# Senior Energy Regulatory Advisor

**Company**: WSP
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $153,400 - $283,600
**Category**: Consulting
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP is seeking a Senior Energy Regulatory Advisor to support utilities, generation & transmission developers, transmission owners, renewable energy companies, independent power producers, and other energy sector clients navigating the increasingly complex regulatory environment.

This is a remote position supporting clients and projects across the U.S.

The Senior Energy Regulatory Advisor serves as a strategic bridge between regulatory requirements, operations realities, and business objectives while helping clients maintain compliance, mitigate risk, participate effectively in energy markets, and influence policy decisions that shape the future of the energy industry.

### Regulatory Strategy & Advisory

- Advise clients on regulatory requirements, policy developments, and market design changes affecting energy infrastructure and operations.

- Interpret and assess impacts of proceedings before regulatory bodies, including Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Public Utility Commissions (PUCs), Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs), Independent System Operators (ISOs), and environmental and energy agencies.

- Develop regulatory strategies supporting generation, transmission, distribution, storage, renewable energy, and emerging technologies.

- Monitor and communicate regulatory developments that may affect client investments, operations, and market participation.

### Market and Policy Analysis

- Analyze wholesale electricity markets, capacity markets, ancillary service markets, and transmission planning processes.

- Evaluate implications of market rule changes, reliability requirements, and resource adequacy frameworks.

- Assess impacts of federal and state energy policies on project economics and market opportunities.

- Prepare regulatory assessments supporting mergers, acquisitions, project development, and investment decisions.

### Client Relationship Management

- Serve as a trusted advisor and primary point of contact for key client accounts.

- Identify opportunities to expand consulting engagements through proactive client support.

- Lead client presentations, workshops, and executive briefings.

- Build and maintain relationships with regulators, utilities, market operators, trade associations, and industry stakeholders.

### Business Development

- Support proposal development and client pursuits.

- Contribute thought leadership articles, white papers, conference presentations, and webinars.

- Identify emerging industry trends and develop new consulting service offerings.

- Mentor junior consultants and support practice growth initiatives.

### Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Public Policy, Energy Systems, Business, Political Science, Law, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and industry experience.

- 12+ years of experience in electric utility regulation, compliance, energy markets, reliability, transmission operations, policy development, or a related field.

- Demonstrated knowledge of FERC regulations, NERC Reliability Standards, RTO/ISO market structures, and state utility regulation.

- Experience supporting utilities, generation owners/operators, transmission owners/operators, generation developers, transmission developers, independent power producers, energy marketers, or other regulated energy organizations.

### Preferred Qualifications

- Master’s level Degree in Engineering, Public Policy, Economics, Business Administration, Energy Systems, or a related discipline.

- Juris Doctor (J.D.) or experience supporting regulatory legal proceedings.

- Professional certifications such as NERC Compliance Certification, Professional Engineer Registration / Engineer in Training (EIT), PMP, Engineering Risk Professional (ERP), Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC).

### Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

### Compensation

Expected Salary (all locations): $153,400 - $283,600 Expected Salary (Colorado only): $153,400 - $236,300

## Skills

### Required
- FERC regulations
- NERC Reliability Standards
- RTO/ISO market structures
- state utility regulation
- energy markets
- transmission planning
- regulatory compliance

### Nice to have
- Master’s degree in Engineering or related field
- Juris Doctor (J.D.)
- Professional certifications (e.g. NERC Compliance Certification, PMP)

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