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Senior Legal/Regulatory Counsel

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Title: Legal/Regulatory Counsel Sr (Hybrid)

Location: Austin, Texas (2 days a week Hybrid)

Direct Hire - Fulltime

Job Duties

  • Collaborates with Client subject matter experts to assess the impacts of proposed regulatory and legislative changes on the Client ISO and its employees, the operation and planning of the Client grid, and the Client wholesale power market. Such regulatory changes include, but are not limited to, the development of NERC Reliability Standards, FERC rules, EPA rules, and PUCT rules, and state and federal legislation.
  • Works with Client experts to develop and submit comments on such proposed standards, rules, and legislation in appropriate cases.
  • Provides advice and counsel to Client employees regarding the impact of proposed and adopted standards, rules, and legislation.
  • Works with Client employees to evaluate impact of industry-proposed changes to Client Protocols, the Client Operating Guide, the Client Planning Guide, and Client Operating Procedures and other relevant documents and to develop comments on such proposed changes, when appropriate.
  • Advises Client employees in NERC audits and other compliance-related activities.
  • Reviews and interprets requirements in Client Protocols, Operating Guides, Planning Guide, and Operating Procedures and other relevant documents for Client employees and external stakeholders.
  • Ensures appropriate communication with PUCT Staff on important federal and state initiatives.
  • When requested, provides written summaries of important developments for Client executives, members of the Client Board of Directors, and key government stakeholders, including PUCT Commissioners.
  • May represent Client in contested cases before the PUCT or FERC, including filing pleadings, propounding and responding to discovery requests, developing case strategy, and providing written and oral argument before administrative authorities.
  • May represent Client in one or more ISO/RTO Council (IRC) committees.
  • May serve as leader of internal projects and initiatives.
  • May oversee filing of certain reports required by PUCT rules.
  • May perform research in connection with Alternative Dispute Resolutions (ADRs) and may propose and draft Client positions on ADRs.
  • May perform other miscellaneous legal and regulatory functions.


Experience

  • Requires minimum 10 years job related work experience in excess of degree requirements.

EDUCATION:

  • Bachelor's degree: Any discipline (required)
  • Juris doctorate (required)

CERTIFICATION

  • Admitted to practice before the State Bar of Texas (required)
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