Georgia Public Service Commission
Essential Functions: The Georgia Public Service Commission Staff represents the public interests in Commission proceedings and processes (e.g., rulemakings, investigations, utility applications, hearings, committee and stakeholder meetings, and other forums) and in other venues impacting regulated Georgia utilities and ratepayers. These proceedings and processes set rates, rules, policies, and regulations. Under general direction of the Unit Director and/or Assistant Unit Director, the primary assignments are analyzing utility proposals, examining utility accounting practices and recorded costs, forecasting data, and making appropriate recommendations regarding issues affecting public utilities. Duties include, but are not limited to:
• Conduct a variety of multi-disciplinary, complex, sensitive, analytical, and policy research through systematic application and interpretation of standard economic, statistical, business, financial, accounting, environmental, political, and other social science theories.
• Develop and secure approval for original approaches, methodologies, and frameworks that can serve as a new standard or best practice in future projects.
• Make appropriate recommendations on a broad range of varied and more complex public utility regulatory issues and challenges.
• Independently carry out assignments, providing accurate status reports and meeting internal and external deadlines.
• Maintain organized electronic and hard copy files and ensure appropriate treatment of confidential files.
• Write and defend testimony in formal evidentiary hearings on more complex, varied, and controversial issues.
• Coordinate with attorneys on litigation strategy and cross-examination of utility and intervenor witnesses and providing input on opening and reply to briefs.
• Draft responses to utility rate and tariff filings, and other regulatory filings on more complex and controversial matters.
• Present ideas, research, analysis, findings, and recommendations orally and in writing, and applying visual representation techniques, when necessary, to high level officials inside and outside the GPSC, including the utilities, intervenor organizations, and other agencies. Lead complex, varied, and sensitive studies, projects, and/or programs.
• Lead or assist negotiations on complex, varied, and controversial issues during the settlement process.
• Represent the organization at intra-agency and inter-agency conferences, workshops, and public meetings.
• Communicate with representatives and high-level officials of regulated utilities, the GPSC, and other organizations and agencies.
• Travel and attend field investigations, meetings, workshops, and training.