Regulatory Policy Specialist

About the role

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) is a leading energy provider and Fortune 500 company, dedicated to serving millions of electricity and natural gas customers across eight states: Minnesota, Colorado, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, New Mexico and Texas. We make energy work better for our customers, helping them thrive every day. That means always raising the bar - delivering better service and providing more reliable, resilient, and sustainable energy. Xcel Energy is a place where you’ll have opportunities to grow, expand your skills, and help lead the clean energy transition. We offer meaningful rewards, recognition, and support to help you build your career and make an impact - both on the job and beyond. Most importantly, it means you’ll be joining a company that knows employees are the driving force behind its success and is committed to helping you be your best.

Position Summary: Work directly with senior management to develop regulatory case filings and strategies that support the company's strategic goals and objectives. Consult with subject matter experts throughout the company to develop filings and strategies consistent with company goals. Communicate and work effectively with regulatory case management teams to ensure filings consistent with strategies. Prepare supporting testimony in regulatory proceedings, administrative rulemaking and legislative hearings as necessary. Coordinate regulatory compliance activities in assigned jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the development, compilation and editing of regulatory case filings.
• Provide clear written explanations of complex issues.
• Applying regulatory experience, understand and identify key facts in order to develop effective messages.
• Responsible for ensuring documents created are concise and well-organized.
• Also responsible for ensuring these documents conform to the style, tone and formatting conventions as part of a standardized, consistent approach to regulatory filings.
• Demonstrates technical expertise by maintaining a thorough understanding of the regulatory structure of Xcel Energy companies and the regulatory environment in which we operate.
• Responsible for advocating the company's positions with regulators and stakeholders in a variety of forums (e.g. regulatory proceedings, administrative rulemakings, legislative hearings, etc.).
• Develop, compile and edit large, complex filings.
• Support multiple projects while delivering high quality work product.
• Ensure proper controls of documents are maintained; soliciting and screening feedback from stakeholders to incorporate as appropriate.
• Communicate (written and oral) regularly with senior management and internal customers to ensure awareness of current regulatory case filings and issues that impact the company.
• Work directly with senior management throughout the company to develop and promote regulatory