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Responsible for planning, developing and implementing strategic plans and policies related to regulation of the industry. Responsible for representing the interests and positions of the department and promoting its legislative program before the State Legislature, U.S. Congress, and governmental agencies. Serve as primary liaison to the City Council, Commission and Advisory Groups. |
| Duties, Functions and Responsibilities: |
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Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
- Design and coordinate legislative strategies with appropriate staff to improve the department’s position in the industry.
- Serve as the liaison with industry, cooperatives, municipalities, new market entrants, and environmental and consumer organizations.
- Analyze and monitor state and federal regulatory and legislative trends as implemented throughout the industry.
- Oversee, monitor and participate in the state regulatory authorities’ processes including rule changes, workshops and projects.
- Perform economic analyses of state and federal operational and financial reports related to the industry.
- Testify as an expert witness in proceedings and workshops before the state regulatory authority, as required.
- Review financial and economic analyses and regulatory studies related to the industry.
- Serve as liaison with the technical staff of and the state regulatory agency.
- Provide research on regulatory related issues, analyze strategic alternatives recommend strategic policy.
- Promote department’s legislative program before the state legislature and its various committees.
- Represent department’s interests and positions before federal and state governmental bodies and industry associations.
- Serves as primary liaison and provides technical assistance to the City Council and Commissions.
- Provide leadership insight, and concepts in public and community relations activities
- Prepares status reports on legislative, City Council and other various assigned projects and briefs executive management.
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| Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised: |
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- May lead teams of personnel.
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| Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: |
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Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
- Advanced knowledge of regulatory processes at the state, federal and local level
- Basic understanding of revenue requirements, rate design and rate filing requirements
- Knowledge of utility regulation issues
- Basic understanding of municipal utility finance and accounting
- Knowledge of competitive business practices and analysis
- Ability to understand and implement performance based measurements
- Ability to complete detailed analysis
- Ability to work independently and in teams
- Ability to review materials to be submitted for regulatory proceedings
- Skill in preparing and analyzing economic and statistical reports
- Skill in communicating effectively, orally and in writing
- Skill in using computers and related software applications
- Skill in preparing professional reports, papers, and articles for publication
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| Minimum Qualifications: |
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- Bachelors degree in Business, Economic, Public Affairs, or any utility regulatory process development field plus five (5) years of related work experience.
- Masters degree may substitute for experience up to two (2) years.
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