Regional Transmission Organization Analyst

Job Posting Title

Regional Transmission Organization Analyst

Agency

049 ATTORNEY GENERAL

Supervisory Organization

Utility Regulation

Job Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

Job Description

Title: Regional Transmission Organization Analyst

Unit: Utility Regulation

Salary Range: $90,000 - $115,000

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: Oklahoma City, OK

Position Summary

The Office of Attorney General’s Utility Regulation Unit represents and protects the interests of the state’s utility customers in administrative and civil proceedings affecting utility rates, charges, and terms and conditions of service. The Attorney General is the State’s principal consumer advocate working to keep utility customer’s rate reasonable and affordable.

Oklahoma is part of the Southwest Power Pool (“SPP”), which is a Regional Transmission Organization (“RTO”). The Office of the Attorney General is seeking an individual to serve as an expert on SPP/RTO issues. The successful candidate will primarily be expected to monitor and represent the Office of Attorney General at SPP meetings and some travel to such meetings will be necessary. The expert will work directly with office leadership to determine Oklahoma’s advocacy with SPP, including voting. The successful candidate will also serve as an expert witness in proceedings before the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, presenting complex SPP/RTO related information in utility rate cases.

Essential Functions

• Researching and reviewing complex data produced by sophisticated companies and SPP
• Serve as the Attorney General’s leading expert on SPP/RTO issues
• Monitor and attend SPP meetings
• Prepare written recommendations based on research
• Prepare discovery for open cases
• Communicating with internal and external stakeholders
• Providing live testimony as an expert witness in administrative proceedings at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

A qualified candidate must have relevant experience in the energy sector. Candidate must be comfortable presenting complex issues and ideas to attorneys, other experts, and in administrative proceedings.

• Strong writing and oral communication skills;
• Demonstrate strong, efficient research and analytical skills;
• Strong time management and organizational skills;
• Capable of working concurrently on multiple projects;
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.

All applicants must agree in writing to complete, and satisfactorily pass, a background investigation.

Remote Work

This position will have the option to work remotely one day per week, but otherwise expected to work in person at the Oklahoma City office.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General is an equal employment employer and does not make hiring decisions on the basis of race, sex/gender, color, age, national origin, genetic information, religion, or disability, so long as the disability does not render the person unable to perform the essential functions of the position for which employed with a reasonable accommodation. If reasonable accommodations are needed to apply for this position, please contact OAG Human Resources at (405) 521-3921 or HR@oag.ok.gov. All employees of the Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General are “at will” employees.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.