Regulatory Counsel

Position Summary

Summit Utilities, Inc.’s Regulatory Department is looking for an attorney with utility regulatory experience to join its team as Regulatory Counsel. This role will provide comprehensive legal counsel and legal risk analysis for Summit’s business operations and initiatives with a particular focus on assisting with the Company’s regulatory matters before state utilities commissions.

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day legal counsel to internal business clients on regulatory matters as assigned
• Represent the Company in regulatory proceedings before regulatory commissions
• Collaborate with internal business clients to proactively mitigate regulatory risk
• Ensure the Company complies with relevant laws, regulations, and policies
• Manage outside counsel as necessary
• Build cross-functional relationships with team members
• Obtain and maintain a solid knowledge of the company’s business, including being informed about changes in utility law and regulations and updating clients on such changes

Education And Work Experience

• J.D. (Juris Doctorate) from an accredited law school
• Licensed to practice and in good standing in at least one state bar
• Three to eight years of regulatory experience in a law firm's energy/utility practice, as in-house regulatory counsel, or as counsel for a state or federal utility commission, utility consumer advocate's office, or other organization that regularly appears as an intervening party in matters before utility regulators