Regulatory Affairs Manager

PHYSICAL OFFICE LOCATION: Austin, TX

Hybrid Work Options Available

KPI Bonuses + Competitive Benefits

*Qualifications may warrant greater starting base pay within the full pay range. Individual base pay is determined by experience, job-related skills, and relevant education or training.

Position Summary

This position is responsible for supporting strategies and operations of the organization's regulatory affairs function, which ensures compliance with governmental regulations or standards.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

- Serve as a subject matter expert for regulatory tariff filings and rate cases before the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC), including wholesale transmission service tariffs and transmission cost of service cases.

- Develop and manage compliance filings and submittals to regulatory entities, including the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the PUCT, and other regional or local governmental authorities

- Manage PUC Certificate of Convenience and Necessity activities, including regulatory case management for transmission lines and substations and coordination with other utilities and regulatory agencies.

- Work with cross-functional teams of subject matter experts to manage, develop, and submit required reporting to the PUC, including monthly transmission construction reports.

- Manage and externally advocate Cooperative’s position with respect to proposed regulatory rulemakings, including coordinating with external stakeholders and advising Cooperative executives on rulemaking impacts.

- Interpret regulatory standards and support strategy development for ensuring compliance.

- Represent the organization in meetings with regulatory authorities

- Track pending changes in the regulatory environment to allow for efficient organizational response to new legislation or regulatory requirements.

- Participate and represent the Cooperative in industry groups when in the interest of the business and its operations.

- Develop and sustain relationships with regulatory entities, stakeholder groups, and market participants.

- Serve as a liaison with regulatory entities on behalf of the Cooperative and support internal coordination efforts with regulatory authorities.

- Keep abreast with industry affairs by tracking emerging trends in the industry.

- Analyze policy and regulatory trends that could positively or negatively impact company operations and business development opportunities and provide reporting and integration plans to key business leaders.

- Support the internal cross-functional analysis and development of the Cooperative’s regulatory policy positions and advocate the position through participation in the stakeholder processes.

- Perform a substantive review of applicable regulatory and policy issues, including when appropriate a cost impact to the Cooperative and its members

- Maintain the security of confidential information

- Stay abreast of advances in technology

- Demonstrate regular and prompt attendance

- Performs other related duties as necessary or assigned

Supervisory and/or Leadership Responsibilities

Provide technical direction, advice, and mentorship to others

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

- Knowledge of federal, state, regulatory and legislative developments that affect the electric industry in Texas

- Knowledge of electric utility transmission, distribution, and/or wholesale power operations

- Knowledge of the ERCOT market and ERCOT stakeholder process

- Knowledge of PUCT regulatory filing and contested case processes

- Knowledge of business and management principles, including strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership techniques, and budgeting

- Knowledge of using computer systems, which may include setting up and using hardware and software programs, entering data or processing information

- Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service

- Skilled in business and management principles including strategic planning, resource allocation leadership techniques and budgeting

- Skilled in anticipating, identifying, analyzing and resolving conflict and problems

- Skilled in providing training, coaching, leadership, direction and supervision to staff

- Skilled in communicating effectively with all levels within the organization

- Skilled in project management

- Skilled in planning, scheduling, prioritizing and coordinating work within assigned work area

- Skilled in negotiation and influencing others

- Skilled in articulating complex, technical information to technical and non-technical audiences

- Ability to negotiate and influence others

- Ability to build Collaborative relationships

- Ability to work in a team environment

- Ability to balance and manage competing high priority work demands

- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing

- Ability to listen and understand information verbally and in writing

Minimum Qualifications - (Education, Experience)

- Bachelor’s Degree in a related field

- Directly related experience may substitute for education

- Five years of related experience, including three years of supervisory experience

- Valid Driver’s License

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

- The employee may be required to stand; reach with hands and arms, stoop and kneel

- The employee may be required to sit or stand for long periods of time

- The employee may be required to lift, carry, push, pull or move up to 25 pounds

- The employee may be required to travel

- Exempt employees receive a fixed bi-weekly salary to compensate them for all hours worked during each pay period

- This position may be required to work more than 40 hours per week

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of the position given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of management to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The listing of essential duties and responsibilities shall not be held to exclude other duties that may be assigned based on the needs of the Cooperative.

Pedernales Electric Cooperative is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.