Sr Mgr Rates

Requisition ID: 107184 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 Index for 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.Primary Role Responsible for leading rates and regulatory activities for a specific state and/or group of states while participating in regional activities. Shapes, drives and influences the rate case process within the state(s). Supports regulatory initiatives in the form of required testimony, exhibits and interrogatories consistent with individual rate case requirements. Ensures compliance with US GAAP and regulatory and Company policies. Plans, efficiently project manages and executes general rate cases, rate mechanism compliance filings and all other rate and regulatory filings, as required by law, regulation or commission order and consistent with the business plan for the state or division. Coordinates rate and regulatory activities with finance, engineering and legal functions and provides clear technical guidance on rate and regulatory matters to communications, external and government affairs, and customer advocacy functions. Ensures the accuracy of communications material related to rate and regulatory matters. Plays a lead role in business planning and business development (identification, evaluation, pricing, bidding and bid award), as required by the division or state, as well as post-acquisition integration. Ensures that rate case and mechanism timing and results, including the requested and actual capital structure and return on equity (among other things) are consistent with the business plan. Establishes and maintains good working relationships with key public utility commission and consumer advocate staff and other key stakeholders (e.g. municipal, customer and environmental) on a regular basis. Leads or co-leads strategic aspects of general rate cases, acquisitions, legislation, regulation and other utility policy matters and provides expert technical and policy advice and recommendations to the rates director and/or senior leadership team in the division or state.Key Accountabilities Ensures on-going compliance to maintain the Company's good standing: * Identifies, documents and completes rate related regulatory requirements and liaises with other functions (operations, HR, etc.) to advise on other regulatory requirements. * Meets targets developed by the State and/or Division President and/or Director of Rates & Regulations for critical itemsTo view the full job description, click here>