Utility Specialist 3

State of Ohio • Columbus, OH

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Public Utilities Commissions of Ohio (PUCO) affects nearly every household in Ohio. The PUCO regulates providers of all types of utility services which includes electric and natural gas companies, local and long-distance telephone, water and wastewater, and rail and trucking companies. More recently, the PUCO gained responsibility for facilitating competitive utility choices for Ohio consumers. To carry out our responsibilities, the PUCO employs a professional staff that includes engineers, economists, attorneys, and safety inspectors. Continually monitoring the activities of utility and transportation companies, the PUCO works to ensure safe and reliable services for all Ohioans. Our mission is to assure all residential and business consumers access to adequate, safe and reliable utility services at fair prices, while facilitating an environment that provides competitive choices. The Rates & Analysis Department participates in federal and state programs and investigations regarding energy policy, delivery and reliability; monitors and advises on utility conformance with prudent corporate oversight practices and procedures; monitors energy efficiency and portfolio compliance requirements; processes utility rate change requests and performs technical investigations. The department is comprised of accounting and finance, grid modernization and retail markets, and regulatory utility services divisions.

Requirements

• Completion of graduate core program or 3 yrs. exp. in one or more of following fields; accounting, code enforcement, finance, business administration, public administration, utility &/or transportation code of enforcement, geology, management, law, economics, mathematics or engineering
• 5 yrs. utility or transportation regulatory experience involving combination of following: PUCO operations, programs & policies affecting regulation of utility or transportation companies, state & federal laws, regulations & procedures governing utility or transportation company operations, competitive programs & alternative regulations, rate &/or tariff structure, financing & securities or economics applied to utility or transportation companies, utility or transportation regulatory processing & case hearing proceedings, cost recovery & cost adjustment methods & procedures, enforcement of customer service standards, statistical, mathematical or analytical methods used in formulating & solving problems or in decision making, developing & conducting research studies &/or investigations of scientific, technical or legal nature involving issues of utility or transportation or alternative regulation.
• 36 mos. exp. as Utility Specialist 2, 66952.
• Equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject-matter expert in public utility rates, accounting theory, policies, practices, and procedures
• Function as a regulatory accounting analyst across electric, natural gas, water, and other base distribution rate cases
• Provide training, technical guidance, and directions to lower-level staff members
• Support rate case investigations
• Draft assigned sections of staff reports and letters
• Prepare testimony as needed, assist in settlement negotiations, and present testimony under cross examination during hearings
• Conduct audits of natural gas, water, and electric riders, as well as audits associated with Commission rulemaking, and formal or informal Commission proceedings

Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )
• Cost of living adjustments
• Longevity supplements after five years of public service
• Wellness

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level