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Senior Manager, Rates and Regulatory Affairs

Merrick, NY, US, 11566

Our purpose is sustaining energy and water for life, and it is demonstrated in everything we do as a business, and as an employee team.

At Liberty, we hire passionate people who care about doing the right thing for our customers. We are entrepreneurial, creative, and outcome-focused. Here, your natural talent and achievements will flourish in an inclusive environment of teamwork, trust and continuous learning. We are always pursuing excellence to exceed our ambitions goals, rewarding both the goal outcome and how we achieve it.

Purpose

The Senior Manager Rates and Regulatory Affairs is responsible for all regulatory affairs and rates related functions for Liberty's operating entities in New York. The Manager will perform regulatory and governmental outreach, prepare and implement rates filings and regulatory filings required at the state level. Manages the relationship with local regulatory commissions/authorities and other key stakeholders while ensuring that the policies and procedures of the organization comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Provides regulatory leadership and advice to direct and indirect reports to ensure regulatory compliance and to maximize earnings at the local state level.

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Accountabilities

+ Establishes and maintains good relationships with regulators and intervenors

+ Prepares and executes filings at the Public Service Commission

+ Serves as an expert witness on regulatory matters

+ Ensures alignment of regulatory and business strategies to maximize shareholder value

+ Lead the rate making activities

+ Develops tactics to maximize rate recovery of prudently incurred capital and operating expenses

+ Thought leadership and participation in industry associations

+ Advises management on regulatory and industry matters

+ Monitor up-to-date information regarding federal, state and applicable laws and regulations as they relate to filing requirements for regulated utilities. Updates key management on regulatory changes, developments and implications of new requirements on functional areas

+ Implement and oversee a framework to ensure the utility is meeting its compliance and filings requirements in an accurate and timely manner

+ Direct, mentor and manage direct reports within the department to ensure all objectives are met.

Education and Experience

+ Expert-level understanding of the regulation of utilities, ratemaking and pricing, and regulatory finance

+ 10+ years of relevant experience that includes prior managerial experience

+ Judgement and decision-making abilities that facilitate the ability to achieve goals with a high degree of independence

+ Demonstrated ability to establish and foster productive relationships with regulators and other key stakeholders

+ Ability to interact effectively with all levels of senior management including presentations, written communications, and internal relationship-building

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. is a growing renewable energy and utility company with over $15 billion of assets across North America and internationally.

For more than 30 years, Algonquin has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to delivering clean energy and water solutions. Our rapid growth has led both our regulated utility services and renewable energy business groups into different geographies and commodities, but our purpose remains unchanged – Sustaining Energy and Water for Life.

Through our operating business (Liberty), we provide regulated electricity, water, and natural gas utility services to over 1 million customer connections, primarily in North America. And, our growing portfolio of clean, renewable wind, solar, hydro and thermal power generation facilities represent over 3 GW of renewable generation capacity in operation and under construction.

With our robust, diversified, and growing presence in communities across North America and internationally, we are continually demonstrating our “Think Global, Act Local” business model.

What we offer

Company funded Pension program

401k with Company match

Full insurance benefits (health/dental/vision/life)

Collaborative environment with a genuine flexible working policy

Share purchase/match plan

Defined Contribution savings plan

Top Talent Program

Volunteer paid days off

Employee Assistance Program

Achievement fund

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role and are not certain you meet the all the qualification requirements, we encourage you to apply to further investigate the opportunity.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value each person’s unique background, diversity, experiences, perspectives and talents. Full participation of all employees in a safe, healthy and respectful environment is key to individual and company success. We are committed to fully utilizing the abilities of all of our employees and expect each of our employees to honor this commitment in their daily responsibilities.