Case Specialist II

Xcel Energy•Denver, CO

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Provide strategic project management leadership for the development and execution of major regulatory case filings across Xcel Energy’s jurisdictions. These may include rate cases, resource planning, certificates of need, investigations, compliance filings, tariff proposals, industry structural proposals, and major internal regulatory projects. The role applies project management principles to regulatory case management and initiatives, and may prepare and sponsor testimony supporting Xcel Energy positions. The Case Specialist II manages major regulatory cases from evaluation and preparation through processing and implementation, sets out the company’s positions on case issues, and coordinates testimony, exhibits, data requests, filing packages, rulemaking comments, and reports. The role directs interdisciplinary teams, coordinates internal and external communications, maintains case schedules, advises management on progress and strategy, and supports negotiations and representation before regulatory agencies. It also identifies process improvements and coordinates complex work plans, project tracking, and metrics. The position requires a bachelor’s degree in business or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience, along with 8–10 years of regulatory-field experience. Periodic overnight travel and extensive overtime are required. Xcel Energy supports a hybrid work model; many roles work onsite three days per week, Tuesday through Thursday, although expectations vary by role, team, and business needs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
8–10 years of experience in the regulatory field.
Demonstrated experience with existing and emerging competitive regulatory issues.
Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Periodic overnight travel is required.
Extensive overtime is required.

Nice To Haves

Previous project management experience.

Responsibilities

Manage major regulatory cases, including evaluation, preparation, processing, and implementation of filings.
Establish Xcel Energy’s positions on specific case issues and manage projects to improve the efficiency and quality of regulatory filings.
Coordinate internal and external communications, messaging, and media plan development.
Manage multiple large projects simultaneously using project management principles.
Coordinate preparation of regulatory testimony, exhibits, data requests, filing packages, rulemaking comments, and reports for regulatory commissions.
Maintain compliance with case schedules and direct interdisciplinary case teams in addressing issues and solving problems.
Identify and involve appropriate business groups in completing regulatory filings.
Develop and support tools that inform management about case progress and recommend alternative strategies.
Identify potential outcomes of strategies to support management decision-making.
Ensure necessary information is prepared and developed for financial reporting.
Identify and interpret complex issues in regulatory proceedings, applying knowledge of regulatory laws, rules, policies, procedures, and precedent-setting orders across multiple jurisdictions.
Maintain current knowledge of regional and national regulatory trends.
Assist with coordinating negotiations to settle regulatory cases with involved parties.
Assist in representing the department and Xcel Energy before regulatory agencies and in interactions with internal and external customers, the legal department, and interveners.
Coordinate complex department work plans with key internal business clients and negotiate deliverables to complete complex cases on time.
Coordinate multiple project plans, tracking systems, and metrics to manage resources and improve process efficiency.
Identify opportunities to improve processes and increase productivity.
Present complex information to diverse audiences.
Work with business groups to process and respond to information requests and discovery.