Utility Specialist 3

Schedule: Full-time

Utility Specialist 3

Power Siting Department

Hourly Rate: $40.59

What You'll Do:

In this position as an Utility Specialist 3 in the Power Siting Department, you will primarily serve as the Ohio Power Siting expert with extensive technical knowledge in matters related to electric generation, electricity transmission & gas pipeline systems; Develop & implement methodologies & techniques to conduct analysis of electric transmission systems, generation facilities (i.e. solar, gas generation), & gas pipeline proposals; Collaborate with staff & management to discuss progress of investigations &/or research; Oversee the collection of studies and analysis of technical data of information from utilities & public sources on potential subsurface impacts to gas, water and oil well impacts from the development of electric utility facilities transmission systems, electric resource planning, & gas planning for the review of power siting applications & other Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) jurisdictional projects; Provide expert technical advice to other Commission staff, Commissioners, OPSB members or utility company officials regarding subsurface geologic studies needed to investigate impacts from electric transmission system, generation & gas pipeline operations., effects on siting investigations, & issues; Compose technical reports to contribute to the development of staff positions on issues related to electricity generation, transmission & gas pipelines; Independently or as part of the team, analyze siting criteria pertaining to applications before the Board; Compose & edit written testimony & present written & oral testimony regarding siting applications; before the Board Act as expert witness in Commission & OPSB hearings.

Report in location: 180 E. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio 43215, Franklin County.

PUCO core hours of operation are Monday-Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm, however, daily start/end times may vary based on operational need across PUCO departments. Most positions perform work on-site at the PUCO Central Office. Flex-time schedules are based on operational need and require supervisor approval.

Salary Information: Unless required by legislation or union contract, starting salary is set at the lowest rate of the salary range. In most cases, successful employees will increase a step in the salary range within six months, with subsequent step increases occurring every year. In addition, the State of Ohio offers cost of living adjustments, longevity supplements after five years of public service, and wellness

Completion of graduate core program or 3 yrs. exp. in one or more of following fields; accounting, code enforcement, finance, business administration, public administration, utility &/or transportation code of enforcement, geology, management, law, economics, mathematics or engineering; 5 yrs. utility or transportation regulatory experience involving combination of following: PUCO operations, programs & policies affecting regulation of utility or transportation companies, state & federal laws, regulations & procedures governing utility or transportation company operations, competitive programs & alternative regulations, rate &/or tariff structure, financing & securities or economics applied to utility or transportation companies, utility or transportation regulatory processing & case hearing proceedings, cost recovery & cost adjustment methods & procedures, enforcement of customer service standards, statistical, mathematical or analytical methods used in formulating & solving problems or in decision making, developing & conducting research studies &/or investigations of scientific, technical or legal nature involving issues of utility or transportation or alternative regulation.

-Or 36 mos. exp. as Utility Specialist 2, 66952.

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Job Skills: Utilities

Technical Skills: Oil & Gas, Electrical Engineering, Technical Writing

Professional Skills: Analyzation, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Interpreting Data, Public Speaking