Manager, Regulatory Affairs - West

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the other Regulatory Affairs team members in other regions and manage other staff members or consultants as appropriate.
• Manage external counsel and consultants.
• Build personal relationships with external stakeholders managing regulatory issues, including those with leadership positions at entities like public utility commissions, regional transmission entities (CAISO), regional trade organizations, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Engage with the relevant state agencies and other stakeholders in conjunction with or at the direction of development and government affairs.
• Engage with state agency staff equivalents (at PUC, State Energy Office, etc.) in the West.
• Build personal relationships and communicate regularly with Invenergy personnel in development, asset management, legal, transmission, interconnection and origination functions.
• Develop, advocate and implement policy changes in regulatory forums that will further the competitive position of the company, particularly regarding Invenergy’s projects.
• Form and lead coalitions of peer companies on issue-focused topics, such as ISO rules concerning interconnection, transmission development, and market expansion.
• Aid in data collection for market registration, project participation in relevant markets.
• Prepare annual budgets for trade organizations, consultants, etc.
• Participate in relevant meetings and hearings.
• Provide real-time, weekly, bi-weekly and quarterly updates to relevant internal business groups.

Qualifications

• Preferably a BS or BA in Business, Economics, Finance, Law, Political Science, Environmental Policy, or Engineering or commensurate job experience.
• MBA, MA or law degree preferred.
• 3-5+ years of industry experience.
• Travel required, which will vary based on employee location.
• Eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of organized power markets.
• Knowledge of FERC and NERC standards related to transmission and interconnections, including Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) preferred.
• Base knowledge of electricity market rules (day ahead, real time, ancillary services, etc.).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of FERC and NERC standards related to transmission and interconnections, including Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) preferred.
• Base knowledge of electricity market rules (day ahead, real time, ancillary services, etc.).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Pay

Base Pay: $129,000.00 - 155,000.00 USD

Annual Bonus: 25% - 40%