Senior Energy Programs & Regulatory Strategy Analyst

FirstEnergy Corp.; Akron (OH); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

FirstEnergy Corp. in Akron, OH seeks an Analyst to support regulatory strategy, program development, and external engagement in a fast-moving regulatory environment.

You will work across legal, rates, engineering, and finance teams to design customer programs (electrification, DER, EV infrastructure, DR, VPP) and prepare testimony, exhibits, and filings. The role emphasizes collaboration and translating analyses into regulatory narratives across multiple jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Public Policy, Economics, Finance, or a related field.
• 10+ years of relevant professional experience in regulatory, energy, utility, or program development roles.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage project based work and synthesize complex technical, policy, and regulatory information.
• MBA preferred at either level.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the design, development, and regulatory approval of customer programs related to electrification, DER, EV infrastructure, demand response, virtual power plants, and emerging technologies.
• Providing analytical and strategic leadership for regulatory filings, including preparation of testimony, exhibits, workpapers, discovery responses, comments, and related documentation.
• Supporting cost/benefit analysis and economic assessments, including developing conceptual frameworks, reviewing consultant-prepared analyses, and translating results into clear regulatory narratives that inform filings, stakeholder engagement, and overall regulatory positioning.
• Supporting program funding and recoverability strategies, including familiarity with rate structures, riders, trackers, pilots, or other regulatory cost recovery mechanisms, and the implications of rate design fundamentals on program development.
• Managing and executing project-based work, including coordinating inputs, timelines, and deliverables across internal and external contributors; leading defined components of program development, filings, or reporting efforts; and tracking progress and dependencies to support timely and high-quality regulatory submissions.
• Collaborating across cross functional and matrixed teams (legal, rates, engineering, operations, finance, IT, vendors, and external partners) to advance program and regulatory objectives.
• Representing the company in regulatory and stakeholder forums, including Commission-directed work groups and collaborative processes, with alignment to established company positions.
• Supporting vendor coordination related to program development, analysis, evaluation, and compliance with regulatory or contractual requirements.
• Conducting benchmarking of peer utilities and industry programs to identify programmatic opportunities, best practices, and insights into cost structures, performance metrics, and regulatory approaches that inform program design, financial analysis, and regulatory positioning.
• Researching regulatory developments, industry trends, and emerging technologies to inform program strategy, regulatory positioning, and customer program viewpoints, and supporting the integration of those insights into customer ‑ facing program design and evolution.
• Contributing to initiatives developed in ambiguous or rapidly evolving environments, including pilot programs, phased implementations, and proceedings without established precedents.

Skills

Regulatory strategy

Program development

Regulatory filings

Stakeholder engagement

Cost/benefit analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Public Policy, Economics, Finance, or related field

MBA preferred

Job description

FirstEnergy Corp. in Akron, OH seeks an Analyst to support regulatory strategy, program development, and external engagement in a fast-moving regulatory environment.

You will work across legal, rates, engineering, and finance teams to design customer programs (electrification, DER, EV infrastructure, DR, VPP) and prepare testimony, exhibits, and filings. The role emphasizes collaboration and translating analyses into regulatory narratives across multiple jurisdictions.