Programs Manager V

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Programs Manager V

185 CORPORATION COMMISSION

Corporation Commission

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Full time

Regular

Annual salary based on education and experience.

Leads complex regulatory functions involving accounting, auditing, financial analysis, economic analysis, and regulatory policy associated with the regulation of Commission-jurisdictional utilities. Develops recommendations regarding regulatory policy, rate making, accounting treatment, economic and financial analysis, and Commission procedures while ensuring technically sound, well-supported, and consistent recommendations to the Commission, agency leadership, stakeholders, and the Legislature.

The position reports to Division executive leadership and serves as a senior technical and program manager responsible for leading assigned regulatory functions, providing policy recommendations, overseeing highly technical work products, assisting in establishing Division priorities, supporting strategic initiatives, and advancing the Commission’s mission of ensuring safe, reliable utility service at fair, just, and reasonable rates.

• Plans, directs, and coordinates regulatory accounting, auditing, financial analysis, economic analysis, and regulatory activities involving Commission-jurisdictional utilities, which include electric, natural gas, electric cooperatives, water, telecommunications and the Oklahoma Universal Service Fund (OUSF).
• Develops recommendations concerning complex regulatory matters including, but not limited to, accounting, auditing, finance, economics, engineering, rate making, utility operations, infrastructure planning, resource planning, reliability, regulatory policy, and other proceedings involving Commission-jurisdictional utilities.
• Provides leadership, guidance, and technical direction to assigned staff by establishing priorities, assigning work, evaluating performance, reviewing work product, supporting professional development, and fostering a collaborative work environment.
• Plans and directs the development and implementation of regulatory policies, procedures, strategic initiatives, and operational priorities consistent with Division objectives.
• Directs or participates in case processing activities involving applications, rate proceedings, investigations, audits, financing matters, certificates, compliance reviews, and other regulatory proceedings involving Commission-jurisdictional utilities.
• Monitors emerging regulatory, financial, accounting, technological, operational, economic, legislative, and industry developments affecting Commission-jurisdictional utilities and recommends appropriate policy responses.
• Reviews testimony, exhibits, work papers, audit reports, financial analyses, economic analyses, and staff recommendations for technical accuracy, analytical completeness, and consistency with Commission policy.
• Presents testimony before the Commission as required.
• Provides technical and policy advice to Division leadership and the Commission regarding matters affecting Commission-jurisdictional utilities.

Employees at this level are assigned overall responsibility for planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating one or more major statewide regulatory program areas having significant impact on Division operations. Positions exercise substantial independent judgment in policy development, technical analysis, program administration, and supervision of professional staff.

Employees develop and implement strategic initiatives, establish operational priorities, evaluate program effectiveness, recommend regulatory policy, and provide technical guidance to Division leadership. Work requires extensive knowledge of utility regulation and the ability to manage complex regulatory matters involving financial, accounting, economic, operational, engineering, and policy issues.