Remote Senior Associate, Utility Ratemaking & Regulation

Rocky Mountain Institute; Colorado; Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

403b retirement match

Hybrid/remote work options

Paid time off

Job summary

Rocky Mountain Institute seeks a Senior Associate for its Electricity Program to advance utility ratemaking and cost allocation work. You will analyze how costs, investments and benefits affect customer rates and regulatory outcomes, partnering with regulators, utilities, and consumer advocates.

The role blends regulatory strategy with quantitative analysis, involving drafting briefing materials, leading discussions, and coordinating research workstreams in a fast-paced, impact-oriented

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in utility regulation, ratemaking, energy policy, or related quantitative analysis.
• Strong quantitative fluency with financial and ratemaking analyses.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to distill complex regulatory information.
• Ability to review and synthesize regulatory filings, commission decisions, and stakeholder proposals.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to research on utility cost allocation, ratemaking, and related regulatory issues.
• Review utility filings, commission orders, stakeholder comments, and legislation to identify issues and implications.
• Translate regulatory and policy developments into structured analytical questions and scenarios; conduct quantitative analyses and interpret results.
• Independently manage research workstreams: planning, first drafts, meetings, and follow‑through.
• Develop briefing materials and lead discussions with regulators, utilities, and consumer advocates.
• Use project management techniques to ensure high-quality, timely deliverables as an individual contributor.

Skills

Regulatory analysis

Quantitative analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Data modeling

Financial analysis

Policy review

Tools

Spreadsheets

Job description

Rocky Mountain Institute seeks a Senior Associate for its Electricity Program to advance utility ratemaking and cost allocation work. You will analyze how costs, investments and benefits affect customer rates and regulatory outcomes, partnering with regulators, utilities, and consumer advocates.

The role blends regulatory strategy with quantitative analysis, involving drafting briefing materials, leading discussions, and coordinating research workstreams in a fast-paced, impact-oriented