Life at AGA

About the Job:

The Director, Building Codes & Standards spearheads efforts to ensure strategic support to AGA and its members for codes, standards, regulations, and legislation that support the use of natural gas for residential and commercial needs. This role is crucial for advocating and advancing building codes and standards that support the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible use of natural gas in end-use applications and markets.

What you will do:

• Stay abreast of industry developments and implications to help identify short-term and long-term strategies that will meet membership building energy codes and standards priorities.
• This position offers an opportunity for impactful policy leadership, professional advancement, and contributing significantly to sustainability and innovation in a period of dynamic industry evolution.
• Underscore the indispensable role of natural gas in meeting today’s energy demands while laying the groundwork for a sustainable and resilient energy future.
• Develop and maintain a priority list of codes & standards issues to AGA member companies.
• Oversee the development of a consensus position among AGA members on high-priority codes & standards issues.
• Lead advocacy at model code organizations and appropriate standards bodies for the adoption of AGA’s positions.

What you will bring:

• Demonstrated policy insight and a deep technical understanding of natural gas applications and energy-efficient technologies.
• Experience and proven performance in developing and gaining adoption of codes and standards provisions and regulatory and legislative requirements that enhance the use of natural gas in Commercial businesses and residences.
• Undergraduate degree as a minimum in engineering, comparable technical degree, or equivalent experience.

How we operate:

AGA employees currently have the flexibility to work a hybrid schedule with 3 days in the Washington, DC office and 2 days remotely. The employee’s team determines one day each week, and the employee determines the others.

The Benefits:

• Paid Time Off
• Medical and Dental insurance
• Employer-paid Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Group Term Life Insurance and AD&D Insurance
• 401(k) with employer matching, and non-elective contributions
• Commuting subsidy
• Educational assistance and more!

To be considered for this role, please submit a cover letter, resume, and three professional references with your application.

The American Gas Association requires all offered candidates to pass a background check and sign an arbitration agreement as conditions of employment.

The American Gas Association is seeking a Manager, Safety, Operations & Engineering to join our Safety, Operations & Engineering Security Team.

As a member of AGA’s Safety, Operations & Engineering Security Team, the Manager will be an integral part of the advancement of the Natural Gas industry through engagement with member companies around the United States in the form of technical committees, research and development, peer reviews (in-person and virtual), and publications.

A successful candidate has experience in the natural gas industry, organizing workshops, writing technical documents, and an eagerness to grow and learn. The ability to travel, and a desire to live and work in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area are important for this role.

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, three professional references and a writing sample with their application.

AGA employees currently have the flexibility to work a hybrid schedule with 3 days in the office and 2 days remotely. The employee’s team determines one day each week, and the employee determines the others. The American Gas Association requires all staff to successfully complete a background check and sign an arbitration agreement as a condition of employment.

The American Gas Association, founded in 1918, represents more than 200 local energy companies that deliver clean natural gas throughout the United States. There are more than 76 million residential, commercial and industrial natural gas customers in the U.S., of which 95 percent — more than 72 million customers — receive their gas from AGA members. Today, natural gas meets more than thirty percent of the United States’ energy needs.