Senior Analyst Wholesale Market Strategy

Job Purpose:
Regulatory and policy advocacy on behalf of the company gas distribution companies in interstate pipeline rate and tariff filings and other natural gas policy matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to enable the Company s clean energy vision while also ensuring reliable and affordable deliveries of natural gas to our service territories.

Key Responsibilities
Monitoring of and participation in interstate natural gas rate and tariff proceedings
Participation in rate and tariff settlement negotiations with interstate natural gas pipelines
Development of wholesale natural gas market regulatory strategy and stakeholder engagement with interstate pipelines, peer gas utilities, federal/state regulators to advance strategic priorities
Serving as Company liaison to American Gas Association s FERC Regulatory Committee
Representing the Company on the North American Energy Standards Board s Wholesale Gas Quadrant in the development of wholesale gas market communication standards
Communicate and strategic coordination with NY/MA public utility commission staff on FERC/wholesale natural gas matters
Participation in internal, cross-functional regulatory strategy efforts related to achievement of the Company s clean energy vision and ensuring the reliability of gas deliveries
Policy advocacy at FERC and other federal agencies to develop a regulatory framework that will facilitate the decarbonization of the Company s gas distribution businesses and the upstream value chain
Opportunity for cross-training and participation in NY wholesale electric market regulatory strategy work

Qualifications
Bachelor s degree
3-5 years of post-graduation experience in the energy and/or utilities space
Specific experience with natural gas wholesale markets, energy policy, and/or gas distribution system operations strongly preferred
Excellent interpersonal skills, including influence, communication, and project management
Demonstrates the ability to clearly articulate objectives, problems and asks, both verbally and in written form
Capable of effectively informing and influencing senior management and external bodies
Demonstrates the ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities; organized, detail oriented, able to make independent decisions with high degree of confidence
Proficiency and experience with Microsoft Excel modeling and analysis
Travel as required (? 10% of the time)