Regulatory Coordinator, Utility Programs

LUMA Energy•San Juan, PR

12h

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 position will prepare and ensure the accurate and timely filing of all official regulatory documents, which includes providing daily support for various regulatory activities for LUMA and the Programs and Performance team. This role is responsible for communicating, coordinating, and filing periodic and annual documents with regulatory agencies; monitoring and communicating regulatory activities and dockets pending before the PREB or other agencies; and assisting with regulatory research, involving reviewing legal filings for proposed rulemaking and compliance issues required by regulatory agencies. This individual supports the Regualtory team to ensure regulatory objectives are met to support regulatory filings and analysis as requested.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or related field
2 years of experience in project management, finance, accounting, forecasting, economics, law or related field
Vision - 20/20 Corrected Vision
Hearing - Receive detailed information if spoken to

Nice To Haves

A professional designation in project management is considered an asset
Experience in a regulatory environment or utility industry.

Responsibilities

Provides primary support in the filing of official documents and annual filings (i.e. petitions, information requests, testimony, interrogatories, production of documents data requests) for LUMA with various regulatory agencies
Serves as liaison between Company departments and the regulatory agencies to resolve reported variances or deficiencies and prevent escalation to formal complaints
Coordinates, prepares and counsels internal departments in the submission of complete and relevant information ensuring effective and timely official filings
Escalates regulatory issues appropriately
Provides support for regulatory research activities: interpretation of proposed rules, researching past filings, testimony, exhibits, reports, and other official documents, and providing direct feedback to company personnel to assist them with compliance
Monitors and communicates regulatory activities pending before the PREB and other regulatory agencies
Develops and maintains coordination of the internal regulatory libraries, systems and databases by ensuring timely updates with key regulatory issues including reporting deadlines, company tariff updates, as well as maintaining the Regulatory calendar
Monitors all active dockets and actions any requests from the PREB 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
Assists with the coordination of LUMA regulatory proceedings, if necessary, through regulatory filing orientation, preparation and assistance with testimony, discovery process and documentation
Ensure that key issues/decisions are escalated to team lead or manager in a timely manner
Ensure that all filing documents are accurately prepared and adequately reviewed in a complete and timely manner
Proficient with Microsoft Office products, (in particular PowerPoint, Excel and Word) and databases
Technical writing ability that conveys intended messages to target audiences with clarity and precision
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
A demonstrated ability to work effectively across all levels of the organization and with external stakeholders
Follow all policies and procedures
Other duties as assigned