Who We Are

Balfour Beatty Investments is a global infrastructure investor operating in the UK, US, and Canada. We provide the investment capability to deliver complex infrastructure projects. Over the past 15 years, Balfour Beatty Investments (formerly known as Balfour Beatty Capital) has established itself as one of the largest investors in the PPP industry, building a portfolio of more than 60 projects worldwide, predominantly in the UK and US.

Balfour Beatty Investments is proud to offer challenging and rewarding work in a variety of functional areas. As a company, we operate with safety and sustainability as our primary focus. Equally integral components of our culture are our values—Integrity, Teamwork, Excellence, Respect—and our code of conduct. Living up to these commitments requires the fresh ideas, insights and talents of employees as diverse as the audiences we interact with every day.

The success of our company is built on the efforts of our employees. We are committed to offering our employees a path to professional success through development, training and mentoring opportunities that cover a wide variety of skills and functional areas.

At Balfour Beatty Investments, our employees are our greatest asset, and their well-being means a healthier, more productive workplace. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes a variety of health care options, retirement benefits and other flexible benefits.

Our Benefits

• Discretionary bonuses
• Medical and Dental Insurance 1st of the month following employment
• Health, Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts
• Company paid life insurance
• 401K plan with employer matching
• Robust PTO to include, sick, floating holidays, vacation, and personal days
• 2 Volunteer Days per year
• Company paid short-term and long- term disability, parental leave.
• And more!

About the role

The SVP, Government Relations Advisor will represent the Company on federal legislative and regulatory issues, serving as a registered lobbyist in advocating favorable federal legislative and regulatory positions for the Company and the industry.

This position offers a unique opportunity to benefit from the Company s competitive benefits, participate in legislative and regulatory activity in Washington, D.C. and function in an entrepreneurial environment. This is a new position and the incumbent will be responsible to lead and setup this new office.

What you'll be doing

• Provide depth and expertise in support of Washington D.C. based legislative and regulatory affairs efforts by building and maintaining relationships on behalf of the Company with key members of Congress, congressional staff, and administration.
• Educate Congress on the Military Family Housing Privatization program and what the Company is doing to support military members and their families.
• Attend Congressional hearings, briefings and meetings and prepare summaries of legislative, regulatory, and political developments of interest to the Company.
• Actively build and manage relationships with consultants, think tanks and trade associations to improve service and reduce costs; while identifying areas of operational risk which can be minimized and maximizing the benefit and positive exposure for the Company.
• Provide recommendations related to developing and managing political activities consistent with emerging election trends in advance of each election cycle to best serve the organization s business objectives.
• Draft and circulate periodic legislative updates, and conduct presentations to keep Company informed and engaged in the legislative process.
• Routinely work with Company executives to formulate policy.
• Establish and maintain a professional network of political, lobbying, campaign and public policy contacts to maintain the profile of the Company with federal legislators, congressional staff, and trade associations.

Who we're looking for

• Law degree, M.B.A. or relevant graduate degree preferred.
• 5 – 10 years of relevant experience in political, public policy, campaign, or lobbying areas or combination with a focus on insurance, banking, financial services industry, or related field.
• Must have experience with annual Congressional appropriations and defense authorization process. Preferable to have knowledge of DoD organization and decision-making process.
• Must be able to recommend positions on issues and suggest changes in strategies as legislative and regulatory processes unfold – acute political and public perception sensitivity.
• Demonstrate strong decision-making skills with a solid foundation of analytical and strategic thinking.
• Demonstrated ability to write efficiently for a c-suite audience, under tight deadlines.
• Must have a clear reputation for ethical conduct.
• Proven self-starter, results oriented with a keen attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills in written, verbal and interpersonal communications skills a must.
• Represent the Company at all times in a professional manner and in accordance with all corporate policies and all applicable ethics, lobbying, gift and campaign finance rules, laws, and regulations.
• Established relationships on Capitol Hill.
• Registered as a lobbyist.
• Proficient knowledge of legislative processes.
• Outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Outstanding people skills.
• Ability to influence others.
• Available to attend events and meetings outside work hours.
• Possession of a valid state issues driver s license and safe driving record are required

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