Position Summary Description

Provides analytical support to the corporate planning department. Analyzes regulatory and legislative policies and information. Assists in the development of the Ten-Year site plan for submission to the Florida Public Service Commission.

Essential Functions

- Assists in the development of Seminole’s Ten-Year Site Plan for submittal to the Florida Public Service Commission.

- Stays abreast of new technical developments, regulatory changes and requirements in the areas of utility and generation planning.

- Monitors and maintains a database of activities regarding pending state and federal legislation and regulation affecting energy policy.

- Develops and maintains Seminole position papers and talking points on legislation and regulations that have the potential to affect operations. Keeps these materials up-to-date and available to the company.

- Helps to develop and distribute effective communication material, including but not limited to, brochures, news clips, newsletter articles, social media, and white papers.

- Tracks all of Seminole’s regulatory actions (with the exception of environmental, NERC, and transmission items) and coordinate timely filings and responses with Seminole personnel and other organizations, including NRECA or other industry groups. Coordinates various Seminole division activities necessary for compliance with agency reporting requirements before the FPSC, EIA, and FERC. This includes monitoring all reporting rules and reauthorizations activity of these agencies. Maintains a management reporting system for active regulatory agency dockets in which Seminole is a party or which have potential to affect Seminole’s operations.

- Coordinates with legal counsel to review external legal counsels’ and experts’ work effort for regulatory filings to ensure accurate and timely completion.

- Continually monitor laws, rules, and tariffs presented to or by regulatory agencies and prepare summary reports as necessary.

- Research and communicates the proper interpretation of agency rules, and terms and conditions to Seminole’s and Members’ personnel through written and verbal communications.

- Monitors, reviews, analyzes, and keeps the various Seminole divisions apprised of federal and state regulatory requirements and industry issues, such as electric and natural gas, railroad, and coal mining activities.

- Identify and track federal tax credits and grant funding opportunities for Seminole.

- Performs other duties as applicable to the position or as assigned.

- NERC Compliance: Performs NERC Compliance Program roles if/as designated in Seminole’s Standard Ownership Matrix (SOM) including ongoing evidence retention in “audit-ready” form. You should also be familiar with Seminole’s Enterprise Internal Compliance Program (ENT-GCD-RGC-EP-054) to further your understanding of Seminole’s compliance program and the context of your duties and responsibilities attendant to your designation in the SOM.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, engineering or other field applicable to the electric utility industry is required. Electric utility or related industry experience preferred.

Core Competencies: Adaptable, Collaborative, Conscientious, Critical-Thinking, Outcome-Driven, and Professional

Technical Competencies/Skills:

- Understand electric utility industry and the cooperative electric utility model

- Identify issues and summarize industry developments

- Analyze legislation and regulations impacting utility markets

- Understand resource planning principles

- Analyze and prepare summaries of technical conferences, hearings, utility rate cases

- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications

Soft Competencies/Skills:

- Effective verbal/nonverbal, listening and written communications

- Organization

- Analysis

- Attention to detail

- Project management

- Planning and organizing

- Presentation skills

- Relationship management

Physical Requirements

Must be able to follow established protective measures including, wearing required personal protective equipment (PPE). Must possess a valid driver’s license and acceptable Motor Vehicle Report.

Working Conditions

Some overnight travel and work outside of normal business hours. While working in certain areas of the plant there is the potential for exposure to hazards typical of an industrial working environment.

“Disclaimer - Management may modify this job description at any time and may require the performance of additional duties, or modification of physical requirements, with or without advance notice.”