Utility Engineering Specialist 1, Grade 18 (NY HELPS)

General Public

Non-Competitive (NY HELPS)*:

Applicants must have a bachelor's degree or higher in an accredited engineering curriculum.

Duties Description:

The Utility Engineering Specialists within the Office of Rates and Tariffs are heavily focused on preparing and analyzing written material. Performing these duties will be centered around, and highly dependent on, the incumbent’s ability to critically analyze information and prepare written materials that are clear, concise, thorough, and technically accurate. Preferred candidates would possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, have a background in engineering, be able to excel individually and in a team environment, handle multiple, deadline driven assignments, and be able to understand, process, review, and answer questions related to complex, detailed documents.  Utility Engineering Specialists working within this Office will be responsible for duties which include, but are not limited to: 

• Analyzing utility company rate submissions with attention to operational and maintenance aspects, plant costs, facility construction, capacity and commodity procurement, depreciation, revenue price out, etc.
• Reviewing and analyzing utility company testimony, exhibits, work papers, and other submittals and developing a written response in the form of testimony and supporting exhibits.
• Assisting in the preparation of legal briefs and other documents for rate case leads.
• Reviewing and analyzing the utility companies fully allocated embedded and marginal cost-of-service studies and examining utility proposals to re-allocate costs and revenue recoveries among service classifications and end-users.
• Analyzing and developing rate structures and designs to recover utility company revenue requirements, send accurate price signals, and comply with state policies.
• Reviewing and developing tariffs implementing PSC directed rates and programs and preparing draft orders addressing utility tariff filings and petitions for Commission action.
• Identifying factors relevant to the development of desired regulatory processes, collecting relevant data on the critical factors, developing policy alternatives, and summarizing strengths and weaknesses of each.
• Assisting in the development of proposals to address new policy initiatives and/or reassess existing policies in an evolving clean energy market.
• Accessing and analyzing utility company data and conducting and presenting comparative or trend analysis on specific issues.
• Reviewing merger, acquisition, property sale and lease petitions and analyzing their impacts on systems functions and efficiencies and revenue requirements.

Additional Comments:

The above salary range reflects the Downstate Adjustment of $4,000 and the Geographic Pay Differential of $17,000.

*This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).

For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

This position will require at least 10% travel which may require possession of a valid driver’s license.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The Department of Public Service is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by contacting the Designee for Reasonable Accommodations (DRA) and Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator which can be found under the Accessibility Link on the Department’s webpage at https://dps.ny.gov.

To Apply:

Please send a resume and cover letter to recruiting@dps.ny.gov or fax to Human Resources Management at (518)473-9990. Please reference “Utility Engineering Specialist 1, NYHELPS posting 00688” when applying.