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.
Xcel Energy supports a hybrid work model to enable collaboration and flexibility. Many roles are expected to work onsite three days per week (Tuesday–Thursday); however, work location expectations vary based on role, team, and business needs.
Position Summary
Manage the development and execution of regulatory case filings in each jurisdiction in which Xcel operates, including resource planning, facility certifications or abandonment's, restructuring implementation, restructuring compliance and rulemaking proceedings to achieve results consistent with corporate business objectives. Prepares and sponsor testimony supporting Xcel positions.
Essential Responsibilities
Manage all aspects of a regulatory case, including evaluation, preparation, processing, and implementation of regulatory case filings for electric, gas, and steam. Must be able to set out Xcel's positions on specific case issues. The ability to perform multiple projects simultaneously is essential
Manage and coordinate the preparation of regulatory testimony, exhibits, data requests, filing packages, rulemaking comments, and reports for filing with regulatory commissions. Responsible for maintaining compliance with case schedules. Direct interdisciplinary case teams to address case issues and solve problems.
Advise all levels of management on case progression and recommend alternative strategies for processing cases. Identify potential outcomes of a particular strategy for management decision-making
Identify and interpret complex issues arising in regulatory proceedings. Must have in-depth knowledge of regulatory laws, rules, policies and procedures along with precedent setting orders in multiple jurisdictions and must maintain current knowledge of regional and national trends in the regulatory arena.
Initiate and coordinate negotiations when necessary to settle regulatory cases with involved parties.
Represent the department and Xcel before regulatory agencies; with internal and external customers; with legal department; and with interveners. Requires strong verbal and written communication skills. Must be able to present complex information to a highly diverse group of receivers.
Prepare and sponsor testimony supporting company positions. Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements - Case Specialist I ($84,900.00 - $110,000)
BA/BS in Business or related discipline or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
A minimum of five years experience in regulatory field preferred.
Must be knowledgeable of existing and emerging competitive regulatory issues.
Use of PC software such as Excel and Word as required.
Periodic overnight travel, requires extensive overtime.
Minimum Requirements - Case Specialist II ($97,600 - $120,000)
BA/BS in Business or related discipline or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
8-10 years experience in regulatory field.
Demonstrated experience of existing and emerging competitive regulatory issues.
Must be proficient in MS Office Suite.
Periodic overnight travel, requires extensive overtime.
Preferred Requirements
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