Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst II

Description of Work *THIS IS A REPOST* Previous applicants must reapply to be considered.
Salary Grade: NC20 Recruitment Range: $65,876 - $105,000 The North Carolina Utilities Commission is an independent agency of the State of North Carolina created by the General Assembly to regulate the rates and services of all investor-owned public utilities in North Carolina, including electric companies, natural gas distribution companies, water and wastewater companies, passenger carriers by ferry boat, carriers of household goods, and other companies engaged in providing miscellaneous utility services.
It is the Commission's responsibility to ensure that North Carolina customers have access to safe, reliable and affordable utility service.
In carrying out its charge, the Commission employs professional staff, which is organized into the Operations Division and the Legal Division.
This position is within the Operations Division and works collaboratively with other members of the Operations Division, including financial professionals such as CPAs, MBAs and economists.
This position also works closely with members of the Legal Division, which consists primarily of attorneys and paralegals.
The work of the Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst II position focuses on, in general, cost recovery by the utilities and service quality of the utilities.
In general, the Commission works to understand the costs that utilities incur to provide service to customers and to establish just and reasonable rates that the utilities may charge customers in order to recover those costs.
This position is involved in the following types of proceedings before the Commission: general rate cases; annual expense or commodity cost recovery proceedings; Carbon Plan, rule-makings; and requests for special accounting orders.
This position is also involved with other types of proceedings, such as requests to transfer control (sales, mergers, and/or acquisitions) or ownership of utilities; requests for the approval of certificates of public convenience and necessity to construct new generating facilities; transfers and/or contiguous extensions of existing service area franchises; and the appointment of emergency operators.
This position functions, in effect, as a technical expert for the Commission.
The work requires independent assessment, evaluation, research, and development of recommendations to resolve pending issues.
The work also requires the ability to function well within a multi-disciplinary team of professionals.
The work requires the ability to read and review both testimony and workpapers of parties appearing before the Commission, to write clearly and effectively, and to communicate technical information clearly and concisely to technical and lay audiences, both orally and in writing.
Finally, the position requires interaction with Commissions, which includes defending recommendations made to the Commission.
The regulation of public utilities is a highly dynamic and complex field that involves law, public policy, economics, accounting, and finance and impacts the lives of all North Carolinians.
The professionals who work at the Commission are engaged in emerging issues of critical importance to the State and its citizens, including the provision of affordable and reliable utility service, the integration of renewable energy resources into the electric system, and the increasing challenges associated with utility infrastructure and service, such as cybersecurity risk and extreme weather impacts.
This position will be involved in issues that are critical to the transformation of the electric system away from fossil fueled generation toward carbon free generation and will have a hand in decisions that directly impact this transition.
This position will also be involved in matters related to the provision of safe and reliable water and wastewater service, which will include analysis of how issues such as emerging contaminants and technologies as well as natural resource constraints impact safe, reliable and affordable service.
This position provides an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual who is ready to engage with other service- oriented professionals and contribute to the work of the Commission.
Note to Current State Employees The salary grade for this position is NC20.
State employees are encouraged to apply for positions of interest even if the salary grade is the same as, or lower than, their current position.
If selected for this position, a new salary will be recalculated taking into consideration the quantity of relevant education and experience, funding availability, and internal equity.
Based upon those factors, a pay increase MAY result.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies In order to receive credit for the supplemental questions in which you answered yes, you must provide supporting information within the body of the application, to support your answer.
Your application should also reflect all education and all professional work experience acquired including high school and all degrees.
It is critical to our screening and salary determination process that applications contain comprehensive candidate information.
This position requires a highly motivated and diligent individual with high degrees of initiative, integrity, and attention to detail who can function efficiently and effectively independently and can also function effectively as a member of a team.
Demonstrated technical knowledge or ability to acquire technical knowledge of the economic regulation of investor-owned public utilities.
Demonstrated experience performing quantitative and qualitative analysis in the field of economics, accounting, engineering, or finance with limited supervision/oversight.
Demonstrated experience researching, analyzing, and evaluating complex, technical issues.
Strong analytical, writing, communication, time management, and organizational skills.
The ability to function effectively in an inherently stressful work environment.
The ability to defend analyses, opinions and recommendations relating to the variety of complex issues that routinely come before the Commission in the context of adversarial legal proceedings.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.
” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both.
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Bachelor's degree in accounting, banking, finance, business administration, public administration, economics, or related discipline from an accredited institution and three years of directly related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
*If there are no qualified candidates remaining in the applicant pool who meet the minimum Education and Experience or Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for the position, the agency may consider for this position, a trainee who does not meet the minimum requirements.
Salary for a trainee may be set at a lower level than the classification salary range and recruitment range that is listed in the posting with the salary being adjusted up accordingly when the trainee has obtained the necessary additional education and experience to fully meet the minimum qualifications as outlined in the classification specification.
Supplemental and Contact Information **If you have student loans, becoming a state employee includes eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
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* For consideration for this vacancy, all applicants must complete an on-line application using this link, https://www.
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If multiple applications are submitted to an individual posting, only the most recent application received prior to the posting close date will be evaluated for the consideration.
Applications for positions requiring specific coursework must be accompanied by a copy of the applicant's transcript.
INCLUDE ALL RELEVANT EDUCATION, WORK EXPERIENCE IN THE DESIGNATED EDUCATION AND WORK HISTORY SECTION ON THE FORMAL APPLICATION.
The North Carolina Department of Commerce (Commerce) is an Equal Opportunity Employer who embraces an Employment First philosophy which consists of complying with all federal laws, state laws and Executive Orders.
We are committed to reviewing requests for reasonable accommodation at any time during the hiring process or while on the job.
Commerce uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the State Human Resources Act with the most qualified individuals.
Hiring salary will be based on relevant qualifications, internal equity and budgetary considerations pertinent to the advertised position.
It is critical to our screening and salary determination process that applications contain comprehensive information.
Information should be provided in the appropriate areas to include the beginning and ending dates of jobs worked, education with the date graduated, all work experience, and certificates/licenses.
Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing this application.
Answers to Supplemental Questions must refer to education or work experience listed on this application to receive credit.
Degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.
Applicants seeking Veteran's Preference must attach a DD-214 Member-4 Form (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to their applications.
Applicants seeking National Guard Preference must attach a NGB 23A (RPAS) if they are a current member of the NC National Guard in good standing.
If a former member of the NC National Guard who served for at least 6 years and was discharged under honorable conditions, they must attach either a DD256 or NGB 22.
If applicants earned college credit hours but did not complete a degree program, they must attach an unofficial transcript to each application to receive credit for this education.
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