Hybrid Strategic Policy Specialist II

Southwest Power Pool, Inc.; Little Rock (AR); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Excellent health insurance plans

Relocation bonus

Hybrid work environment

401(k) with employer match

Job summary

The Strategic Policy Specialist II at Southwest Power Pool, Inc. develops and implements engineering policies to support SPP's objectives. You will work with internal teams, external stakeholders, and regulators to ensure timely policy changes and regulatory compliance.

In this role you will analyze requirements, run feasibility studies, and manage cross-functional collaboration. Strong communication and data analysis skills, plus experience with power systems tools, are favored.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, mathematics, engineering or related field.
• Minimum 2 years of job-related experience.
• Four years of engineering/technical experience may substitute for degree requirement.

Responsibilities

• Executes and organizes engineering policy initiatives by analyzing regulatory requirements and stakeholder input to ensure timely, high-quality policy changes.
• Facilitates cross-functional collaboration with internal teams, external stakeholders, and industry experts to align policy outcomes with organizational and regulatory needs.
• Conducts feasibility studies and impact assessments to evaluate proposed policy changes, ensuring recommendations are data-driven and support operational excellence.
• Drafts and presents stakeholder education materials, establishes agendas, meeting minutes, and compiles department meeting materials in a consistent manner.
• Ensures compliance with governing documents (SPP OATT, FERC, NERC, SPP By-Laws) and maintains intermediate knowledge of industry standards.

Skills

Teamwork

Written communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in economics, mathematics, engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

PowerBI

SharePoint

PowerPoint

Job description

The Strategic Policy Specialist II at Southwest Power Pool, Inc. develops and implements engineering policies to support SPP's objectives. You will work with internal teams, external stakeholders, and regulators to ensure timely policy changes and regulatory compliance.

In this role you will analyze requirements, run feasibility studies, and manage cross-functional collaboration. Strong communication and data analysis skills, plus experience with power systems tools, are favored.