Senior Analyst, Regulatory

Role Overview

• Track regulatory requirements and act as a strategic partner with other internal stakeholders, including Market Operations, Legal, and the NERC Compliance team to ensure that AES meets its RTO/ISO compliance obligations.
• Attend, or monitor through consultants and trade associations: (1) ISO/RTO stakeholder meetings, (2) meetings for relevant federal and state commissions, and (3) industry trade group meetings.
• Review and disseminate information from these meetings to Commercial, Development, Government Affairs, Legal, and other groups within AES.
• Garner industry support for desired positions through participation in industry proceedings, both through the written comment process and through negotiation.
• Coordinate meetings with internal stakeholders within US Renewables, and other AES business units, to garner input and aid the development of recommended policy positions.
• Contribute to the drafting of comments for stakeholder processes and regulatory filings.
• Support coordination of internal feedback and edits and develop processes to facilitate consistent engagement.
• Research and analyze market and tariff-related questions related to advancing project development, customer relationships, and commercial growth.
• Help develop novel commercial structures by leveraging insights based on deep understanding of the AES generation portfolio, region-specific market rules, and the regulatory landscape.
• Work with AES Communications to identify opportunities for thought leadership.
• Some travel may be required (likely not to exceed once per month).

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required
• Master’s Degree preferred
• 2 to 5 years relevant experience working in regulatory compliance, regulatory affairs, energy policy, RTO/ISO market design, market rate analysis, and/or transmission development
• Strong preference for experience at a state or federal commission or with a load serving entity
• Experience in analyzing and communicating policy
• Effective at communicating complex issues and information to diverse audiences, both verbally and in writing
• A team player, equally comfortable leading or following, as needed, to achieve desired outcomes
• Flexibility to adapt advocacy strategy to succeed in dynamic market environments
• Unquestionable ethics and integrity
• Microsoft Office skills

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible work hours
• Paid time off