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Director Utility Rates & Regulatory Consulting

Req#: 19472BR

Date published: 14-Aug-2014

Opportunity: Experienced Hire

Business Line: Management Consulting

Business Plan: CST

Level: 006

Black & Veatch is seeking a Director level professional to join their more than 300 consultants, regulatory policy advisors, technology specialists, and energy industry respected subject matter experts. This individual will plan, market, and deliver world-class consulting solutions in the Energy sector with a holistic, multi-disciplinary approach that integrates strategic, financial and process-based advisory services to private and investor-owned utility companies, municipalities, and government agencies. The Rates & Regulatory Practice provides highly desired services in this market segment including: utility rate case support, regulatory strategy development, costing and rate design, and expert testimony and litigation support.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
Management Consulting is seeking a Director level professional to join their more than 300 consultants, regulatory policy advisors, technology specialists, and energy industry respected subject matter experts. This individual will plan, market, and deliver world-class consulting solutions in the Energy sector with a holistic, multi-disciplinary approach that integrates strategic, financial and process-based advisory services to private and investor-owned utility companies, municipalities, and government agencies. The Financial & Regulatory Services Practice provides highly desired services in this market segment including: utility rate case support, regulatory strategy development, costing and rate design, and expert testimony and litigation support.
Black & Veatch is seeking a Director level professional to join their more than 300 consultants, regulatory policy advisors, technology specialists, and energy industry respected subject matter experts. This individual will plan, market, and deliver world-class consulting solutions in the Energy sector with a holistic, multi-disciplinary approach that integrates strategic, financial and process-based advisory services to private and investor-owned utility companies, municipalities, and government agencies. The Financial & Regulatory Services Practice provides highly desired services in this market segment including: utility rate case support, regulatory strategy development, costing and rate design, and expert testimony and litigation support.
Black & Veatch Management Consulting seeks a Consulting Director who must have a strong desire to share in this group’s business vision – which is to be recognized as industry-leaders by providing its clients with the concepts and insights, analytical techniques, implementation capabilities, and thought leadership to understand, address, and operate within the energy industry’s regulatory environment. This vision emanates from the deep utility regulatory and operational experience and capabilities of its professional staff. These same strengths have enabled members of the Practice to develop long-term project and business advisory relationships with a wide range of investor-owned utilities, public power and public gas entities, interstate natural gas pipeline companies and other energy market participants with whom they directly interact (e.g., energy marketers, financial institutions, and energy developers). Specifically they will develop and deliver client solutions in the area of electric ratemaking and related regulatory matters, with a focus on dynamic pricing for electric utilities. The Director must be responsible for all aspects of assigned engagements, and will be integrally involved in the process to acquire new clients and engagements.
The Director will also direct the development of processes and techniques that improve the operation of the firm and develop marketable service offerings, and will provide input on the strategic plan for the Practice. This position will have specific sales and earnings targets, and will develop their practice with minimal supervision.

Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience. Has successfully managed multiple engagements simultaneously. Contributor or leader to acquire new engagements. Typically 12-15+ years in a business/consulting environment. Business development of 5+ years preferred.
Certifications related to area of expertise, where applicable preferred.

Preferred Job Qualifications:
Our ideal candidate must be able to develop their practice by creatively engaging utility clients and delivering solutions to their needs. Specifically they should be able to manage and develop associates, assist in conducting quality assurance reviews on their own and others' work, currently be an active participant in industry groups, and deliver expanding or evolving solutions to meet client needs.
• Strong knowledge of utility rate proceedings and regulatory policy.• Advanced Degree highly desirable
• The candidate must have hands-on experience with the design and implementation of innovative tariffs for electric utilities, including: time-of-use rates, Critical Peak Pricing, real-time pricing and other dynamic pricing concepts, and the interaction between dynamic pricing and demand response (through Smart Grid/AMI investments) and energy efficiency programs.
• He/she should have served as an expert witness on electric ratemaking matters before state and federal regulatory bodies and a successful track record of selling and performing rate and regulatory services to clients.
• The successful candidate will have demonstrated technical expertise in the costing and pricing of electric utility services showing the ability to identify, analyze, and solve complex ratemaking and regulatory problems within the client's business environment.

• Strong knowledge of utility rate proceedings and regulatory policy.
• Bachelor Degree or equivalent experience; Advanced Degree highly desirable
• The candidate must have hands-on experience with the design and implementation of innovative tariffs for electric utilities, including: time-of-use rates, Critical Peak Pricing, real-time pricing and other dynamic pricing concepts, and the interaction between dynamic pricing and demand response (through Smart Grid/AMI investments) and energy efficiency programs.
• He/she should have served as an expert witness on electric ratemaking matters before state and federal regulatory bodies and a successful track record of selling and performing rate and regulatory services to clients.
• The successful candidate will have demonstrated technical expertise in the costing and pricing of electric utility services showing the ability to identify, analyze, and solve complex ratemaking and regulatory problems within the client's business environment.