Regulatory Analyst

Regulatory Analyst 3

Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) is seeking to fill one (1) Regulatory Analyst 3 (RA3) position within the Energy Planning Section of the Regulatory Services Division. This expert-level position directly supports the agency's mission by providing technical analysis and recommendations necessary for the commission's decision-making processes with respect to electricity and natural gas utility services, with a particular emphasis on the clean energy transition.

The Energy Planning Section provides regulatory oversight of seven (7) electric and natural gas utilities serving approximately three (3) million customers in Washington State with annual revenues exceeding $4.5 billion.

Hybrid:
Although this is a hybrid opportunity, the successful incumbent must reside within Washington state and must be available to report to the Lacey, Washington headquarters building when needed.

Travel:
Moderate travel may be required, typically within the state and to conduct business at a utility headquarters. Occasionally, travel outside of the state may be required. Travel may occur outside of normal work hours.

What We Offer Our Employees:

• UTC fosters an environment of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, while striving to hire and retain a workforce from the communities we serve.
• We place importance on a healthy balance between personal and professional lives; offering flexible work schedules, wellness programs, and mobile/telework opportunities.
• Through the state, our employees (and their families) are offered options for medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance.
• We offer enrollment into the state retirement programs and a deferred compensation plan.
• Throughout a calendar year, employees receive a minimum of 14 days of vacation leave per year and 11 paid holidays and 1 personal holiday in addition to accruing sick leave.

Our Values:

• Respect - We treat every person and interaction with consideration and goodwill.
• Professionalism - We are committed to excellence in our work and conduct.
• Integrity - We do the right things for the right reasons - trusting others to do the same.
• Accountability - With courage, we hold ourselves and each other accountable for exhibiting respect, professionalism, and integrity.

The RA3 provides advanced-level knowledge as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) working on utility filings related to energy planning and the clean energy transition by providing detailed analysis that balances the public interest. The incumbent makes recommendations necessary for the commission's decision-making processes with respect to energy planning, implementation plans and reports. This expert-level position performs work on complex issues with significant and broad impact on multi-billion-dollar gas and electric utilities, energy customers, and other communities in the state.

You will research and analyze a wide variety of subjects to evaluate utility energy filings, which may include:

• Clean energy planning and implementation
• Energy storage and emerging technologies
• Energy equity
• Transportation electrification
• Energy efficiency
• Distributed energy resources
• Building electrification

The RA3 provides the commission with recommendations on decisions for utility filings through formal written memoranda, commissioner briefings, public presentations, and in formal adjudications, such as general rate proceedings with written and oral testimony. This is achieved by communicating clearly and concisely, describing issues in easy-to-understand terms. Expert-level recommendations are guided by the application of standard rules, procedures, orders, or processes, but also require exercising judgment or creativity.

The successful candidate will independently undertake research that is directly relevant to the regulation of investor-owned utilities in Washington state. This is accomplished by reviewing key commission orders, policy statements, industry trends, and developments across the United States for information relevant to current and future commission proceedings. They will also engage with policy makers, agency leaders, commissioners, industry advocates, company representatives, and other persons or groups affected by commission decisions in a collaborative manner.

Additional duties include, but aren't limited to the following:

• Reviews, analyzes, and reaches conclusions on complex and critical utility filings that may be broadly scoped and have significant impacts to consumers and utilities.
• Leads…