The Regulatory & Finance Project Manager is responsible for leading the coordination and organization of regulatory and finance projects including rate reviews and other regulatory filings before state and federal regulatory commissions, regulatory and finance software implementations and enhancements, and other regulatory and finance projects for natural gas and electric utility companies across Black Hills Energy. This position will provide strong partnership across the company with functional teams including finance, treasury, tax, regulatory, IT, legal, operations, and apply project management principles and requirements to ensure projects hit all milestones and are completed within the appropriate timelines.
SALARY RANGE: $84,050 – $126,100 (Determined by the knowledge, skills and abilities of the applicant.)
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP: Senior Manager, Regulatory & Finance
LOCATION: This position can be located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Council Bluffs, Iowa or at our Company Headquarters in Rapid City, South Dakota.
A comprehensive relocation package is offered for this position! Details about this package will be shared during the interview and offer process.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Implement and manage multiple regulatory and finance projects that span and impact cross-functional departments and business units from initiation to close.
Clearly define the scope of each project in collaboration with the functional project leads and lead the development, implementation and management of detailed work plans which identify and sequence the activities needed to successfully complete complex regulatory filings.
Build and maintain consistent processes, data controls and documentation for project execution and decisions across different business segments and jurisdictions.
Responsibility for managing the Share Point regulatory site administration, ensuring each jurisdictional or project site meets the needs of the respective functional project leads.
Main point of contact for teams when multiple individuals are assigned to the same project to ensure team actions remain in alignment.
Effectively use project management tools to keep track of decisions, timelines, breakthroughs, issues, and execution, including ability to identify, lead and mitigate project risks.
Deliver training and assist in the development of training tools, materials and content across the organization.
Promote and support company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity while creating and maintaining a workplace environment that promotes diversity, safety, fair and equal treatment of employees, open communication and the highest standards of ethical behavior.
Lead the growth and development the project coordinator team.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Lead in developing standardized project management processes and tools for future regulatory and finance projects while demonstrating a commitment to continuous improvement by seeking and implementing enhancements to projects and sharing lessons learned and standard methodologies with other teams.
Conduct cross-jurisdictional research to support regulatory filings and projects.
Participate in industry conferences, industry associations, workshops, and forums to keep abreast of industry issues.
Maintain strong working relationships with the BHC’s corporate support departments including legal, accounting/finance, information services, government and external affairs, regulatory and business development.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum of (5) five years of project management experience required.
Bachelor’s in Business, Engineering, Finance, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:
Knowledge of project management methods and tools.
Proven ability to lead the standardization of processes including improvements to the design and documentation process.
Preferred understanding of how a regulated utility works, including regulatory requirements, legal proceeding processes, and accounting and financial concepts.
Knowledge of Six Sigma, Lean, GE Work-Out, and Agile methodologies would be a plus.
Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.
Effectively communicate at all levels in the organization.
Ability to handle several tasks simultaneously and prioritize in a fast-paced environment.
Be adaptable and adjust to changing project scopes and timelines.
Adept at finding ways to use technology to make processes simpler, more efficient and effective.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite – Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook, SharePoint and Teams.
MENTAL/PHYSICAL DESCRIPTIONS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:
The mental and physical descriptions are representative of the activities an employee in an office job performs. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Mental description: Understand, remember, apply oral and/or written instructions or other information, and communicate routine factual information. Apply common sense in performing job functions, usually within a set of rules or guidelines.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee continuously accesses, inputs, and retrieves electronic information and communicates regarding the information. Employee frequently moves about the office space. Employee must be able to operate routine office equipment including computers and similar equipment. Must be able to routinely perform this work for an average of 6-8 hours per day and occasional extended hours as necessary. Must be capable of regular, reliable, and timely attendance.
Specific lifting abilities required by this job include: Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or continuously to lift, carry, push, pull or sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if moving about is only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Work environment: Routinely perform work indoors in climate-controlled shared work area with moderate noise level. Willing to travel up to 10% (e.g., 2 days/month) by automobile (as driver and passenger), commercial airlines, rental vehicles and public transportation and be able to lodge in public facilities. Travel will be necessary to conduct the duties of this job and the employee must have proper licensing to operate a motor vehicle.
This description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, duties, and requirements for employees in this position. Job descriptions may and do change periodically. Where positions are covered by a collective bargaining unit agreement, the terms and conditions of the agreement will apply.
About our Company: We are a customer, growth and safety focused utility company that is dedicated to our communities. We improve life with energy as an energy partner of choice. Our diverse culture fuels unique perspectives, opening doors to new insights and possibilities. Based in Rapid City, South Dakota, we have over 3000 employees and serve 1.3 million natural gas and electric utility customers across eight states (South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Arkansas).
Enjoy our Comprehensive Benefits Package! Annual incentive program, 401(k) (6% company match and up to 9% company retirement contribution), tuition reimbursement, paid time off, additional Veteran PTO, paid holidays and annual floating holidays, company paid short term and long term disability, paid maternity and paternity benefits, health and wellness program, and competitive medical, dental and vision insurance.
Candidates must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check.
Black Hills Energy does not sponsor applicants for work visas. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the US.
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or status as a protected veteran.
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