Senior Customer Regulatory Specialist (Salt Lake City, UT or Portland, OR) #113886

Description

• Provide line extension application explanations to the rate department in support of cost allocation issues relating to application of line extensions.
• Act as top technical expert to both external and internal customers. Participate in policy changes making recommendations on behalf of the Customer and the Company.
• Represent the Company in support of regulatory initiatives to regulators and/or their staffs, key community and customer groups, and to other company departments for the six state service territory.
• Testify on behalf of the Company at General Rate Case hearings in six states. Develop direct testimony, exhibits, respond to data requests, and explain complex issues to regulators in writing and in person.
• Independently perform analysis and prepares management presentations addressing capital investment impacts of line extension and network upgrade policies and tariffs on customers, developers and company. Also perform analysis and prepare supporting documentation for other changes to prices associated with rules and regulations. Present the company’s position on various issues impacting company operations.
• Prepare form line extension and associated contracts for loads up to 1000 kVA, and reviews with legal, keeping current with line extension tariffs, corporate policy and legal directed changes. Maintain and update said contracts and supporting material online for use by field operations.
• Provide tariff support for contracts administrator for contracts for greater than 1000 kVA.
• Interpret rules and regulations for their application to internal and external parties. Provide support to key community and customer groups, and other company departments on issues related to tariff application, policy and service issues.
• Research and analyze relevant data, evaluate complex situations, develop creative alternatives, provide recommendations, and negotiate and influence outcomes for overall policies as well as complex customer issues.
• Act as the lead analyst and/or project leader in the preparation of strategic analysis and planning to keep rules and regulations current with operational needs, policies, and practices. Identifies, recommends and drafts changes to associated rules and regulations. Prepares testimony, exhibits, and supporting documentation.
• Collaborate with senior management, and with Government Affairs colleagues to establish company policy positions and communication strategies.
• Provide updates to rate schedules to the rate department to keep current with operational needs and practices.
• Prepare and presents training, communication, and system changes to support changes to rules or regulations.

Requirements

• Ability to listen and communicate effectively through oral and written means.
• Ability to work with all organizational levels to influence actions and negotiate outcomes.
• Familiarity with operations and engineering principles and issues and how they relate to application of the rules and regulations.
• Program design skills including development of interventions, processes, or new or modified programs to meet customer needs.
• Ability to travel.
• Communication and interpersonal skills involving the ability to establish trust, maintain confidence, and understand social behavior and interactions.
• Proficient with the use of personal computers to gather, analyze, and summarize data.
• Familiarity with electric industry and issues affecting it.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, Engineering, or a related field; or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Advanced Degree.
• Project management and leadership skills including the ability to work as a team member, to maintain project timelines, budgets, and deliver on commitments.
• A minimum of seven years of experience in line extension regulation, calculations and applications, revenue requirement preparation, simulation modeling, cost of service analysis, pricing analysis, financial analysis, or budgeting.
• Expert knowledge of research, analysis, and consulting techniques, Company policies, procedures, practices, and applicable federal, state, and local governmental laws and regulations.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance