The Transmission Contracts & Services | Consultant or Advisor is responsible for providing expert consultation and leadership in the analysis, development, negotiation, and drafting of complex transmission and interconnection contracts, facility-use agreements, and operational requirements for connected facilities. This role involves direct negotiation with customers to establish terms for transmission services, interconnection arrangements, and ongoing operational and maintenance responsibilities.
Serving as a lead in contract and project implementation, the individual ensures alignment between internal stakeholders and external partners. The position requires frequent interaction with customers and utility representatives, acting on behalf of APS to coordinate agreements and facilitate effective communication. The role demands a strong understanding of utility operations, regulatory considerations, and contract management practices to ensure successful and compliant project execution.
Minimum Requirements
Advisor
- BS/BA in business, economics, mathematics, or engineering plus eight (8) years of utility experience including substantial contract and/or transmission system knowledge. In lieu of degree, 12 (twelve) years of utility experience including some contract and/or transmission system knowledge. An advanced degree including a JD may be substituted for two (2) years' experience.
Consultant
- BS/BA in business, economics, mathematics, or engineering plus five (5) years of utility experience including substantial contract and/or transmission system knowledge. In lieu of degree nine (9) years of utility experience including some contract and/or transmission system knowledge. An advanced degree including a JD may be substituted for two (2) years' experience.
Preferred Special Skills, Knowledge or Qualifications:
- Expert knowledge of APS transmission and distribution system interconnections. Knowledge of other utility's transmission systems, rates and tariff provisions and the ability to review, analyze and working with other utilities in Jointly Owned Facility projects.
- Broad familiarity of FERC regulatory requirements and APS jurisdictional agreements.
- In depth experience in negotiating and developing transmission, interconnection and operating facility contracts.
- Organization, project management, communication and negotiation skills are essential.
- Analytical abilities to perform regulatory analysis and contract negotiations/development as well as the ability to act independently.
Major Accountabilities
1) Manage the development and execution of regulatory contracts in collaboration with internal stakeholders that support APS's corporate strategy, goals and objectives with participation of the appropriate groups or departments including the most complex agreements.
2) Draft, negotiate, execute and manage major transmission Interconnection Agreements as well as other agreements (i.e. Participation Agreements, Joint Operations, Maintenance and Replacement Agreements, Transmission Service Agreements) .
3) Draft, negotiate, execute and manage Generator Interconnection queue applications and corresponding contracts, both conforming and non-conforming. In addition, publishing results of interconnection studies and/or screening processes performed by APS's technical groups, as well as holding scoping and study results meetings with customers.
4) Maintaining accurate interconnection data in APS's internal databases and systems
5) Ensure all regulatory compliance and requirements are met with regards to filing deadlines, preparing summaries for regulatory reporting, as well as ensuring timeline adherence and compliance with APS OATT.
6) Manage, engage and communicate with external customers and other utilities as co-owners of Joint Participant facilities to lead, draft, and negotiate proper contract adherence. This will include amendments to current agreements, drafting new agreements as needed, confirmation and adherence to financial and cost allocations, as well as ability to work within Committee structure to move projects along and seek resolutions to issues.
7) Effectively interface and resolve project issues within APS, executive management and customers to meet project requirements.
8) Ability to effectively manage time and internal APS business units to meet required deadlines.
9) Establish working relationships with utilities, ISOs and industry representatives in key markets
10) Provide support and expertise to regulatory and legal departments to ensure contract compliance. Managing special complex and subject matter expertise projects as assigned. Provide guidance to less experienced staff as needed.
APS
400 North 5th Street
Phoenix
Arizona États-Unis
www.aps.com
