Senior Regulatory Strategy Specialist

DTE is one of the nation's largest diversified energy companies. Our electric and gas companies have fueled our customer's homes and Michigan's progress for more than a century. And as Michigan's largest source of renewable energy, we're creating a cleaner, healthier environment to power our future. We're also serving communities beyond Michigan, where our affiliated businesses offer renewable energy, emission control technologies, and energy services to industries in 19 states.

 

But we're more than a leading energy company... and working at DTE is more than just a job. At DTE, we take great care of each other and our customers, and we use our energy to be a force for growth and prosperity in our communities.  When you join us, you'll be part of a team that welcomes, recognizes, and celebrates differences and values everyone's health, safety, and wellbeing.  Are you ready to make that kind of difference? Bring your energy to DTE. Together, we can achieve great things.

 

Testing Required: Not Applicable

On-Site Role: Must be available to work on-site at this assigned work location.

Emergency Response: Yes – Must be available to perform a primary assignment in support of DTE's emergency response to storms or other events that impact service to our customers.

Works cross functionally to develop business plans and strategies as input to the next iteration of the DTE Electric Distribution System Plan (DSP). Assesses industry and company trends, financial data, operational capabilities, regulatory filings and orders, translating complex information into actionable insights. Analyzes business data and creates plans to improve regulatory and company outcomes. Uses data analysis, modeling, forecasting, and strategies to guide business unit decisions through complex regulatory environments, ensuring regulatory business objectives are achieved and overall DSP regulatory compliance pre- and post-filing. Manages internal and external stakeholder engagement activities and relationships as needed for effective, ongoing DSP education and outreach.

Span of Control: 0; this is an individual contributor job.

• Conducts thorough research and analysis of industry and company trends, financial data, operational metrics, benchmarking and utility landscapes.
• Performs issue analysis and corresponding development of strategic positions that integrate company and business unit regulatory strategies.
• Builds consensus among Company's leadership for budget direction and/or regulatory strategy
• Creates and sustains accurate forecasting models to predict future business performance.
• Creates detailed reports, presentations, and dashboards to communicate business findings and regulatory recommendations to senior management and stakeholders.
• Identifies opportunities for process optimization and efficiency improvements within the planning function and across the business and implement changes and improvements.
• Identifies potential risks associated with business and regulatory plans and develop strategies and recommendations to mitigate them for senior management.
• Partners with various departments to implement investment or regulatory plans, track progress, and ensure alignment with organizational and regulatory objectives.
• Researches and analyzes records, financial data, and operating statistics for use in regulatory filings.
• Creates and formulates business documentation and reports, including rate case testimony, exhibits, and discovery responses, to support regulatory (i.e., rate case or other) filings and appeals.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Science, Mathematics, Information Technology, or Statistics with 6 years of data analytics, strategy or business planning, project management, regulatory, or public policy analysis experience.

Preferred:

• Educational Background: Holds a relevant graduate-level degree such as an MBA, with coursework or specialization in strategy, finance, economics, or public policy.
• Regulatory and rate case experience: Understanding and familiarity with navigating regulatory environments, including active participation in rate case proceedings and regulatory filings, and ability to interpret and apply regulatory frameworks to support business objectives.

Other Requirements

• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Proficient verbal, written, and presentation skills; communicate clearly with credibility and confidence.
• Extensive knowledge of data analysis; ability to summarize data effectively and provide appropriate summaries in response to common business questions
• Experience with cost and performance metrics in interpretation, trending and writing high level performance commentary
• Analytic and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify key issues from a broad range of alternatives and recommend optimal solutions for various situations
• Develop and coordinate cross-functional work groups and projects yielding optimal outcomes
• Ability to work with shifting priorities and embrace new or evolving responsibilities
• Data Modeling & Interpretation: Skilled in developing and analyzing models to interpret multifaceted datasets. Capable of transforming raw data into actionable insights that inform regulatory approaches and arguments.
• Strategic Analytical Thinking: Analytical skills and ability to distill large volumes of information to support high-impact strategic plan development
• Evidence-Based Communication: Adept at constructing clear, rational arguments in both written documents and presentations, supported by data and research.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Communication: Ability to translate technical findings into accessible insights for non-technical audiences.
• Digital Fluency & Innovation Mindset: Comfort with experimenting with new technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning and platforms supporting data analysis or automation.

Incumbents may engage in all or some combination of the activities and accountabilities and utilize a variety of the competencies cited in this description depending upon the organization and role to which they are assigned. This description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents in this job. It is not intended as an all-inclusive list of accountabilities or responsibilities, nor is it intended to limit the rights of supervisors or management representatives to assign, direct and control the work of employees under their supervision.

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At DTE Energy, we are committed to providing an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and a sense of belonging. We seek individuals with a heart for service, a passion to help our communities prosper, and ideas to help shape the future of energy. We are proud to be an equal opportunity, employer that considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, disability, national origin, citizenship, height, weight, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal and/or state laws.