Senior Associate/Utility Regulation & Finance (Energy practice)

Position Overview

CRA's Energy practice advises clients in the regulated energy space on the issues most crucial to their businesses. Our experts are recognized leaders in their areas of specialization and combine for decades of experience with top consultancies and in senior in-house roles. They offer clients access to the industry insights they rely on to navigate complexity and achieve competitive advantage.

We represent utilities and other energy firms before their regulators, lend our expertise to the resolution of disputes, support investors on complex transactions, and help plan and build the energy grid of the future. We are frequently called upon to offer expert testimony in docketed proceedings.

As trusted strategic advisors, we work with stakeholders across the supply chain to help them grow and evolve their businesses in ways that benefit customers and shareholders. We work in the electric, gas, and water industries in jurisdictions throughout North America and Europe.

CRA seeks Senior Associates with prior experience and knowledge of utility ratemaking and the regulatory process to join our team. Responsibilities of a Senior Associate include:

• Manage teams working on engagements that include rate cases, development of regulatory strategy, and due diligence for transactions, and similar;
• Serve as a subject matter expert for clients on ratemaking issues and regulatory strategy;
• Build models to calculate rates and utility cost of service or to support transactions;
• Develop presentations, reports, and expert testimony;
• Engage and communicate effectively with clients;
• Oversee junior staff in the production of reports, presentations, and analyses.

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field. Master's degree preferred;
• 5+ years of relevant experience;
• Experience with complex regulatory and financial models;
• Strong communications skills;
• Experience as an expert witness in regulatory proceedings is a strong plus;
• Previous project and client management is a strong plus.

To Apply

To be considered for a position in the United States, we require the following:

• Resume - please include current address, personal email and telephone number;
• Cover letter - please describe your interest in CRA and how this role matches your goals.

Additional information

If you are interested in applying for one of our international locations, please visit our Careers site to view and apply for available jobs.

Career Growth and Benefits

• CRA's robust skills development programs, encompassing both formal and informal programs, encourage you to thrive as an individual and team member. Beginning with research and analysis skill building, training continues with technical training, presentation skills, internal seminars, and career mentoring and performance coaching from an assigned senior colleague. Additional leadership and collaboration opportunities exist through internal firm development activities.
• We offer a comprehensive total rewards program including a superior benefits package, wellness programming to support physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being, and in-house immigration support for foreign nationals and international business travelers.

Work Location Flexibility

CRA creates a work environment that enables our colleagues to benefit from being together in the office to best deliver on our promise of career growth, mentorship and inclusivity. At the same time, we recognize that individuals realize a range of benefits when working from home periodically. We currently expect that individuals spend at least 3 to 4 days a week working in the office (which may include traveling to another CRA office or to client meetings), with specific days determined in coordination with your practice or team.

Responsible AI Use in Recruiting

We believe that recruiting is fundamentally a human process, and we are committed to a hiring process that is consistent, transparent, and people-focused. While AI and other technology-enabled tools help our team operate more efficiently, we strive to provide every candidate with a personalized, thoughtful, and high-touch experience.

As CRA invests significant human effort to find qualified members for our teams, we expect candidates to invest corresponding human effort to learn about CRA, prepare thoughtful application materials, and engage with our interviewers. Read more about appropriate hiring manager, recruiting team, and candidate AI at CRA on our website.