Director Rates

TECO Energy•Tampa, FL

About The Position

The Director Rates oversees Tampa Electric’s (TEC) cost recovery clauses and manages the Clean Energy Transition Mechanism. The role interfaces with the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC), its staff, and other regulatory agencies; formulates and communicates regulatory policies; manages FERC and FPSC issues and filings; and supervises technical and compliance reviews of company filings. The Director oversees and directly supports preparation of testimony, tariffs, interrogatories, audit responses, and other data requests, and conducts analysis to develop company positions and responses to regulators. The role serves as a primary contact for Electric Delivery, Energy Supply, Customer Experience, Fuels and Wholesale Marketing, Corporate Communications, and Regulatory Accounting. The position provides regulatory leadership across TEC’s environmental, fuel and purchased power, capacity, generation performance incentive, storm protection plan, and conservation cost recovery matters, as well as the Clean Energy Transition Mechanism. It represents corporate positions before regulators and supports regulatory proceedings, strategy, policy analysis, and education across company departments. The role also monitors regulatory activity and communicates relevant developments to company officers and departments. Work is performed in a normal office environment, with occasional weekend and overtime requirements and occasional travel within or outside the state as needed. Responding to storms is a condition of employment; team members must participate in emergency and disaster response or recovery activities, in their normal duties or other assigned activities. Proper compensation will be made under company rules and procedures.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or a related field from an accredited college or university.
10 years of utility regulatory experience, including critical negotiations and/or high-impact or key initiatives.
5 years of leadership experience managing a team.
General knowledge of industry structure and history, utility finance and accounting practices, environmental and conservation matters, ratemaking practices, and legal and regulatory processes.
Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and other PC-based software.
Ability to meet occasional weekend and overtime requirements and travel within or outside the state as needed.
Participation in emergency and disaster response or recovery activities is a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

Graduate-level degree or professional certification.

Responsibilities

Oversee TEC cost recovery filings, regulatory activities, and negotiations with the FPSC for the Environmental Cost Recovery Clause; direct, coordinate, or prepare related petitions, testimony, projections, true-up filings, audit responses, and data requests.
Oversee TEC cost recovery filings, regulatory activities, and negotiations with the FPSC for the Fuel and Purchased Power Cost Recovery Clause, Capacity Cost Recovery Clause, and Generation Performance Incentive Factor; direct, coordinate, or prepare supporting filings and responses.
Oversee TEC cost recovery filings, regulatory activities, and negotiations with the FPSC for the Storm Protection Plan Cost Recovery Clause; direct, coordinate, or prepare supporting filings and responses.
Oversee TEC cost recovery filings, regulatory activities, and negotiations with the FPSC for the Conservation Cost Recovery Clause; direct, coordinate, or prepare supporting filings and responses.
Manage and directly prepare petitions, testimony, cost recovery projections and true-up filings, audit responses, and other data requests supporting TEC’s Clean Energy Transition Mechanism.
Serve as a TEC expert witness before regulatory agencies during hearings, agenda conferences, and workshops.
Oversee or coordinate preparation of internal and external witnesses for proceedings before state and federal regulators.
Represent and advocate corporate regulatory positions before regulators, commission staff, industry colleagues, interveners, and litigants.
Educate departments about regulatory requirements for cost recovery clause matters and assist with assessing strategy benefits and impacts, regulations, prudence, alternatives, and recovery issues.
Direct development of testimony and supporting analyses for FPSC petitions, coordinating with relevant departments and company attorneys on testimony skills, witness training, and deposition and hearing preparation.
Oversee or provide regulatory strategy and policy analysis for FPSC and FERC issues, and support review of state legislative initiatives affecting the electric industry.
Monitor FPSC filings and rulings and other electric and gas utilities’ activities, and update corporate and company officers and departments on current regulatory issues.
Participate in emergency and disaster response or recovery activities, including storm response, as required to maintain service to customers.