Legislative Affairs Specialist (Energy Policy)

Location: Washington, DC; on-site

Company

hirify.global transforms the way government uses data and technology.

What you will do

• Support the Department of Energy’s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation as a link between program offices, senior leadership, and Capitol Hill.
• Provide quick-turnaround quantitative and qualitative analysis of legislative, regulatory, stakeholder, and programmatic issues.
• Monitor federal and state legislative initiatives, emerging technologies, and policy developments affecting CMEI offices and programs.
• Coordinate congressional testimony, briefing packages, presentations, memos, and hearing preparation materials.
• Prepare DOE leadership for congressional committee, Member of Congress, and committee staff briefings, including strategic budget briefings.
• Manage multiple high-visibility, fast-turnaround legislative affairs projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Public Policy, Public Affairs, Political Economy, Political Science, Sociology, Economics, Engineering, Science, or a related discipline.
• 6+ years of relevant legislative or policy experience, including direct Capitol Hill experience; a master’s degree may substitute for 2 years of experience.
• Experience preparing briefing materials, reports, and backgrounders for senior government or legislative officials.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including stakeholder coordination, briefing delivery, and conflict resolution.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the required Department of Energy credentials or clearance.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting executive branch agencies, particularly DOE or related federal science and energy agencies, in a legislative affairs or policy advisory capacity.
• Familiarity with critical minerals, clean energy technologies, energy security policy, or supply chain resilience.
• Understanding of congressional authorization and appropriations processes, the National Defense Authorization Act, and federal energy authorization cycles.
• Experience using digital legislative tracking tools and congressional databases such as Congress.gov, CQ Federal, or Politico Pro.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, on-site role in Washington, DC.
• Work in a dynamic, high-visibility environment supporting federal energy and technology programs.