FERC Program Coordinator

About the Role

The Program Coordinator reports to the FERC License Program Manager and provides program coordination and support for Tacoma Power’s FERC License Program. This role supports the delivery of major programs and projects related to FERC license compliance, relicensing, surrender, and transfer activities for the utility’s hydroelectric projects. Responsibilities include developing and maintaining schedules, budgets, tracking tools, program documentation, reporting, and communications, as well as identifying and escalating issues, risks, and emerging concerns. The position works collaboratively across programs and disciplines to align licensing activities with operational, environmental, regulatory, and resource stewardship efforts.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate FERC Licensing Program activities as a member of the FERC Licensing Core Team, supporting relicensing, surrender, transfer, and compliance efforts.
• Facilitate action‑item tracking, decision documentation, communications, and alignment of critical program activities.
• Develop and maintain program controls and tracking systems, including scopes, schedules, budgets, critical paths, milestones, resource availability, risks, and other performance measures.
• Provide timely information and reporting to support program management and decision‑making.
• Coordinate project teams and advisory groups, facilitating communication, accountability, and alignment among internal teams, consultants, contractors, agencies, and stakeholders.
• Identify emerging issues and support timely escalation and resolution of risks affecting program objectives.
• Monitor FERC license obligations, reporting requirements, payments, exhibits, agency and stakeholder commitments, and other compliance activities to reduce regulatory risk.
• Track license requirements and deadlines to ensure timely completion.
• Coordinate meetings, communications, and program materials for senior management, internal and external teams, advisory groups, regulatory agencies, and stakeholders; develop agendas, presentations, briefing materials, action‑item records, and decision documentation.
• Support contracts, task orders, submittals, and program documentation associated with licensing, relicensing, surrender, transfer, and compliance activities.
• Maintain accurate, accessible, and appropriately controlled program documentation and ensure required FERC submittals are completed and filed on schedule.
• Promote continuous improvement and professional development by identifying opportunities to improve coordination, tracking, reporting, and information‑management processes; coordinate across related utility functions; and stay current with FERC licensing practices through training and conferences.

Knowledge & Skills

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in planning, engineering, architecture, project management, or a directly related field such as environmental science.

Minimum Experience: Four (4) years of experience in urban planning, development, construction, or inspection. Regulatory compliance or natural resources experience is preferred. Equivalency may be applied at a ratio of one year of experience to one year of education.

Pay

Annual Salary: $105,643.20 – $148,740.80

Benefits

Eligible for City of Tacoma employee benefits package, which includes health, dental, vision, retirement, and other standard municipal benefits.