Life at AGA

About the Job:

The American Gas Association is seeking a Manager, Policy Analysis and Engagement to join our Energy Markets team. This role stands at the intersection of policy innovation and practical implementation, directly influencing AGA’s contribution to a sustainable energy future.

The ideal candidate will be distinguished by their blend of policy acumen and technical understanding of energy efficiency and gas-end use technologies. They should be at a pivotal stage in their career, prepared for substantial growth as a manager and leader, and eager to assume responsibilities in program leadership. This position provides a unique opportunity for policy leadership, professional growth, and making a meaningful contribution to sustainability during a phase of notable growth and change within the industry.

What you will do:

• Advance AGA’s climate change commitments through the implementation and management of programs, policy resources, events, and more that advance gas utility energy efficiency and end-use technology solutions.
• Serve as AGA lead on committees and forums and with external groups and stakeholders to develop efficient, environmentally friendly, and cost-effective end-use technologies.
• Lead the AGA Gas Energy Efficiency Roundtable groups, which provide a platform for the members to engage in peer-to-peer exchange and drive accelerated information exchange and best practices.
• Craft and present data-driven briefings and policy recommendations including analytical reports, whitepapers, and case studies to AGA staff, senior leadership, members, and other stakeholders on various topics such as technology adoption, energy efficiency, and decarbonization solutions.

What you will bring:

• At least 3 years in energy-related activities, preferably with trade association experience.
• Knowledge of natural gas utilities, gas end-use technologies, and current and future decarbonization solutions.
• Proficiency in data collection, interpretation, and dissemination related to energy and policy and the ability to translate data and complex analysis into an actionable roadmap.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in economics, statistics, business, public policy, or related field.

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, Dental and Vision 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 staff to pass a background check and sign an arbitration agreement as conditions of employment.

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.

About the Job:

The Security Manager provides membership outreach and engagement, supporting the execution of AGA programs and initiatives as they relate to increasing the physical and cyber security of our member’s critical energy infrastructure. This includes logistical support for virtual and in-person meetings and workshops, developing and managing agendas for events, leading committee projects from start to finish, and serving as an ambassador of AGA, its members, and the natural gas industry. A background in energy security policy and high-level understanding of cyber and physical security of natural gas infrastructure are beneficial for this role.

What you will do:

• Assist with the execution of AGA cyber and physical security programs and initiatives through data collection, analyses, and information dissemination to AGA’s membership.
• Support AGA’s Security Program by capturing metrics, facilitating focus groups, and assisting development and facilitation of the AGA Cyber and Physical Security Focus Groups, and the biennial AGA Natural Gas Exercise (NGX).
• Organize, conduct, and facilitate workshops, conferences, roundtables, webinars, and teleconferences from start to finish.
• Assist with planning, implementation, and facilitation of meetings, roundtables, and the joint AGA/EEI Security Conference; independently developing and executing membership-driven committee projects and workshops; soliciting volunteers; and creating and managing production timelines from start through completion.
• Support the staff executive and work of the AGA Cybersecurity Strategy and Regulatory Action Committee, focusing on energy security policy.
• Maintain AGA security webpages.
• Generate ideas to meet AGA strategic security management objectives, including managing projects within established budgets and timetables, and recognizing and implementing opportunities to generate revenue.
• Represent AGA in government, industry, and other stakeholder technical conferences/workshops, meetings, and other venues with the ability to prepare and deliver presentations in public and industry forums and communicate technical issues (in particular, cybersecurity issues), both orally and in writing, to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Provide support for AGA initiatives, such as technical publications, compiling and adjudicating member company comments in response to government requests, and promoting security initiatives with the ability to collaboratively work on multi-disciplinary teams and integrate diverse opinions into consensus positions.

What you will bring:

• Have an interest in energy security policy
• Be proficient in Microsoft programs
• Ability to travel domestically for up to 20% of the year meetings and events
• At least four years professional work experience with cyber and physical security.
• Bachelor’s degree in public policy or business-related field
• Understanding of basic cybersecurity-related concepts
• Understanding of basic natural gas operations concepts
• Understanding of basic energy (natural gas, oil, electric) security policy

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 Market and Regulatory Analyst to join our Energy Markets team. 

The Market and Regulatory Analyst will support the development of analytical products and policy insights to identify high-impact gas utility, energy market, and regulatory insights and solutions. As part of the Energy Markets, Analysis, and Standards team, the individual will evaluate, inform, and communicate key issues related to natural gas market fundamentals and gas utility regulatory policy initiatives, including but not limited to gas purchasing, energy efficiency, rates, emerging fuels, emissions, and markets.

What you will do:

• Serve as energy market and regulatory analyst.
• Develop analyses and insights that address the critical role of local gas utilities in advancing economic and environmental goals.
• Prepare rate and regulatory analyses, policy briefs, white papers, and studies focused on local gas utility issues, domestic and global energy markets, and the economy.
• Develop and maintain relationships with AGA members, industry associations, the business community, academics, consultants, professional societies, and other energy economics and analysis stakeholders.
• Assist with energy and economic modeling and analysis.
• Provide thought leadership and analysis on state utility regulatory matters.

What you will bring to AGA:

• Strong quantitative and analytical capabilities.
• Effective rhetorical and written communication skills, with a particular interest in learning to communicate complex topics to diverse audiences, from non-technical to industry experts.
• Demonstrable comfort with public speaking.
• Interest in economic and statistical modeling.
• Intermediate Excel skills. 
• Comfortable with independent research but able to work, manage, and provide thought leadership effectively in a team environment.
• A bachelor’s degree in economics, statistics, business, public policy, or another relevant discipline.
• Ability to listen, develop insights, build consensus, and facilitate a responsive, patient, courteous, and diplomatic posture with staff, AGA members, and a diverse group of industry interests and stakeholders.

This full-time role is based in Washington, DC. 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 pass a background check and sign an arbitration agreement as conditions of employment.

Salary range for this position is $75,696 – $85,158.

Full-time Benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Paid Sick Time, Paid Vacation Leave, Paid Holidays.

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

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.