Rowan Digital Infrastructure develops and delivers customized infrastructure for data center campuses. Operating across construction and energy, the company combines sustainable development, engineering, and construction capabilities to help hyperscale partners bring data center projects online efficiently. Its work emphasizes scalable delivery, reliable operations, environmental stewardship, and positive community impact.
Regulatory Affairs and Public Policy Associate
Support public policy and regulatory work for sustainable data center development at Rowan Digital Infrastructure. Track legislation, assess business impacts, and coordinate policy efforts with stakeholders and internal teams.
Description
- Track bills and regulatory dockets across priority states and policy areas.
- Assess legislative and regulatory developments and explain their risks and opportunities for Rowan’s portfolio.
- Learn how Rowan’s projects move through permitting, utility service, energy procurement, entitlements, finance, and construction.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to connect policy developments with project strategies.
- Help develop policy positions, regulatory filings, stakeholder communications, comment letters, testimony, presentations, and advocacy materials.
- Prepare briefings, memoranda, presentations, and executive summaries for internal decisions and stakeholder engagement.
- Research policy and prospective markets, identifying emerging legislative, regulatory, and political risks in target locations.
- Investigate policy issues, regulatory frameworks, and market trends affecting data center development, infrastructure investment, energy procurement, utility regulation, and economic development.
- Help coordinate engagement with consultants, trade associations, utilities, regulators, government officials, and advisors by preparing materials, gathering input, and tracking follow-up.
- Record meeting insights and action items, then turn findings into practical analysis and recommendations.
- Travel up to 10–15% for company gatherings, conferences, and events.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
- 2–3 years of public policy experience in government, relevant nonprofits, regulatory or legislative affairs, consulting, economic development, infrastructure, energy, utilities, or a related area.
- Experience tracking legislation, regulatory proceedings, public policy developments, or government actions and summarizing findings in clear written materials.
- Familiarity with state and federal government processes, regulatory agencies, and policy implementation.
- Ability to build relationships and collaborate across highly cross-functional teams.
- Experience or exposure to energy, utilities, infrastructure development, data centers, economic development, environmental permitting, transmission, water infrastructure, or related sectors is preferred.
- Ability to explain complex policy or regulatory topics in plain English and connect them to business implications.
- Experience managing several projects at once with strong attention to detail.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing memos, briefings, or presentations.
- Experience with legislative tracking tools, data systems, or AI-enabled tools to improve workflow efficiency is a plus.
- Interest in energy and infrastructure policy and a self-starting approach.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, highly cross-functional environment.
- Must state whether employment visa sponsorship in the United States is required.
Benefits
- Hybrid work environment.
- Team-building and learning opportunities.
- Benefits package with comprehensive health benefits and a company contribution to a 401(k).
- Unlimited paid time off.
- RTD ECO Pass or parking reimbursement.
- Competitive compensation, bonus, and incentive plan.