Lead, Utility Programs

Luma PR•Santurce, PR

About The Position

This position is within the Regulatory Team. The Regulatory Team works to align LUMA’s business plan with the public energy policy goals of Puerto Rico and plays a key role for the design, implementation and reporting on key policy initiatives. Regulatory works with all LUMA departments in support LUMA’s compliance and reporting obligations under the Operations and Management Agreement, the energy regulator and other governmental bodies. The team works with multiple external stakeholders and is responsible for the delivery of professional written documents, and verbal reason to support compliance and reporting. The Programs & Performance group within Regulatory works with all LUMA departments setting and controlling LUMA’s System Remediation Plan and Performance Metrics set forth the LUMA’s Operations and Management Agreement obligations and LUMA’s strategic directions. The primary function of this position is to coordinate, prepare, support, analyze and communicate financial, planning, performance and compliance filings related to regulatory requirements for LUMA Energy and Puerto Rico’s Transmission and Distribution System. The individual will be responsible for reporting and advising on electricity regulatory policy including, monitoring, reviewing, researching, analyzing and issue identification in order to develop and retain institutional knowledge related to LUMA’s system remediation plan, annual budgets, federal funded capital projects, and operational plans. The position will focus on delivering strategic, creative and data driven solutions to complex problems while ensuring alignment with LUMA’s overall mission and goals.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics , Finance, Engineering, or other relevant field
7+ years related work experience in leading high performing teams, in a regulatory environment an asset
3+ years in project management role, process improvement, business change experience an asset
Must have excellent written and oral communication skills in both English and Spanish, be able to contribute to a collaborative and positive work atmosphere, and have the ability to work successfully as part of a team

Nice To Haves

A good understanding of the electric utility model, or other heavily regulated industries, previous experience working at a T&D utility an asset
Relevant experience in project management, regulated industries, finance, accounting, forecasting, economics, law is considered an asset
Experience with programs such as Microsoft Project or other project planning software is considered an asset

Responsibilities

Responsible for coordinating and overseeing the completion of key components of regulatory filings including the system remediation plan, operational plans, annual budgets (operational and capital), federal funded capital projects, performance metrics and any other filings required by the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB) on behalf of LUMA Energy
Reviews, analyzes and approves regulatory adequacy of regulatory filings including oversight of budget and financial information within the filing, which includes forecasts for the following year and two subsequent years
Identifies instances where support material is required, including level required to support prudency of expenditures and alignment with Puerto Rico energy policy
Provides ongoing regulatory support and supervision to all departments and works collaboratively with finance team to ensure best efforts to comply with regulatory agencies’ submission deadlines and to provide sufficient support
Responsible for timely, complete and appropriate regulatory policy correspondence, typically in writing, with regulatory agencies
Responsible to monitor electric regulatory law and policy issues and legislative initiatives and participate in the development of LUMA’s regulatory strategy
Participating in relevant agency consultations and preparing responses to and reviewing correspondence from Puerto Rico’s regulatory agencies
Coordinates with regulatory agencies and intervener personnel on financial and regulatory matters
Collaborates with internal and outside legal counsel regarding participation in regulatory filings, proceedings, comments and responses
Superior analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to see the big picture and interpret and assess the short- and long-term impacts of actions and strategies
Ability to develop creative, strategic, data-driven solutions to complex problems
Strong interpersonal skills; organization skills; regulatory research and analysis skills, communication and writing skills
Ability to influence and communicate effectively with senior company personnel, external consultants, legal counsel, regulatory agency staff and industry stakeholders
Ability to effectively prioritize workloads, meet deadlines and resolve conflicting priorities
Proficient skills in the use of computer applications (MS Office: Excel, Word and PowerPoint in particular)
Must have excellent written and oral communication skills in both English and Spanish, be able to contribute to a collaborative and positive work atmosphere, and have the ability to work successfully as part of a team
Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of employees through various means such as email, phone, video conferencing, and in-person.
Strong ability to develop and deliver effective presentations and facilitate meetings as related to strategy, training, and collaborating with various stakeholders.
Follows all policies and procedures.
Other duties as assigned.
Perform major storm restoration work and associated drills as assigned.
Managing a group of 1+ individuals