Lead Regulatory Pricing And Strategy Consultant

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At Alliant Energy, our purpose is to serve customers and build stronger communities. We are passionate about powering beyond the market challenges of today, while powering what's next in energy. When our employees say "I am energy", it means they take pride in the work we do when disaster strikes, as well as all the days in between. We want you to be safe, happy and healthy. That's why we prioritize safety, offer volunteer opportunities and provide competitive pay, comprehensive health and retirement benefits, tuition reimbursement and paid time off.

Embark on a transformative journey to advance Alliant Energy's energy initiatives in Iowa and Wisconsin! As a Lead Regulatory Pricing and Strategy Consultant, you will develop, coordinate, and lead complex regulatory pricing analyses in support of regulatory filings before state and federal regulators. This includes work in cost allocation, tariff design, and pricing strategies that support innovative customer solutions. You will also lead and support complex business and regulatory initiatives, representing the company with customers and in public and regulatory forums. This position offers a unique opportunity to develop regulatory strategies to achieve successful outcomes and represents Alliant Energy in public and regulatory forums.

This is a hybrid position based out of our offices in Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, or Des Moines, IA, or Madison, WI.

Job Summary

Lead Regulatory Relations and Pricing Consultant leads highly complex regulatory pricing and policy initiatives in support of regulatory filings before state and federal regulators. This position leads the development of comprehensive cost of service and rate design analysis for regulatory proceedings, including rate reviews. This position also analyzes, prepares, and negotiates rate offerings for innovative customer solutions and individual customer contracts. This position develops regulatory strategies to achieve successful outcomes and represents Alliant Energy in public and regulatory forums.

What you will do

• Leads jurisdictional cost-of-service studies and rate design analysis to advance corporate strategy, support the development of innovative products, and new customer pricing solutions in rate reviews and proposes appropriate pricing and tariff changes.
• Leads analysis, preparation, and negotiations for individual customer contract rates, including designing market-based rates.
• Prepares applications, written testimony, tariffs, and other materials, and ensures clear and compelling messages aligned with corporate strategy.
• Recommends, advocates, and implements regulatory strategies that advance corporate strategic goals in the best interest of customers and the company.
• Monitors industry trends in regulatory pricing and policy issues and makes recommendations for changes that benefit the Company and customers.
• Manages initiatives with a high degree of independence, including identifying and mitigating risks as appropriate throughout the initiative and tracking expenditures and project progress.
• Collaborates with state and federal regulatory affairs teams and provides support and guidance to internal teams on rate, pricing, and tariff-related topics.
• Serves as a contact for staff of relevant regulatory commissions and boards and represents Alliant Energy in the public arena on a wide variety of regulatory pricing issues.
• Provides testimony in support of the Company's strategy and initiatives, including customer solutions and rate design.
• Engages in other duties as needed that support Alliant Energy's Values and helps deliver on our Purpose to serve customers and build stronger communities.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Economics, business administration, public policy, engineering, or related field. Preferred
• Master's or Advanced Degree Preferred

Required Experience

• 7 years professional experience in pricing, regulatory affairs, energy industry, or related field.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of energy industry pricing strategies, theories, and applications and ability to draft tariff filings.
• Demonstrated ability to develop short and long term regulatory policy and strategic plans and translate those plans into action.
• Demonstrated facilitation skills, which include facilitation of issue across business units, facilitation of issues within a single business and facilitation of meetings.
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal, written communication skills, and effective in working within cross-functional teams.
• Ability to effectively lead cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated financial skills such as budgeting, accounting, and utility economics. Financial-related utility experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to use computer software programs (e.g., e-mail, word processing, spreadsheet, and project management).
• Ability to interpret federal and state energy regulations.
• Ability to think critically, overcome conventional thinking, and develop innovative solutions.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative and inclusive work environment.

Key Skills

• • Competitive Intelligence • Customer Needs • Data Analysis • Financial Modeling • Rate Design and Forecasting • Regulatory Compliance • Scenario Planning • Stakeholder Management • Technical Reports

Our people are passionate about what they do, the product they sell, and the customers they serve. If you're looking for an opportunity to be a part of a work family that values collaboration, innovation and dedication, we're the right company for you.

Alliant Energy offers a comprehensive total rewards package including competitive compensation and benefit programs. Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site.

Pay Range:

$135,000-$145,000

This position is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program. The final salary offered will generally fall within this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position, experience, skill set, internal pay equity and other relevant qualifications of the applicant.

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All candidates selected for employment with Alliant Energy will be required to successfully complete a background check, and a drug screen where applicable.

Disclaimer:

The above information on this description has been crafted to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not crafted to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

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