REGULATORY ANALYST I - 61000159

　　Date: Jan 19, 2024

　　Location:

　　TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32308 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32301 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32302 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32303 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32304 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32305 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32309 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32310 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32311 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32312 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32316 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32317 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32399

　　The State Personnel System is an E-Verify employer. For more information click on our E-Verify Website (http://www.dms.myflorida.com/workforce_operations/human_resource_management/for_job_applicants/e_verify) .

　　Requisition No: 820206

　　Agency: Public Service Commission

　　Working Title: REGULATORY ANALYST I - 61000159

　　Pay Plan: Career Service

　　Position Number: 61000159

　　Salary: $36,178.71

　　Posting Closing Date: 01/29/2024

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　　Regulatory Analyst I

　　Florida Public Service Commission

　　Office of Consumer Assistance and Outreach

　　Career Service - Open Competitive

　　Tallahassee, FL

　　Application Deadline: January 29, 2024

　　$36,178

　　Our Mission:

　　The Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) is committed to making sure that Florida's consumers receive some of their most essential services — electric, natural gas, telephone, water, and wastewater — in a safe, reasonable, and reliable manner. In doing so, the FPSC exercises regulatory authority over utilities in one or more of three key areas: rate base/economic regulation; competitive market oversight; and monitoring of safety, reliability, and service.

　　The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

　　Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

　　State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options (For more information, please click https://www.mybeneftis.myflorida.com/health );

　　Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click https://myfrs.com );

　　Paid Leave of Absence benefits, including Personal and Sick Leave;

　　Nine paid holidays and one paid Personal Holiday each year;

　　State Employee Tuition Waiver Program – Six credit hours per semester with the state college/university system;

　　Employee Assistance Program (EAP);

　　Deferred Compensation Plan;

　　Tax Beneficial Flexible Spending Accounts;

　　Flexible Work Schedules;

　　Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) – Student loans can be forgiven after 10 years of qualified public service, certain eligibility requirements must be met. (For more information, please click http://studentaid.gov/publicservice );

　　And more!

　　Office of Consumer Assistance and Outreach:

　　The Office of Consumer Assistance & Outreach is the Commission's liaison for the public and media. Providing consumer education and assistance, the Bureau of Consumer Assistance receives, processes, and resolves consumer complaints and informal disputes between customers and utilities. By producing and distributing the agency's news releases and coordinating statewide outreach events, the Outreach Section ensures the timely and accurate dissemination of information to the public. Other office responsibilities include: handling interview and media requests; participating in community meetings, consumer forums, customer meetings, and hearings by presenting agency information and distributing consumer publications; and coordinating and producing several FPSC reports and publications.

　　Description of Job Duties:

　　This position receives and process complaints against regulated utility companies involving quality of service, new or additional services, and the application of rates and charges. The position also receives opinions and inquiries from the public and provides explanations and information about the Commission and its activities.

　　Minimum Qualifications:

　　Bi-lingual in Spanish and English.

　　An associate’s degree from an accredited institution and two years of professional or nonprofessional experience in administrative work and/or professional regulation or field related to area of responsibility; or

　　A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

　　Professional or nonprofessional experience in administrative work, professional regulation, consumer complaint program work, interviewing, business administration, customer or public relations, investigations, insurance, utilities engineering, or utilities rate analysis may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required college education.

　　Information verifying answers to the Qualifying Questions must be found on the Employment Application.

　　Background investigations, including criminal history record checks and education verification's, will be conducted on all applicants recommended for hiring. You may be required to provide your Social Security Number in order to conduct this background check.

　　Employment Eligibility:

　　Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. The Florida Public Service Commission participates in the Department of Homeland Security’s Electronic Employment Verification Program (E-Verify) to assist in this required verification process.

　　Civil Service Law requires all males born after December 31, 1959, to register with the Selective Service System unless they meet certain exemptions under the law. Failing to register when required makes one ineligible for appointment.

　　Preference in appointment and employment shall be given to veterans and other persons as required by Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, Veterans’ Law. Applicant must provide the required proof of preference at the time of submitting an application.

　　We hire only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers.

　　EEO/AA and Accommodation:

　　The state of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

　　Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or the People First Center (1-877-562-7287). Notification to the Commission’s Human Resources Section must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

　　Post-Employment Restrictions:

　　Pursuant to Section 350.0605(2), F.S., former Commission employees are prohibited from appearing before the Commission to represent any client regulated by the Commission on any matter in which he/she had participated and which was pending at the time of his/her termination.

　　Pursuant to Section 112.313, F.S., FPSC Senior Management Service or Selected Exempt Service employees shall not personally represent another person or entity for compensation before the Commission, for a period of two years following vacation of his/her position. Exceptions to this law are provided for former Commission employees who are employed by another agency of State government and those employed by the Commission prior to January 1, 1995.

　　The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

　　Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

　　The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

　　VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clickinghere (http://www.dms.myflorida.com/content/download/97612/566545) . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.

　　Nearest Major Market:Tallahassee