Utilities Regulation Engineer: Policy & Compliance

State of Iowa - Executive Branch; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

IPERS retirement plan

Health, dental and vision insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

The Iowa Utilities Commission (IUC) seeks a Utilities Regulation Engineer to support appraisal studies, evaluate new service offerings, and investigate safety and reliability of utility facilities.

You will present findings in formal proceedings, interact with public witnesses, and help shape policy through data analysis and engineering expertise within the Utilities Division of the Iowa Department of Commerce.

Qualifications

• Engineering knowledge applicable to utility regulation and cost studies.
• Familiarity with depreciation methods, rate design, and cost allocation.
• Ability to review franchise petitions, permits, and modification requests.
• Understanding of regulatory codes, standards, and procedures.
• Strong written and oral communication for testimonies and meetings.

Responsibilities

• Participate in appraisal, evaluation, and depreciation studies of utility properties and engineering cost studies.
• Examine and evaluate information submitted with new service offerings to recommend approval, modification, or denial.
• Conduct or direct investigations of customer complaints and of operation, service, and public safety conditions of utility facilities.
• Provide information for Department presentations and formulate cross-examination questions for public utility company witnesses.
• Present and support the staff position in formal proceedings by testifying and submitting to cross-examination on technical issues.
• Inform the public of anticipated major utility facility additions by acting as the agency representative at informational meetings.
• Provide interpretations of professional engineering and regulatory codes to agency and public utility personnel.
• Utilize computer models and engineering applications to analyze information regarding various aspects of utility operations for policy making, rate cases, staff training, long-range planning, or drafting administrative rules or legislation.
• Perform as a project leader or project staff member in conducting research projects concerning public utility regulation issues.
• Identify and/or develop criteria and evaluate utility data to assure reasonable and adequate utility service to the public at the lowest possible cost.
• Review engineering data contained in franchise petitions, pipeline permits, and service modification requests to determine compliance with engineering standards and federal and state regulations.

Skills

Engineering principles

Regulatory knowledge

Data analysis

Communication skills

Public safety understanding

Writing and reporting

Legal and government processes

Mathematics

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Job description

The Iowa Utilities Commission (IUC) seeks a Utilities Regulation Engineer to support appraisal studies, evaluate new service offerings, and investigate safety and reliability of utility facilities.

You will present findings in formal proceedings, interact with public witnesses, and help shape policy through data analysis and engineering expertise within the Utilities Division of the Iowa Department of Commerce.