaluation of existing portfolio of AW strategic relationships, to identify which exist and potentially need to be strengthened or expanded and to identify key, strategic relationships and partnerships that are not currently in place and are needed. * Works closely with Regulatory Policy and Affairs and External Communications and the Director, Legislative and External Affairs, to ensure timely awareness internally of conferences and speaking engagement opportunities, for potential AW engagement and to support development of relevant materials. * Utilize company public affairs management platform to help manage constituent issues and public official interactions. * Work with senior management to ensure coverage at Commissioner and other regulatory events. * Collaborate with the Specialist, Government and Regulatory Affairs (this is exisTo view the full job description, click here