Regulatory Manager of Power Cost Filings

Portland General Electric • Portland, OR

1d • $107,025 - $222,560 • Hybrid

About The Position

At PGE, our work involves dreaming about, planning for, and realizing a smarter, cleaner, more enduring Oregon neighborhood. Its core to our DNA and we haven’t stopped since we started in 1888. We energize lives, strengthen communities and drive advancements in energy that promote social, economic and environmental progress. We’re always on the lookout for people passionate about leading and being a part of teams that are advancing innovative clean energy solutions that are also affordable and accessible to all. This is a manager-level role without direct reports. Power cost expert who excels at collaborating across multiple teams who will lead key regulatory filings related to power cost recovery through customer prices. Job Function Summary Develops revenue requirement for general rate cases and ensures pricing structure reflects the rates the company is authorized to collect and that support company operations. Provides advocacy at the Public Utility Commission in contested matters with multiple external stakeholders that have alternative (often adverse) policy goals and competing analyses. The advocacy includes providing testimony, comments, data responses and negotiating to settlements acceptable to the company. Undertakes compliance reporting to the regulator on a variety of issues. Develops, analyzes, revises and administers the company’s retail tariff. Researches and compiles studies to assess the effectiveness of current tariff and regulatory approaches; when appropriate, develops proposals to change them. Provides internal regulatory consulting to other departments on strategy and tactics. Maintains relationships with regulators related to rate cases and other filings. Informs and executes regulatory strategy. Provides internal consulting on regulatory strategy and impacts on business matters.

Requirements

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, economics, business or related field or equivalent experience
• Typically 12 or more years in related field.
• Expert knowledge of business, engineering and/or economics, financial modeling and ratemaking principles
• Expert knowledge of financial and utility industry regulation
• Advanced knowledge of electrical distribution, transmission and generation facilities
• Advanced knowledge of enterprise/business awareness
• Expert decision-making skills
• Advanced negotiation skills
• Advanced diplomacy skills
• Advanced organization and prioritization skills
• Advanced resiliency and adaptability skills
• Ability to adhere to set response times, deadlines and time-sensitive tasks
• Ability to follow accuracy standards
• Ability to follow through on decision-making tasks
• Ability to interact effectively and collaboratively within a team environment
• Ability to communicate and problem solve when under stress
• Ability to respond and adapt to frequent change
• Ability to accept and demonstrate self-awareness when provided constructive feedback
• Ability to discern feedback and acknowledge ownership of areas of improvement
• Ability to avoid future mistakes by applying reasonable skills to new but similar work situations or tasks
• Ability to successfully collaborate with peers, managers and others within the organization
• Demonstrates sound memory
• Ability to process new information to be applied consistently to work tasks
• Ability to work long hours
• Ability to work a variable schedule
• Ability to report to work and perform work during periods of severe inclement weather
• Ability to consistently meet attendance standards for regular, reliable, predictable, full-time attendance
• Ability to work shift schedule
• Ability to work on-call schedule
• Daily within service territory - Frequently (at least once a week or more)
• Daily within service territory - Occasionally (one to two times a month or less)
• Overnight inside/outside the service territory - Frequently (at least once a week or more)
• Overnight inside/outside the service territory - Occasionally (one to two times a month or less)
• Computer use (use computer regularly for entire work shift)

Responsibilities

• Regulatory Analyses Applies expert knowledge and provides expertise and guidance in strategy and analysis of power cost-related regulatory issues and in the development of specialized tariffs for the organization; provides leadership in overall regulatory/rate strategy related to power costs; develops high-level strategy, approach and leadership for content provided in publicly filed regulatory proceedings
• Internal Consulting Serves as an expert resource, providing technical solutions to complex and nonroutine business/regulatory issues; leads, mentors and teaches others in formulating alternative solutions for a range of complex business/regulatory problems; advises senior leadership of PGE
• Regulatory Strategy Leads the development of regulatory strategy; leads testimony and supporting exhibits and serves as witness for high-profile/high-stakes regulatory filings
• Compliance Reviews the development of compliance standards that reflect the needs of PGE and addresses identified risks and concerns; works with management and senior leadership for review and approval
• External Interaction Presents and negotiates company proposals to regulatory stakeholders and governmental agencies on issues of high importance/impact to the company and/or that reflect unique issues; serves as a resource on escalated issues and to resolve conflicts; cultivates and maintains professional relationships with regulatory staff and stakeholders

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees