Utility Specialist 3

The Public Utilities Commissions of Ohio (PUCO) employs a professional staff to regulate providers of utility services, ensuring safe and reliable services for Ohioans. The Utility Specialist 3 role is part of the Rates & Analysis Department, which participates in federal and state programs, monitors utility conformance, and processes rate change requests. The department is comprised of accounting and finance, grid modernization, and regulatory utility services divisions.

What You Will Do

As a Utility Specialist 3, responsibilities include serving as a subject-matter expert in public utility rates, providing training to lower-level staff, supporting rate case investigations, drafting staff reports, and presenting testimony in hearings.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role requires a strong understanding of public utility rates, accounting theory, and regulatory practices. The ideal candidate will have experience in utility or transportation regulatory environments, with a focus on rate and tariff structure, financing, and economics.

Requirements

• Graduate core program or 3 yrs. exp. in one or more of the following fields: accounting, code enforcement, finance, business administration, public administration, utility &/or transportation code of enforcement, geology, management, law, economics, mathematics or engineering
• 5 yrs. utility or transportation regulatory experience involving combination of PUCO operations, programs & policies affecting regulation of utility or transportation companies, state & federal laws, regulations & procedures governing utility or transportation company operations
• 36 mos. exp. as Utility Specialist 2, 66952
• Equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment

Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities
• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)
• Cost of living adjustments
• Longevity supplements after five years of public service
• Wellness