STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: UTILITY ANALYST I
Class Code: 9650-24
Date Established: 05-20-92
Occupational Code: 7-1-4
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To research, investigate, and provide
preliminary recommendations on rate structures, services, policies and economic
issues regarding the regulation of public utilities.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
Researches data
regarding utilities and prepares preliminary drafts of reports regarding rates
or services.
·
Reviews data for
potential errors which could result in financial errors affecting utilities and
consumers.
·
Tracks current
developments and trends concerning utility performance evaluation.
·
Conducts site
inspections and investigations of utilities as required.
·
Communicates with
utilities officials, representatives, consumers, government officials, and
special interest groups in gathering information for setting rates.
·
Prepares
interrogatory statements for use in commission proceedings to develop and
extract information regarding public utilities rates.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in developing formats
and procedures for special applications OR in investigating and reviewing the
use of equipment and data for a specialized function.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving
direct service objectives by assessing agency service needs and making
preliminary recommendations for the development of alternative short-term
program policies or procedures.
Errors at this level result in incomplete assessments or misleading
recommendations causing a disruption of agency programs or policies.
Supervision: Requires direct supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
scheduling work, recommending leave, reviewing work for accuracy, performance
appraisal, or interviewing applicants for position vacancies.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job functions
in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job elements
and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires reviewing summaries and
reports and making management level decisions to solve problems or to achieve
work objectives as well as articulating and expressing those solutions and
goals. This level also requires
formal presentations of solutions and goals to employees and the general public
to increase the responsiveness of the agency toward the demands of its client
system.
Complexity: Requires evaluating a combination of
wide-ranging job functions to determine work procedures, to solve problems, and
to reach conclusions by applying analytical, technical, or scientific
thinking. This level also requires
planning policies and long-term strategies, drawing conclusions based on
available criteria, and evaluating the effectiveness of program objectives.
Independent Action: Requires independent judgment in
planning and evaluating work procedures and in supervising the development of
professional, technical and managerial standards under administrative direction
and according to broad departmental guidelines.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Possession of a Bachelor's degree from
a recognized college or university with major study in the field of business,
mathematics, finance, economics, or engineering. Each additional year of approved formal education may be
substituted for one year of required work experience.
Experience: Three years' experience in the
analysis, regulation or management of public or private corporations or the
operational phases of public utilities.
Each additional year of approved work experience may be substituted for
one year of required formal education.
License/Certification: None required.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of the accounting and
engineering factors involved in rate structure determination. Knowledge of public utility operations. Knowledge of the laws, and regulations
pertaining to the operation and regulation of public utilities. Knowledge of engineering, economics and
financial principles and practices in the field of public utilities. Ability to investigate and analyze
difficult technical and public relations problems. Ability to prepare reports and/or exhibits in the
development of investigations and analyses. Ability to establish and maintain effective working
relationships with state and local officials, utility representatives and the
general public. Must be willing to
maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as
determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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