Regulatory Affairs Manager

This position is responsible for supporting strategies and operations of the organization’s regulatory affairs function, which ensures compliance with governmental regulations or standards.

• Serve as a subject matter expert for regulatory tariff filings and rate cases before the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC), including wholesale transmission service tariffs and transmission cost of service cases.
• Develop and manage compliance filings and submittals to regulatory entities, including the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the PUCT, and other regional or local governmental authorities.
• Manage PUC Certificate of Convenience and Necessity activities, including regulatory case management for transmission lines and substations and coordination with other utilities and regulatory agencies.
• Work with cross‑functional teams of subject matter experts to manage, develop, and submit required reporting to the PUC, including monthly transmission construction reports.
• Manage and externally advocate Cooperative’s position with respect to proposed regulatory rule makings, including coordinating with external stakeholders and advising Cooperative executives on rule making impacts.
• Interpret regulatory standards and support strategy development for ensuring compliance.
• Represent the organization in meetings with regulatory authorities.
• Track pending changes in the regulatory environment to allow for efficient organizational response to new legislation or regulatory requirements.

• Participate and represent the Cooperative in industry groups when in the interest of the business and its operations.
• Develop and sustain relationships with regulatory entities, stakeholder groups, and market participants.
• Serve as a liaison with regulatory entities on behalf of the Cooperative and support internal coordination efforts with regulatory authorities.
• Keep abreast with industry affairs by tracking emerging trends in the industry.
• Analyze policy and regulatory trends that could positively or negatively impact company operations and business development opportunities and provide reporting and integration plans to key business leaders.
• Support the internal cross‑functional analysis and development of the Cooperative’s regulatory policy positions and advocate the position through participation in the stakeholder processes.
• Perform a substantive review of applicable regulatory and policy issues, including when appropriate a cost impact to the Cooperative and its members.
• Maintain the security of confidential information.
• Stay abreast of advances in technology.
• Demonstrate regular and prompt attendance.
• Performs other related duties as necessary or assigned.

Provide technical direction, advice, and mentorship to others.

• Knowledge of federal, state, regulatory and legislative developments that affect the electric industry in Texas.
• Knowledge of electric utility transmission, distribution, and/or wholesale power operations.
• Knowledge of the ERCOT market and ERCOT stakeholder process.
• Knowledge of PUCT regulatory filing and contested case processes.
• Knowledge of business and management principles, including strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership techniques, and budgeting.
• Knowledge of using computer systems, which may include setting up and using hardware and software programs, entering data or processing information.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service.
• Skilled in business and management principles including strategic planning, resource allocation leadership techniques and budgeting.
• Skilled in anticipating, identifying, analyzing and resolving conflict and problems.
• Skilled in providing training, coaching, leadership, direction and supervision to staff.
• Skilled in communicating effectively with all levels within the organization.
• Skilled in project management.
• Skilled in planning, scheduling, prioritizing and coordinating work within assigned work area.
• Skilled in negotiation and influencing others.
• Skilled in articulating complex, technical information to technical and…