Director - Regulatory Affairs

AVANGRID Inc.; City of Mechanicville (NY); On-site; USD 153,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sustainable energy company seeks a Director of Regulatory Affairs to manage regulatory relationships and navigate the regulatory landscape in New York. This role demands extensive experience in regulated utility environments, overseeing key regulatory negotiations, and ensuring compliance with state regulations. Ideal candidates will possess strong leadership and communication skills, as well as a strategic mindset for navigating complex regulatory issues.

Qualifications

• 12+ years working in a regulated utility environment.
• Experience interacting with state regulators.
• Working knowledge of regulatory landscape.

Responsibilities

• Oversee regulatory affairs guidance for regulatory pleadings and filings.
• Participate in regulatory proceedings and provide compliance oversight.
• Coordination with Regulatory Planning & Economics.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Critical Thinking

Technical Writing

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA or JD (preferred)

Job description

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Director - Regulatory Affairs

Apply locations United States Of America, New York, Albany NY - Clifton Park - Mechanicville posted on Posted 4 Days Ago job requisition id R-18636

The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from: $153,000 - $191,000.

Job Summary:

The Director Regulatory Affairs is the primary regulatory relationship and contact for the State and the Operating company that it is based in. This role is primarily in regulatory proceedings, leading negotiations, and litigating energy-regulated matters/issues as necessary. This team needs to partner across the jurisdiction to work with Government Affairs and docket management and the Energy strategy team to share regulatory opportunities within their territories.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee, create, and provide regulatory affairs guidance for regulatory pleadings, testimony, and other filings. Presents positions orally and in writing before regulatory agencies.

• Actively participates in regulatory proceedings with input from Regulatory Economics, Business Area Leads, and Legal including Rate Cases, financial dockets, and enforcement matters as appropriate.

• Provides guidance and consultation on regulatory accounting and rate tariff interpretation.

• Oversees regulatory compliance, administration, tariffs, and terms and conditions of service.

• Monitors ongoing regulatory proceedings within the applicable jurisdiction.

• Coordinates with Regulatory Planning & Economics, Control, and Investment Planning on the long-term financial outlook.

• Point of Contact for interactions with Regulatory agency Staff on significant issues and proceedings bringing along whoever they need.

• Weekly Commission agendas and meetings, in-person attendance, and report out on each Commission meeting with a summary of each matter discussed.

• Attendance at NARUC, NECPUC, and MACRUC.

• Attendance at Operating Company President’s meetings.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree; postgraduate MBA or JD preferred.

• 12+ years working in a regulated utility environment; experience interacting with state regulators strongly preferred.

• Working knowledge of regulatory landscape.

• Excellent Leadership, communication (oral and written), critical thinking, and technical writing.

• Must have strategic mindset and ability.

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Avangrid is a leading sustainable energy company transitioning America toward a clean and connected future. Headquartered in Orange, CT, Avangrid has a footprint in 24 states with $41 billion in assets. Our primary businesses are Networks, which serves 3.3 million electric and natural gas customers in the Northeast, as well as Renewables which is the third-largest renewable energy company in the U.S. with a diverse onshore and offshore renewable energy portfolio. With more than 8,000 employees, Avangrid has built a culture that blends diversity, equity and inclusion guided by the company’s ESG+F framework and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This has led to recognition by JUST Capital for four consecutive years and, in 2024