Staff Attorney Mgr/Asst General Counsel

Description:

The agency may authorize the selected candidate to telecommute up to two days per week. The agency may terminate or modify the telecommuting agreement at any time.

The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) regulates the intrastate rates and services of more than 1,100 investor-owned electric, natural gas, telephone, water and sewage utilities, customer-owned electric and telephone cooperatives, water districts and associations, and certain aspects of gas pipelines. Our mission is to foster the provision of safe and reliable service at a reasonable price to the customers of jurisdictional utilities while providing for the financial stability of those utilities by setting fair and just rates.

The Commission has an opening for a Staff Attorney Mgr./Asst General Counsel. The Staff Attorney Mgr./Asst General Counsel will be responsible for providing a variety of complex legal services for the Public Service Commission and Commissioners which are often unique or highly technical in matters that are often contentious; overall management of staff attorneys, executive staff advisor and non-attorney staff; interfacing with the regional state committees of the various Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Independent System Operators (ISOs); serves as the Commission's liaison before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); and advises the Commission on issues involving wholesale markets.

If you are interested in being part of the team that works directly with utilities and ratepayers of the Commonwealth in accomplishing this mission, please apply for this Staff Attorney Mgr./Asst General Counsel position.

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Represents and advises the Commission regarding matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and other relevant bodies related to wholesale markets.
• Provides technical information and administrative support to the Commissioners and Executive Director regarding ratemaking and utility regulation at both the retail and wholesale level.
• Analyzes, reviews, and advises the Commission on issues involving wholesale markets, including policy and legal questions concerning interactions with retail jurisdictional utilities.
• Conducts and coordinates research for the development of new electric generation that will use new fuel sources including nuclear as directed by 2025 SJR 175.
• Manages and oversees the work product of staff attorneys, executive staff advisor, non-staff attorneys, and completes employee performance plans and approves time sheets.

Preferred Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of ratemaking and utility regulation at both the retail and wholesale level
• Experience with wholesale markets, including but not limited to, matters before FERC
• Knowledge and experience with the Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) and Independent System Operators (ISOs)
• Experience and participation in RTO and ISO stakeholder processes.
• Management and supervisory experience, skills and abilities.

Benefits of employment with the Public Service Commission:

• Health insurance coverage with several self and family coverage options
• Optional vision and dental insurance coverage with several self and family coverage options
• State paid life insurance with options for additional self and family coverage
• KY Retirement plan
• Paid holidays
• Accrued vacation time
• Accrued sick time
• Office with four walls and a door

PSC participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. PSC will only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that PSC has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 888-897-7781 or https://www.e-verify.gov/.

Minimum Requirements:

• EDUCATION: See Special Requirements.
• EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Must have five years experience as a licensed attorney in the practice of law.
• Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: A Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) will substitute for one year of the required experience.
• Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: NONE
• SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): Must be admitted to practice law and in good standing in the Commonwealth of Kentucky OR comply with Kentucky Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 2.111 (limited certification of admission to practice), SCR 2.112 (attorney participants in defender or legal services programs), SCR 2.117 (practice pending admission). Must maintain any required licensure(s), certification(s), or other credentials for the length of employment in this job classification. Employing agency is responsible for ensuring employee possesses and maintains required licensure(s), certification(s,) or other credentials.

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