Regulatory Consultant - Principal

About the Role

The Regulatory Consultant supports AEP's regulatory activities by helping develop, coordinate, analyze, and execute filings before state and federal regulatory agencies. Working in a collaborative team environment, this position partners closely with Case Managers, attorneys, subject matter experts, and business leaders to support regulatory filings critical to AEP's operations and strategic objectives. This role combines regulatory analysis, project coordination, research, and stakeholder engagement.

Regulatory Services offers exposure to a wide variety of business functions, including finance, operations, engineering, accounting, legal, and executive leadership. This position provides a strong foundation for professional growth within regulatory affairs, project leadership, and utility operations.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of regulatory filings, including testimony development, discovery management, witness coordination, audit support, and case administration.
• Research and analyze regulatory requirements, commission orders, administrative rules, and industry developments relevant to company filings and initiatives.
• Conduct research and benchmarking of peer utility filings, commission decisions, emerging regulatory issues, and industry trends to support regulatory strategy development.
• Coordinate work across multiple organizations to support rate cases, rider and tracker filings, audits, compliance filings, policy matters, and other regulatory proceedings.
• Analyze financial, operational, and regulatory data to develop insights and recommendations that support regulatory strategy and filings.
• Support witness preparation activities by helping stakeholders understand filing requirements, regulatory processes, and case objectives.
• Develop working relationships with business partners across finance, accounting, operations, engineering, legal, and regulatory functions to support successful case outcomes.
• Assist in developing filing schedules, tracking deliverables, and ensuring compliance with regulatory deadlines and requirements.
• Support Case Managers and business leaders in evaluating regulatory risks, strategic alternatives, and approaches to achieving desired regulatory outcomes.

Requirements

Regulatory Consultant:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Business, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Geoscience, Mathematics, or similar quantitative degree AND 2 years of relative field, operations, or analytical experience.
• OR Associate's degree from an accredited college or university in the same fields AND 6 years of relative field, operations, or analytical experience.
• OR High School diploma or GED AND 8 years of relative field, operations, or analytical experience.

Regulatory Consultant Senior:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in the same fields AND 4 years of relative field, operations, or analytical experience.
• OR Associate's degree from an accredited college or university in the same fields AND 8 years of relative field, operations, or analytical experience.
• OR High School diploma or GED AND 10 years of relative field, operations, or analytical experience.

Regulatory Consultant Principal:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in the same fields AND 6 years of relative field, operations, or analytical experience.
• OR Associate's degree from an accredited college or university in the same fields AND 10 years of relative field, operations, or analytical experience.
• OR High School diploma or GED AND 12 years of relative field, operations, or analytical experience.

Skills

• Self-driven, organized, adaptable, and capable of managing multiple concurrent projects in a deadline-driven environment.
• Exceptional attention to detail while maintaining awareness of broader business objectives and regulatory outcomes.
• Strong collaboration skills to build working relationships across Regulatory Services and other business functions, including Finance, Accounting, Operations, Engineering, and Legal.
• Strong communicator and problem solver who can work through ambiguity, conflicting information, and complex business issues.
• Sound judgment, intellectual curiosity, and a willingness to learn new regulatory, business, and industry concepts.
• Takes initiative, follows through on commitments, and successfully manages assignments with increasing levels of responsibility and independence.
• Able to synthesize complex financial, operational, and regulatory information into clear, concise, and actionable recommendations.
• Proficient oral and written communication skills, including the ability to articulate strategy and provide guidance to management and witnesses.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, specifically Microsoft Word and Excel.

Other Requirements

• Depending on filing requirements and deadlines, may require working weekends, holidays, vacations, etc., as necessary.
• Occasional travel may be required, such as to attend witness preparation and hearings.

Pay

• Regulatory Consultant (Grade 6): $74,551 - $93,189
• Regulatory Consultant Senior (Grade 7): $87,633 - $109,544
• Regulatory Consultant Principal (Grade 8): $98,993 - $128,689

Physical Demands

Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.