Director, Regulatory Affairs (Utilties)

Who We Are

Nexus Water Group is a leading regulated water and wastewater utility serving more than 1.3 million people across 20 U.S. states and 2 Canadian provinces.

"Nexus" means connection. Through the essential water and wastewater services we deliver, we have a very personal connection to the people, businesses, and communities we serve. This is why our operations are locally led and managed. Every day, over 1,300 professionals deliver vital, safe, and reliable service through over 670 water systems and 360 wastewater systems.

What We Offer

• Paid Time Off: Starting at 3 weeks annually along with 11 company-paid holidays
• Health and Wellness Benefits: The first day of the month after your start, you'll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well.
• 401(k) Program with Matching Contribution: We offer a 100% match on contributions up to 4% of your salary, plus an additional 3% employer contribution.
• Grow With Us: Professional development opportunities through training, professional certifications, and education allowance.
  Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include company provided life insurance and Employee Assistance Program just to name a few.
  

Overview

The Nexus Water Group has an opportunity for a Director, Regulatory Affairs. The Director of Regulatory Affairs will assist the Vice President, Finance in providing key leadership for Sunshine Water Services division to ensure quality, cost, timeliness, and compliance with state regulations. This leader will direct projects with significant financial and strategic impact, including the negotiation of rates with regulators. This role is also responsible for supporting critical, highly sensitive external relationships.

Work Location and Schedule

This position can be primarily based in Altamonte Springs, FL with some travel.

What You'll Do

• Plans, directs, organizes and coordinates efforts to ensure the completeness, adequacy, accuracy and timeliness of revenue requirements projects in Florida.
• Manages the preparation of regulatory filings including exhibits relating to costs and rates to be presented to regulators, and proffers pre-filed and oral testimony in support of such exhibits.
  In consultation with other departments, manages the direction and coordination of all other filings with regulators.
• Ensures prescribed methods, procedures, and internal controls are followed.
• Maintains a current understanding of regulatory climates in the State of Florida and uses that insight to derive regulatory strategy.
• Performs complex statistical, accounting and regulatory analyses. Conducts complex studies of a technical nature involving budgeting and regulation.
• Advises all levels of management regarding budgeting and regulatory requirements, including resolving problems encountered, improving reporting and procedures, explaining and installing new or modified procedures.

First 12 Months:

• Gain a full understanding of Sunshine Water Service's people and processes.
• Gain the confidence and trust of the team to ensure greatest effectiveness in collaboration.
• Manage division costs within budget and work towards Company growth plans.
• Become fully knowledgeable in all regulated operations.
• Create process improvement procedures to attain better efficiencies.
  

What You'll Bring

Experience

• Required to have a minimum of 8 years of direct involvement in dealing with a regulatory commission reflecting increasing levels of responsibility and accomplishments and experience which provides a thorough knowledge of regulatory filings, management and accounting principles, regulatory theory and practice. Thorough working knowledge of all applicable regulatory and governmental regulations affecting the Company.

Education, Certification, and Licenses

• Bachelor's degree with major in Accounting or Business Administration required.
• CPA certification required.
• A Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record as determined by the Company's insurance carrier is desirable.

Nice to Have

• MBA or MS in Business Administration preferred.
• Experience using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and Mobile Data Terminals (MDT) such as SAP for work order management and scheduling, time card management, inventory management, and procurement activities is desirable.
• Experience using GIS map viewer software is desirable.
• Experience using field data collection devices such as GPS, valve operating data, etc. is desirable.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem
• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers' needs while following company procedures.
• Working knowledge of computer software including but not limited to Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Decision Making - Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.
• Strong business acumen.
• Culturally sensitive and perceptive; skillfully diplomatic with strong influencing skills.
• Relates well to people and has the ability to relate to all levels of an organization.
• Action-oriented; rolls up sleeves while balancing strategic and administrative roles.
• A passion for business results.
• Forward thinking, creative, and customer-oriented.
• Sound judgment; a person whose advice is sought out and respected; leads by example.

Work Environment

• May be required to sit for long periods of time, must be able to walk long distances, may work long and irregular hours under demanding conditions, must be able to operate a Company passenger vehicle or pickup truck, must have adequate vision and hearing that is required to communicate with personnel in person or by telephone and may require moderate lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds.
• Employee works in a climate-controlled office environment shared by other employees.

About Our Company

We are a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any characteristic or condition protected by Federal, state, or local law.

We are an E-Verify participating employer.