Utility Regulatory Counsel 2025-02887

The Wyoming Public Service Commission seeks a qualified attorney to serve as a member of its legal counsel team. The Commission is deeply involved in the fast-paced and quickly evolving issues related to various energy generation resources, energy storage, and transmission at a time when the public utility industry is experiencing significantly increasing demand from industrial, data center, and blockchain customers. The Commission directly participates in the “all of the above approach” to energy generation, including carbon capture, utilization, and storage, advanced nuclear development, and other innovative solutions to growing energy consumption. As part of the legal counsel team, the successful candidate will provide advice to Commissioners and Commission Technical Staff on issues related to state and federal public utility regulation. This position manages contested case proceedings, including the investigation of utility applications, and conducts public hearings as an administrative hearing officer in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act. The attorneys in the Wyoming Public Service Commission’s office have the opportunity to develop legal skills in this exciting area of the law.

The State of Wyoming’s total compensation package includes:

• Paid annual and sick leave
• Longevity pay
• Pension 
• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
• Health insurance with employer contributions toward premiums
• Other insurance options for dental, vision, life, ambulance, pet, and short-term and long-term disability

The Public Service Commission's working environment is highly collaborative with an excellent team of attorneys and technical subject matter experts. We strive to provide our employees with opportunities to develop expertise and sharpen legal skills. Our office offers meaningful legal work that touches all utility ratepayers in the state of Wyoming, while still maintaining a healthy work/life balance.  

• Acts as legal counsel for the Commission, case manager, and hearing officer in contested case proceedings.
• Coordinates and leads investigations of utility applications by assigned technical staff.
• Prepares investigative information requests directed to applicant utilities and other parties. Conducts contested case proceedings, including scheduling discovery and filing deadlines, preparation of procedural orders, and presiding over public hearings, and preparation of draft final opinion orders.
• Prepares administrative rules for promulgation, presides over rule-making hearings, prepares responses to written comments on proposed rules, and oversees the filing of adopted rules with the Wyoming Secretary of State.
• Monitors federal and state legislative and rule-making activity relevant to the regulation of Wyoming utilities and advises the Commission of implications to Wyoming utilities and regulation thereof.

PREFERENCES:


Preference will be given for knowledge of state and federal law applicable to the regulation of public utilities.


KNOWLEDGE:


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Advanced knowledge of administrative law and process.
• Knowledge of state and federal law applicable to the regulation of public utilities.
• Basic understanding of engineering, accounting, and finance principles.
• Skill in legal issue identification, legal research, and written and oral communication.
• Ability to quickly understand new concepts and information related to public utility regulation. Ability to manage complex projects involving voluminous technical documents.
• Ability to lead and work efficiently and effectively with teams of in-house subject matter experts.
• Ability to conduct public hearings in contested case proceedings.
• Ability to interact professionally with the public, utility officials, and government officials at all levels. 

PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Moderate Travel

NOTES: 

• FLSA: Exempt
• This position is at-will