Utility Rate & Financial Consultant

Job Description

Job Description

People + Problem Solving = Progress

Excellence Through People! Take your career to the next level by working with energetic, talented, and forward-thinking colleagues and clients who invest in the collective good, take a balanced approach to sustainable solutions, are flexible to the realities of complex changes, and provide genuine effort to do right by others.

What We Are Looking For:

We’re seeking a Utility Rate & Financial Consultant to provide analysis and consulting services to PSE clients on economic and financial agreements, with a focus on revenue requirement studies, class cost of service analysis, and rate design development. This position supports the Economics, Rates, and Business Planning Department by evaluating rate changes, ensuring regulatory compliance, and contributing to long-term financial planning. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical and financial modeling skills, sound judgment, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. Preferred to have someone hybrid at one of our PSE offices.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Embrace, uphold, and live out PSE’s core values around People, Problem-Solving, and Progress.
• Lead development of rate class cost of service studies to assess and design utility wholesale and retail rates, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and company objectives.
• Lead analysis and design of pricing and customer engagement programs including time-of-use rates, load management, EV charging, distributed generation, and large load (e.g., data center) contracts.
• Conduct benchmarking and evaluation of utility rates across multiple utilities and customer classes for various electrical end uses.
• Develop and present analyses, exhibits, and supporting materials for regulatory filings, including expert testimony and rate case support.
• Perform complex financial and rate analyses, including assessment of existing rates, proposed changes, regulatory filings, and required adjustments to rate structures under general direction with independent judgment.
• Develop long-range revenue and expenditure forecasts, incorporating capital plans and debt service requirements into rate and financial planning.
• Build cost-benefit and feasibility models to evaluate demand-side management programs (energy efficiency and demand response) and assess solar, battery, and hybrid project viability.
• Manage and document project progress, timelines, and budgets while collaborating with internal stakeholders and external partners to develop, revise, and implement rate structures, schedules, and regulatory submissions.

What You Will Need:

Education and Experience

• A bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, economics, or mathematics is strongly preferred.
• 5+ years of related experience in consulting and/or a utility industry.

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with experience in financial modeling and forecasting.
• Knowledge of rate structures, regulatory requirements, and utility or service pricing.

Compensation:

• Salary Range: $104,168 - $143,974 annually.

This salary range reflects the anticipated base salary for five to twenty years of relevant experience. The successful candidate will be placed at a level that is commensurate with the candidate's relevant years of experience, education, and technical expertise.

Benefits:

• Discretionary annual performance-based profit-sharing bonus
• 401(k) retirement plan and employer safe harbor contribution
• Cell phone reimbursement
• Comprehensive health, health savings account (HSA), dental, vision, flexible spending account (FSA) & dependent care reimbursement account
• Life insurance, short & long-term disability, and other voluntary coverages
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid time off, including holidays and volunteer time off (VTO) to serve our communities
• Professional development opportunities and educational assistance

PSE is an equal opportunity employer that encourages all its employees to grow, learn, and expand their roles in ways they can be creative and best accomplish the client’s needs. We assess qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Disclaimer: We are committed to fairness and transparency in our hiring process. Compensation may be adjusted based on the candidate’s experience, education, qualifications, market conditions, and internal equity.

We want you to grow. We want you to learn. We want you to expand with us.