Senior Manager EU Regulatory

Company Summary Statement

As one of the largest investor-owned utility companies in the United States, PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL), is committed to creating long-term, sustainable value for our 3.5 million customers, our shareowners and the communities we serve. Our high-performing regulated utilities — PPL Electric Utilities, Louisville Gas and Electric, Kentucky Utilities and Rhode Island Energy — provide an outstanding experience for our customers, consistently ranking among the best utilities in the nation. PPL’s companies are also addressing challenges head-on by investing in new infrastructure and technology that is creating a smarter, more reliable and resilient energy grid. We are committed to doing our part to advance a cleaner energy future and drive innovation that enables us to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while maintaining energy reliability and affordability for the customers and communities we serve. PPL is a positive force in the cities and towns where we do business, providing support for programs and organizations that empower the success of future generations by helping to build and maintain strong, diverse communities today.

Overview

NOTE:  This role is hybrid requiring 3 days on-site at our office in Allentown, PA.   #LI-Hy    #INDPPL

 

This position provides leadership and direction to ensure attainment of business goals and objectives in thefollowing areas:

1.PPL Electric's regulatory strategy and overall industry policy positions;2. Certain regulatory filings submitted to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) and Federal EnergyRegulation Commission (FERC);3. All aspects of rates and rate-related revenue, including, but not limited to rate cases, rate design andadministration, PPL Electric's cost of service implementation, other cost recovery mechanisms;4. Forecasting for rates and business planning.5. All aspects of procurement of wholesale generation supply for PPL Electric's default service responsibility.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions: 

 

• The Senior Manager-Regulatory is responsible for:
  • In partnership with the appropriate business functions, develop and persuasively advocate companypositions to regulatory agencies, policymakers, and key stakeholders in support of the Company’s businessgoals.
  • Develop Company positions and participate directly in the written and verbal presentation of said positionsin Company Petitions, Comments, Reply Comments and other responses and inquiries to Commissionrequests, informal and formal, customer inquiries, data requests, Policy Statement, Tentative Orders, andother requests and proceedings of the regulatory agencies and other parties. Oversee processes and teamsthat may be subject matter experts participating in regulatory proceedings. Positions may be of a technicalor non-technical nature and may be at varying levels of detail. Strong knowledge of engineering, operations,and customer services concepts and processes is imperative to success.
  • Oversight of submission of accurate and timely regulatory filings/information to the PUC and FERC toensure compliance to requirements.
  • Providing expert testimony in regulatory proceedings before the PUC and other relevant agencies.
  • Oversee activities required to execute PPL Electric's responsibility for compliance with PUC requirementsfor a default service provider including development and execution of PPL Electric’s procurement plan forwholesale generations supply for default service responsibility and administration of wholesale suppliercontractual agreements, and PJM invoice processing.
  • Preparation of distribution rate case filings to the PUC, responses to rate case interrogatories, andresponses to rate-related Commission and customer inquiries.
  • The control environment for regulatory cost recovery mechanisms, including accurate and timely filingsand reporting to the PUC, performing and filing reconciliations, and ensuring appropriate tracking isimplemented to ensure compliance to requirements.
  • Rate design and rate administration functions to support corporate revenue and financial performanceobjectives, including determining revenue and customer effects of new rate structures.
  • Responsible for rate-related revenue activities for PPL Electric including, but not limited to accounting,budgeting, forecasting, results reporting, monitoring and management for FERC and SEC reporting anddisclosures, presentations for investors, regulatory agency reporting, and PPL leadership.
  • Developing a motivated team of professionals through the strengthening of a constructive culture insupport of PPL Electric Utilities' business objectives.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
  • Complies with all policies and standards.

Qualifications

Required Education:

• Bachelor's Degree degree in a field related to finance, accounting, business, regulatory affairs, publicaffairs, or law.

Required Experience:

• 10 years' experience working within energy company, preferably a regulated entity.
• Knowledgeable in energy regulation and markets, energy procurement, contracts, financial instruments,accounting and financial statement analysis. Strong knowledge of how the energy industry works fromgeneration to distribution.
• Demonstrated ability to apply expertise in solving new and complex problems and developing innovativesolutions. Effective decision-making skills.
• MBA or master's degree.
• Regulatory accounting experience.
• Experience leading regulatory functions, including both internal resources and external regulatoryconsultants and directing non-regulatory teams through regulatory proceedings.