Director, Corporate Counsel (Rates & Regulatory, Utility) at American Water
Camden, NJ 08102
About the Job
Requisition ID: 106023
Share Our Purpose. Be Yourself. Feel Valued.
People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career. Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals.
We are Beautifully Different . We strongly believe having diversity across our company makes us more successful and helps us provide essential services to our customers. We are stronger because we embrace different ideas, viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds. American Water is the best choice for your next role! Click here for more information on our inclusion, diversity, and equity journey.
About American Water
American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886, We Keep Life Flowing - by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people across 14 regulated jurisdictions and 18 military installations. American Water's 6,500 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company's national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders.
As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water expects to invest $30 to $34 billion in infrastructure repairs and replacement, system resiliency and regulated acquisitions over the next 10 years. The company has a long-standing history of executing its core operations, aligned with sustainable best practices, through its commitments to safety, affordability, customer service, protecting the environment, an inclusive workforce and strengthening communities.
American Water has been recognized on the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Indexfor the fifth consecutive year, ranked 18th on Barron's 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies 2023 List, earned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act designation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's WaterSense - Excellence Award, among additional state, local and national recognitions.
For more information, visit amwater.com and join American Water on LinkedIn , Facebook , Twitter and Instagram .
Position Highlights
This position can sit in any American Water, regulated location across our enterprise.
Responsible for working with the entire organization including state rate leaders, in-house regulatory and operations counsel, rate support personnel and the finance team to implement and support the Company's national and multijurisdictional rate and regulatory strategies, practices and processes in a consistent and integrated manner across all operating subsidiaries. Support the identification, development and implementation of enterprise-wide rate and regulatory strategies and best practices within each division and state. Advise and support all companies within the enterprise including service company and parent company on public utility regulatory and policy matters. Support the development of Company-wide rate and regulatory policies and strategies. Responsible for other legal duties as may be assigned by the Chief Rates & Regulatory Counsel, Chief Regulatory Policy Counsel, Deputy General Counsel or General Counsel from time to time.
Key Accountabilities
Divisional/State Support:
Share Our Purpose. Be Yourself. Feel Valued.
People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career. Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals.
We are Beautifully Different . We strongly believe having diversity across our company makes us more successful and helps us provide essential services to our customers. We are stronger because we embrace different ideas, viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds. American Water is the best choice for your next role! Click here for more information on our inclusion, diversity, and equity journey.
About American Water
American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886, We Keep Life Flowing - by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people across 14 regulated jurisdictions and 18 military installations. American Water's 6,500 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company's national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders.
As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water expects to invest $30 to $34 billion in infrastructure repairs and replacement, system resiliency and regulated acquisitions over the next 10 years. The company has a long-standing history of executing its core operations, aligned with sustainable best practices, through its commitments to safety, affordability, customer service, protecting the environment, an inclusive workforce and strengthening communities.
American Water has been recognized on the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Indexfor the fifth consecutive year, ranked 18th on Barron's 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies 2023 List, earned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act designation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's WaterSense - Excellence Award, among additional state, local and national recognitions.
For more information, visit amwater.com and join American Water on LinkedIn , Facebook , Twitter and Instagram .
Position Highlights
This position can sit in any American Water, regulated location across our enterprise.
Responsible for working with the entire organization including state rate leaders, in-house regulatory and operations counsel, rate support personnel and the finance team to implement and support the Company's national and multijurisdictional rate and regulatory strategies, practices and processes in a consistent and integrated manner across all operating subsidiaries. Support the identification, development and implementation of enterprise-wide rate and regulatory strategies and best practices within each division and state. Advise and support all companies within the enterprise including service company and parent company on public utility regulatory and policy matters. Support the development of Company-wide rate and regulatory policies and strategies. Responsible for other legal duties as may be assigned by the Chief Rates & Regulatory Counsel, Chief Regulatory Policy Counsel, Deputy General Counsel or General Counsel from time to time.
Key Accountabilities
Divisional/State Support:
- Provide support, resource and guidance to divisional and/or state in-house regulatory and operations counsel and rate leaders to ensure that national, divisional and subsidiary rate and regulatory needs are fully considered integrated and aligned to maximize rate and regulatory effectiveness and drive overall cost efficiencies.
- Partner with each state in addressing national and multijurisdictional rate and regulatory issues that have broad implications for the enterprise. Work collaboratively with the rate and regulatory teams to provide cost effective support and best practices.
- Support functional excellence for all rate and regulatory legal activities.
- Provide strategic advice, mentoring, ongoing counsel and training to the in-house divisional and/or state regulatory and operations counsel relative to structuring rate and regulatory legal activities, building capacity and expertise and ensuring functional excellence.
Service, Parent and Affiliate Company Rate and Regulatory Legal Strategy:
- Support the development and effective implementation of the Company's enterprise-wide rate and regulatory policies and strategies and advise on cost recovery strategies for Service and Parent Company costs.
- Work closely with the Company's in-house divisional and/or state regulatory and operations counsel to advance the Company's strategy to recover Service and Parent Company costs
Cross Functional Legal Strategy and support:
- Work with various internal teams including the external affairs, communications and public policy group, business development, human resources and compensation, finance and operations teams to design and support recommended changes to individual state laws and regulations to improve the rate and regulatory prospects of the Company.
- Support the adoption of technology tools that facilitate improved collaboration, case management and regulatory compliance across the Company.
- Responsible for legal duties as may be assigned by the Chief Rates & Regulatory Counsel, Chief Regulatory Policy Counsel, Deputy General Counsel and General Counsel and from time to time.
Knowledge/Skills
- Track record of successfully building professional relationships, institutional knowledge and technical capacity to support functional excellence.
- Experience working in a highly matrixed reporting environment preferred.
- Able to manage complex utility regulatory projects within multiple dockets across multiple jurisdictions and deliver
- outstanding results through effective management skills in a matrix organization using strong, collaborative relationships rather than direct line accountability.
- Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of strategies and tactics to maximize rate and regulatory legal effectiveness and align state, divisional and enterprise-wide efforts to support and enhance overall rate and regulatory legal objectives.
- Able to interface effectively and successfully with different management teams earning their respect, trust and confidence. Work collaboratively with all internal and external partners.
- Possess excellent written and verbal communications skills.
- Advanced knowledge of public utility and general corporate laws and regulations.
- Possess strong insights and capabilities in identifying opportunities for professional development of key staff members. Adept at building relationships that enhance the effectiveness of skill development.
Experience/Education
- Bachelor's degree and a JD
- Five to ten years' experience practicing law.
- Experience in supporting or managing rate and regulatory legal dockets strongly preferred.
Travel Requirements
- up to 35% or more as needed.
Competencies
- Champions safety
- Collaborates
- Cultivates innovation
- Customer obsessed
- Drives Results
- Nimble learning
Join American Water... We Keep Life Flowing ---
American Water is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because they are an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.
Nearest Major Market: Philadelphia
- up to 35% or more as needed.