Base is America’s next-generation power company. We’re rebuilding the foundation of modern civilization–electricity–by deploying a vast network of distributed batteries that is transforming today’s fragile, centralized grid into a resilient and abundant system. We are engineers, operators, and creatives solving some of the most complex, interdisciplinary challenges of our time.
As Base’s on-the-ground representative in Illinois, you will be the tactical architect of our legislative strategy in the State. You will serve as a high-impact advocate who can navigate the Illinois General Assembly and build relationships with legislators and their staff. You will bridge the gap between our innovative energy technology and state lawmakers, ensuring that legislation shapes a future grid that welcomes our tech and retail electricity solutions.
This will be a hybrid role between Austin and Chicago. At Base, our culture is the heartbeat of our success. We are a tight-knit team that thrives on the energy, spontaneous collaboration, and shared purpose that comes from working side-by-side in Austin. For this role, however, we recognize the unique need to be in Illinois. We will therefore look for a candidate who is committed to having a strong presence both in Austin and in Chicago. If based in Chicago, we will ask you to spend your first four to six weeks in Austin and then approximately one week per month thereafter.
Base's legal, regulatory, and policy team supports the company's ability to build, sell, and operate across the country, covering corporate and commercial legal work, utility regulatory strategy, and state and federal government affairs. Within that team, government affairs focuses on the legislature: shaping and passing the laws that allow a battery company to participate in the market, interconnect with the grid, and get projects permitted. That work happens state by state, through drafting bills, briefing lawmakers, and building coalitions, with the goal of making regulatory approval and local permitting more predictable once the underlying law is in place. The legislation this team pursues often shapes whether and how quickly Base can enter and scale in a given market.
Please note: Base is a startup, which means priorities shift and evolve quickly. Your role may expand or change based on the needs of the business at any given time, so the responsibilities listed may not be exhaustive.
Base is building the future of American power.
The grid is the largest, most complex machine in the world. But it’s aging, struggling to keep up with today’s demand, and is unprepared for our electrified future.
Base is modernizing the grid as the first engineering-led, technology-driven power company. We’re deploying a nationwide network of distributed batteries that strengthens critical infrastructure and saves Americans money.
Our team of engineers, operators, creatives, technicians, and electricians design and deploy systems at speed. If you want to tackle the problem that will define this century and shape the future of American energy, now is the time.
Join us.
