Case Specialist / Regulatory Project Manager

About the role

Manage the development and execution of regulatory case filings in each jurisdiction in which Xcel operates, including resource planning, facility certifications or abandonments, restructuring implementation, restructuring compliance, and rulemaking proceedings to achieve results consistent with corporate business objectives. Prepare and sponsor testimony supporting Xcel positions.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of a regulatory case, including evaluation, preparation, processing, and implementation of regulatory case filings for electric, gas, and steam.
• Set out Xcel's positions on specific case issues; perform multiple projects simultaneously.
• Manage and coordinate the preparation of regulatory testimony, exhibits, data requests, filing packages, rulemaking comments, and reports for filing with regulatory commissions; maintain compliance with case schedules.
• Direct interdisciplinary case teams to address case issues and solve problems.
• Advise all levels of management on case progression and recommend alternative strategies for processing cases; identify potential outcomes of a particular strategy for management decision-making.
• Identify and interpret complex issues arising in regulatory proceedings; maintain in-depth knowledge of regulatory laws, rules, policies, procedures, and precedent-setting orders in multiple jurisdictions, as well as regional and national trends in the regulatory arena.
• Initiate and coordinate negotiations when necessary to settle regulatory cases with involved parties.
• Represent the department and Xcel before regulatory agencies, internal and external customers, the legal department, and interveners; present complex information to diverse audiences.
• Prepare and sponsor testimony supporting company positions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• BA/BS in Business or related discipline or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Minimum of five years of experience in the regulatory field preferred.
• Knowledgeable of existing and emerging competitive regulatory issues.
• Proficiency in PC software such as Excel and Word.
• Periodic overnight travel and extensive overtime required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management experience.

Pay

Anticipated starting base pay: $80,000.00 to $100,000.00 per year.

Benefits

• Annual Incentive Program
• Medical/Pharmacy Plan
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Dependent Care Reimbursement Account
• Health Care Reimbursement Account
• Health Savings Account (HSA) (if enrolled in eligible health plan)
• Limited-Purpose FSA (if enrolled in eligible health plan and HSA)
• Transportation Reimbursement Account
• Short-term disability (STD)
• Long-term disability (LTD)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Fitness Center Reimbursement (if enrolled in eligible health plan)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Transit programs
• Employee recognition program
• Pension
• 401(k) plan
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Holidays
• Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO)
• Parental Leave

Benefit plans are subject to change, and Xcel Energy has the right to end, suspend, or amend any of its plans at any time, in whole or in part.