Senior Regulatory Counsel or Assistant General Counsel
Core
Senior attorney providing regulatory and legislative counsel to ERCOT, the independent system operator for the Texas power grid and wholesale market.
Role type
Senior Regulatory Counsel or Assistant General Counsel
Builds
ERCOT Protocols, Operating Guides, Planning Guides, and Operating Procedures
Domain
Energy regulation (electric power industry) + US Federal/State law
Required skills
Texas and federal regulation of electric power industry, regulatory and legislative analysis, rulemaking comment drafting, compliance auditing, administrative law litigation, stakeholder communication
Preferred skills
NERC Reliability Standards expertise, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), internal project leadership
Technologies
PUCT rules, NERC Reliability Standards, FERC rules, EPA rules
Responsibilities
Assess impacts of proposed regulatory changes, develop and submit comments on rules/legislation, advise employees on rule impacts, develop proposed changes to ERCOT Protocols/Guides, advise on NERC audits, represent ERCOT in contested cases before PUCT/FERC, serve on ISO/RTO Council committees, oversee required report filings
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC (10-15+ years experience)
