{"id":51115,"date":"2023-10-02T17:49:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T00:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=51115"},"modified":"2023-09-21T17:50:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T00:50:04","slug":"job-regulatory-analyst-3-2-1-in-training-rates-services-section-utilities-and-transportation-commission-lacey-wa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-regulatory-analyst-3-2-1-in-training-rates-services-section-utilities-and-transportation-commission-lacey-wa\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Regulatory Analyst 3, 2 &amp; 1 in-training (Rates &amp; Services section), Utilities and Transportation Commission (Lacey, WA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Salary: $53,964.00 &#8211; $100,008.00 Annually<br \/>Location: Thurston County \u2013 Lacey, WA<br \/>Job Type: Full Time &#8211; Permanent<br \/>Closing Date: 10\/11\/2023 11:59 PM Pacific<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) is looking to fill multiple\u00a0<strong>Regulatory Analyst\u00a0positions in the Rates and Services Section<\/strong>. These are full-time positions and the ability to fill at an in-training level of Regulatory Analyst 1 or 2, with a goal class of the Regulatory Analyst 3 level.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\u00a0<br \/><strong>About UTC:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Our mission is to protect\u00a0the people of Washington by ensuring that investor-owned utility and transportation services are safe, available, reliable, and fairly priced.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\u00a0<br \/>We protect consumers by regulating the rates, services, and practices of private or investor-owned utilities and transportation companies to ensure they are safe, equitable, reliable, and affordable.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>The UTC is continually recognized for its excellence and integrity as a regulatory agency, as we challenge the status quo and ourselves to ensure equitable outcomes for our customers and the people of Washington.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>We recognize that our employees are the key to the agency\u2019s success. We are committed to our work but value balance with our personal lives. We demonstrate our commitment to employees by providing an environment that stimulates professional growth, and offers continued learning opportunities, meaningful work, and a comprehensive benefits package.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>A little about the Regulatory Analyst Opportunity:<\/strong><br \/>\u00a0<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>The Regulatory Analyst works on\u00a0<strong>rates and tariff utility filings<\/strong>\u00a0and directly supports the agency\u2019s mission by providing technical analysis and recommendations necessary for Commission\u2019s decision-making processes with respect to utility services and the rates charged for those services. This position works on complex issues with significant and broad impact on multi-billion dollar gas and electric utilities, energy customers, and other communities and populations in the state. This position plays a critical role in navigating complex technical issues by conducting reliable analysis, summarizing and packaging information clearly, accurately, and in easy-to-understand terms, identifying the critical decision points of complex filings, and balancing the interests of other persons or groups affected by Commission decisions.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><strong>What you will be doing:<\/strong><br \/>\u00a0<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>In this role, you will provide the Commission with recommendations on decisions based on analysis and a balance of the public interests. Assignments may often include unusual, strategically important, or politically sensitive issues and have a high degree of complexity. This includes reviewing, analyzing, and reaching conclusion on complex filings that have significant impacts to consumers, such as: (1) General Rate Cases, (2) Performance Based Ratemaking, (3) Climate Commitment Act-related filings, and (4) other financial-related filings.<br \/>\u00a0<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>Additionally, you will independently evaluate the validity of utility requests through quantitative, qualitative, and anecdotal analysis and by applying advanced principles of economics, financial accounting, and regulatory theory. You will be asked to translate complex and technical concepts into accessible terms for decision-makers through memoranda, formal testimony, or presentations on tariff filings, petitions, and other relief sought by utilities and others with specific emphasis on equity analysis. You\u2019ll be responsible for engaging with policy makers, agency leaders, Commissioners, industry advocates, company representatives, and other persons or groups affected by Commission decisions in a collaborative manner and consistent with the Inclusive and Collaborative Conduct core competency. You will independently research subject matters that are directly relevant to the regulation of public utilities in Washington.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Provide information and process guidance to utilities, utility customers, and other persons or groups affected by Commission decisions. Provide support to other Energy staff members with written deliverables by providing clarifying, corrective, or substantive edits to improve the quality of the final product.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><strong>The Regulatory Analyst 3 (RA3)<\/strong>\u00a0leads teams of analysts to assess complex, strategically important utility rate cases and tariff filings. The RA3 completes the\u00a0<strong>most complex<\/strong>\u00a0assignments and p<u>rovides the Commission with expert recommendations on decisions for\u00a0<em>rates and tariff utility filings<\/em>\u00a0through formal written memoranda, Commissioner briefings, public presentations, and in formal adjudications, such as general rate proceedings, through written and oral expert testimony. A RA3 may<\/u>\u00a0lead rulemaking teams or participates as a member of a rulemaking team drafting administrative rules to implement new legislation, streamline or improve existing administrative procedures, or eliminate or replace outdated processes.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><strong>The Regulatory Analyst 2 or 1 (RA2 or RA1)\u00a0<\/strong>serves as a team member on\u00a0<em>rates and tariff utility filings<\/em>\u00a0and may lead other filings, rulemakings, policy dockets, or other defined investigative issues initiated by the Commission, other staff, or utility filings, consistent with the\u00a0<strong>Leadership\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Task Management core competencies.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:<\/strong><br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0Demonstrated knowledge, skills, and abilities in the following:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Analytical skills and critical thinking<\/li>\n<li>Fundamental regulatory skills<\/li>\n<li>Writing and communication<\/li>\n<li>Inclusive and collaborative conduct<\/li>\n<li>Project management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<strong>For the Regulatory Analyst 2 or 1 in-training, one or more of the following<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>An advanced degree in relevant field, such as statistics, business administration, economics, financial accounting, law, or public utility regulation plus two years doing performing regulatory or data analysis for Washington state government, one year of which must have been at the second level or equivalent; or,<\/li>\n<li>An advanced degree in relevant field, such as statistics, business administration, economics, financial accounting, law, or public utility regulation plus three years of professional research or analysis experience with an institution engaged primarily in regulatory matters; or,\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>A bachelor\u2019s degree involving major study in engineering or science, economics, accounting, business or public administration, finance, social sciences, engineering, law or related field and four years of professional research or analysis experience with an institution engaged primarily in regulatory matters; or,\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Two years performing regulatory or data analysis work for Washington state government, one year of which must have been at the second level or equivalent; or,\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Five years of work experience in engineering or science, statistics, economic analysis, financial accounting, public utility regulation, public utility law, or utility business operations, four years of which must include research or analysis experience with an institution engaged primarily in regulatory matters.<\/li>\n<li>Experience in persuasive writing or writing for decision-makers\u00a0or advanced training in standards of professional writing;<\/li>\n<li>Experience writing administrative rules or participating on a rulemaking at a regulatory agency;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Experience implementing data analytical tools and concepts, including but not limited to experience organizing and performing data mining and cleaning, statistical modelling, data visualization, and Microsoft software packages (such as Power Query, PowerBI, and Power Automate). \u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>For the Regulatory Analyst 3, one or more of the following:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>An advanced degree in relevant field, such as statistics, business administration, economics, law, or public utility regulation AND two (2) years performing regulatory or data analysis for Washington state government, one year of which must have been at the second level or equivalent;<\/li>\n<li>An advanced degree in relevant field, such as statistics, business administration, economics, law, or public utility regulation AND three (3) years of professional research or data analysis experience with an institution engaged primarily in regulatory matters;<\/li>\n<li>A Bachelor\u2019s degree involving major study in statistics, economics, accounting, business or public administration, finance, social sciences, law or related field and four (4) years of professional research or data analysis experience with an institution engaged primarily in regulatory matters;<\/li>\n<li>Three (3) years performing regulatory or data analysis work for Washington state government, one year of which must have been at the second level or equivalent; or,\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Seven (7) years of work experience in statistics, economic analysis, financial accounting, public utility regulation, public utility law, or utility business operations, four years of which must include research or data analysis experience with an institution engaged primarily in regulatory matters.<\/li>\n<li>Experience in persuasive writing or writing for decision-makers\u00a0or advanced training in standards of professional writing;<\/li>\n<li>Experience writing administrative rules or participating on a rulemaking at a regulatory agency;<\/li>\n<li>Experience implementing data analytical tools and concepts, including but not limited to experience organizing and performing data mining and cleaning, statistical modelling, data visualization, and Microsoft software packages (such as Power Query, PowerBI, and Power Automate). \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Supplemental Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Although this is a hybrid opportunity, the successful incumbent must reside within Washington state.<\/li>\n<li>Occasional travel during and outside normal work hours throughout the state for public meetings or hearings\u00a0related\u00a0to\u00a0commission\u00a0filings\u00a0may\u00a0be\u00a0required.<\/li>\n<li>Conflict of Interest: RCW 80.01.020 limits the commission\u2019s ability to employ any person who owns stock in any company the commission regulates or is otherwise financially interested in such company.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Compliance with the ethics laws (RCW 42.52) is an individual responsibility, which may include disclosure of volunteer work, elected activity, outside employment, or other business activity. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>No employee may engage in any outside employment or business activity that will interfere with the performance of their duties or result in a conflict of interest.<\/li>\n<li>No employee may engage in any volunteer or elected activity that will interfere with the performance of their duties or result in a conflict of interest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Application Process:<\/strong><br \/>\u00a0<br \/>In addition to completing the online application, applicants\u00a0<u>must<\/u> attach the following documents to their application to be considered for this position:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>A\u00a0<strong>cover letter<\/strong>\u00a0which includes how you meet the qualifications and why you believe you are the ideal candidate.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>A current\u00a0<strong>resume<\/strong>\u00a0detailing your applicable experience and education.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Three professional references<\/strong>\u00a0with current telephone numbers and email addresses, including your current or most recent supervisor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For more information and to apply:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"_wp_link_placeholder\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">https:\/\/www.governmentjobs.com\/careers\/washington\/jobs\/4201563\/regulatory-analys-3-2-1-in-training-rates-services-section<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/secure.neogov.com\/images\/AgencyImages\/jobposting\/1924\/jobpostings\/image\/UTC%20Logo.png\" alt=\"An image without description\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9909,"featured_media":34097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":""},"categories":[14,15,210],"tags":[596,4,341,352,429,619,1578,922,711,277,901,977,716,33,263,359,3902,5952,2712,13,1433,172,558,9,5237,2432,2789],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51115"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9909"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51115"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51118,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51115\/revisions\/51118"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}