Federal-State Energy Analyst
Federal-State Energy Analyst
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Job Description
At the State of Ohio we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits visit ourTotal Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:
- Medical Coverage
- Free Dental Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
- Paid time off including vacation personal sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
- Childbirth Adoption and Foster Care leave
- Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds Public Service Loan Forgiveness and more)
- Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS STRS SERS and HPRS)&Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)
*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.
Applicants must have a minimum of eight years of experience in utility experience should include familiarity with federal and state electric policy electric wholesale and retail markets transmission regulatory issues and fundamentals of utility regulation.
Applicants must have at least a bachelors degree in business administration accounting finance economics or other related degree. A graduate degree is preferred in such study should demonstrate excellence in oral and written communications including persuasive writing and making technical issues understandable.A thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (including Excel Word and Outlook) online research and other technology used in consumer advocacy is expected.
Our Mission
The Ohio Consumers Counsel advocates and educates to secure for Ohioans affordable reliable and equitable residential utility services that are essential to their well-being.
About Us:
The Office of the Ohio Consumers Counsel the States voice for millions of Ohio residential utility consumers seeks an employee with a passion for public service to serve as Federal-State Energy Analyst in the Analytical position is an opportunity to help consumers including at-risk and low-income Ohioans regarding their electric services (with some involvement in natural gas services).Since the legislature created the agency in 1976 we have sought lower utility bills and reliable utility service for residential consumers. At OCC we put Consumers First.
The Office of the Ohio Consumers Counsel is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services activities programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws. To request a reasonable accommodation due to a disability please contact Laurie Knight at
Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services activities programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.
What Youll Do:
Your advocacy responsibilities for Ohio consumers could include among other things research analysis policy and technical advice to agency management technical and persuasive writing and written and oral presentations for utility consumer advocacy in such forums as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) PJM the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) and the Ohio at PJM could include participating in the processes of PJM on such issues as electricity markets transmission planning and charges and resource and oral presentations could include testimony through direct-examination and cross-examination in legal cases.
A focus of your work would be agency advocacy for wholesale and retail energy markets that are effectively competitive without subsidies such as for power plant capacity for bringing Ohio consumers the benefits of lower prices and greater innovation. Additionally the work would include protecting Ohio consumers through regulation from subsidy charges and other unreasonable charges for electric transmission and capacity focus in retail markets would include protection of consumers from deceptive energy marketing and unconscionable prices.
The Federal-State Energy Analyst would be a liaison on behalf of the agency at the Consumer Advocates of the PJM States (CAPS) the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA) and PJM among other organizations.
The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39) and as outlined in the posting.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
