[Hiring] Senior Energy Regulatory Advisor @WSP

Role Description

WSP is seeking a Senior Energy Regulatory Advisor to focus on supporting utilities, generation & transmission developers, transmission owners, renewable energy companies, independent power producers, and other energy sector clients navigating the increasingly complex regulatory environment.

Successful candidates will be responsible for providing strategic regulatory guidance and market expertise to clients across the electric power, natural gas, renewable energy, and energy infrastructure sectors. This role serves as a trusted advisor on federal, regional, state, and local regulatory matters, helping clients navigate market rules, compliance obligations, policy developments, rate proceedings, transmission initiatives, and emerging energy challenges.

This is a remote position supporting clients and projects across the U.S. This is a highly visible, internal and external client‑facing role requiring exceptional communication skills, strong energy regulatory depth, and the ability to manage complex advisory engagements from early concept through execution.

Your Impact

• Regulatory Strategy & Advisory
  • Advise clients on regulatory requirements, policy developments, and market design changes affecting energy infrastructure and operations.
  • Interpret and assess impacts of proceedings before regulatory bodies, including:
    • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
    • Public Utility Commissions (PUCs)
    • Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs)
    • Independent System Operators (ISOs)
    • Environmental and energy agencies
  • Develop regulatory strategies supporting generation, transmission, distribution, storage, renewable energy, and emerging technologies.
  • Monitor and communicate regulatory developments that may affect client investments, operations, and market participation.
• Market and Policy Analysis
  • Analyze wholesale electricity markets, capacity markets, ancillary service markets, and transmission planning processes.
  • Evaluate implications of market rule changes, reliability requirements, and resource adequacy frameworks.
  • Assess impacts of federal and state energy policies on project economics and market opportunities.
  • Prepare regulatory assessments supporting mergers, acquisitions, project development, and investment decisions.
• Client Relationship Management
  • Serve as a trusted advisor and primary point of contact for key client accounts.
  • Identify opportunities to expand consulting engagements through proactive client support.
  • Lead client presentations, workshops, and executive briefings.
  • Build and maintain relationships with regulators, utilities, market operators, trade associations, and industry stakeholders.
• Business Development
  • Support proposal development and client pursuits.
  • Contribute thought leadership articles, white papers, conference presentations, and webinars.
  • Identify emerging industry trends and develop new consulting service offerings.
  • Mentor junior consultants and support practice growth initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Public Policy, Energy Systems, Business, Political Science, Law, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and industry experience.
• 12+ years of experience in electric utility regulation, compliance, energy markets, reliability, transmission operations, policy development, or a related field.
• Travel to client sites, industry conferences, stakeholder meetings, regulatory proceedings, and compliance events throughout the United States as needed (30% travel).
• Demonstrated knowledge of:
  • FERC regulations, orders, open access transmission tariffs, interconnection procedures, transmission planning processes, and compliance requirements
  • NERC Reliability Standards
  • Regional entity compliance programs
  • RTO/ISO market structures and stakeholder processes
  • State utility regulation and public utility commissions
• Experience supporting utilities, generation owners/operators, transmission owners/operators, generation developers, transmission developers, independent power producers, energy marketers, or other regulated energy organizations.
• Experience participating in ISO/RTO stakeholder processes, tariff development, market design initiatives, or regulatory working groups.
• Understanding of wholesale energy markets, transmission planning, generator interconnection, large load interconnection, transmission services, reliability frameworks, market operations, and grid integration activities across North American markets.
• Experience preparing regulatory analyses, compliance assessments, technical reports, policy recommendations, or regulatory filings.

Requirements

• Master’s level Degree in Engineering, Public Policy, Economics, Business Administration, Energy Systems, or a related discipline.
• Juris Doctor (J.D.) or experience supporting regulatory legal proceedings.
• Professional certifications such as:
  • NERC Compliance Certification
  • Professional Engineer Registration / Engineer in Training (EIT)
  • PMP
  • Engineering Risk Professional (ERP)
  • Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC)
• Direct experience with one or more of the following:
  • FERC proceedings and filings
  • NERC audits and enforcement activities
  • RTO/ISO stakeholder committees
  • State commission regulatory processes
  • Market design and tariff development
  • Grid modernization initiatives
  • Energy storage and renewable integration policy
• Experience developing regulatory strategy for emerging technologies and energy transition initiatives.
• Experience working for or directly supporting FERC, NERC, a Regional Entity, ISO/RTO, state commission, or utility regulatory organization is preferred.
• While electric is focus of this position, knowledge with gas, water or other utilities is beneficial.

Benefits

• Comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
• Coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life.
• Retirement savings.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid vacation (or other personal time).
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.