PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion.
Provide legal advice on a variety of federal energy regulatory matters, including those relating to transmission facilities, wholesale transmission and interconnection service, and energy markets. Familiarity with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regulations and regulatory processes a must. State utility regulatory experience a plus. Position located in Portland, Oregon.
• Provide legal support for transmission services, policy and strategy, including advice on FERC and regional energy policy issues.
• Advise on all manner of Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) compliance issues, as well as pre-OATT legacy/grandfathered agreements issues.
• Advise on participation in energy markets and associated issues
• Advise on regulatory compliance issues, including tariff, WECC/NERC reliability standards and standards of conduct and affiliate compliance, and assist with training for company personnel.
• Advise management regarding industry developments and trends in judicial, regulatory or legislative outcomes.
• Provide legal support for federal transmission and ancillary services rate development.
• Negotiate transmission, interconnection, system impact and facilities studies, and other types of commercial agreements
• Develop legal assessments, interpretations, recommendations and opinions on laws, policies and regulatory issues. Develop and present recommendations to senior management within the organizational unit and the Company regarding courses of action.
• Experience in state regulatory or administrative proceedings before the state public utility commissions, including in regulatory policy, tariff filings, including rate proceedings, complaint proceedings, rulemaking and other regulatory applications and filings a plus.
• Ensure appropriate application of all laws and regulations, including PacifiCorp’s tariffs, related to PacifiCorp’s corporate and operational activities and transactions.
• Assess and mitigate legal risks of company activities and advise management and other company personnel on legal and strategic matters.
• Establish policies and procedures consistent with established legal principles and requirements.
• Monitor and maintain current knowledge of energy industry trends in legal and compliance matters and pursue ongoing professional development to maintain current knowledge on best practices.
• Consult with and manage outside legal counsel and provide guidance and training to less experienced attorneys.
• Manage attorneys and other legal staff as appropriate.
• Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school and successful completion of bar exam in one or more states in which the company conducts business.
• A minimum of eight years’ previous law firm experience, government or corporate legal department.
• Experience with FERC transmission regulation and policy.
• Experience in tariff interpretation and reliability standards
• State utility regulatory experience a plus.
• Demonstrated in-depth experience and knowledge with legal and/or regulatory issues.
• Management skills including the ability to negotiate with and influence peers and senior officers on policy and strategic issues.
• Communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to manage and motivate employees.
• Use oral and written communication to create a vision, communicate strategy, and effectively interface with other company leaders.
• Knowledge of the company’s strategic plan, regulatory and political environment, as well as the company’s policies, procedures, and practices, and applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
• Ability to assess and interpret external rules and regulations.
Req Id: 113847
Company Code: PacifiCorp
Primary Location: PORTLAND
Department: Pacific Power
Schedule: Full-time
Personnel Subarea: Exempt
Hiring Range: $181,600 - $235,100
This position is eligible for an annual discretionary performance incentive bonus of up to 25.00% of salary.
Benefits: Health care, retirement, paid time off, tuition assistance, paid short-term and long-term disability, paid bereavement leave. For more information, please visit:
Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without an accommodation.
At PacifiCorp, we celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion. PacifiCorp is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.
Unless otherwise required by law, all offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screening including for marijuana. While marijuana is legal in several states, including Oregon, a positive test for positions in Oregon may disqualify a candidate. The company complies with the laws of Washington and California and only obtains and considers positive tests for marijuana in safety-sensitive positions or those covered by U.S. Department of Transportation regulations.
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