Regulatory Consultant Principal Utility

Regulatory Consultant Principal - Staff (Utility)

Base pay range: $96,000.00 – $ per year.

Additional compensation:
Annual Bonus.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Be first point of contact for regulators, peer utilities’ regulatory personnel and other stakeholders. Ensures smooth flow of information between SWEPCO regulatory agencies and industry stakeholders.
• Develops testimony, responds to discovery requests, responds to audits and participates in witness preparation.
• Works independently, with guidance only in the most complex matters, to prepare and present complex regulatory subjects and strategies in a clear, concise and effective manner to management and/or regulatory bodies; demonstrates a developed knowledge of the network channels within the company, other companies, professional organizations, and regulatory agencies.
• Facilitates work activity of others to perform regulatory tasks such as developing direct and rebuttal testimony, responding to discovery requests, responding to Commission audits, witness preparation, etc.; facilitate organizational unit activities related to specific, unique and/or highly specialized areas of regulatory practice; promotes professionalism and standards, influences the direction of thinking through the organizational unit as a recognized authority; and operates with no supervision in a complex environment.
• Expert level knowledge of regulatory matters for the applicable regulatory function performed.
• Regulatory matters include, but are not limited to: economic and legal foundations of regulation; the federal and state regulatory commission structures, processes, and roles; utility rate making and rate design;
  Independent System Operators (ISOs), Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs), and competitive wholesale markets; industry restructuring and deregulation; federal reliability compliance obligations; federal and state environmental compliance; and current legislative and regulatory policy issues impacting electric utilities.
• Interpret regulatory needs and implements projects and process work by establishing measurable goals, objectives and requirements relative to a specific area of responsibility; addresses company system-wide issues within specialized field of expertise; and reviews planned work of others.
• Anticipate, identify, clarify, resolve and initiate solutions to internal and/or external unique and specialized problems that sometimes involve analysis of inadequate or conflicting data; and facilitates the development of opportunities, new ideas and approaches that have system-wide impact.
• Make complex decisions based on calculated risk and be held accountable for these complex decisions; has a very strong knowledge of the impact of the decisions made on other organizational units internal and external of the company; possesses expert knowledge to defend decisions that are made in the interest of the company; and demonstrates the ability to extrapolate beyond known facts to reach a logical conclusion.
• Participate and/or lead in the use and development of moderately complex analytical tools to support regulatory planning and regulatory filings.
• Proficiently utilize analytical tools and data management skills to provide actionable recommendations for regulatory planning and regulatory filings.
• Consult with others to understand, identify, prioritize and develop actionable recommendations.
• Develop and present analysis and solutions that support strategic initiatives.
• Consult and collaborate with IT and others to optimize the use of tools and analysis.
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university AND 6 years of relative field, operations or analytical experience; or associate's degree from an accredited college or university AND 10 years of relative field, operations or analytical experience; or High School diploma or GED AND 12 years of relative field, operations or analytical experience.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Master’s degree is preferred.
• Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, Professional Engineer, or similar Certification/license is preferred.
• Proficiency with spreadsheets is required.
• Proficient…