Strategic Policy Specialist III

SPP is about more than power. We’re about the power of relationships. Our employees have the opportunity to work together to ensure electricity is delivered reliably and affordably to the millions of people living in our service territory. We have been voted one of Arkansas’ Best Places to work by Arkansas Business and we are looking for a member of our team who is passionate about our mission to keep the lights on!

We have a core ideology here at SPP that we stand by: Do the right thing, for the right reason, in the right way.

We believe in supporting our employees through a fantastic benefits package:

• Competitive and transparent pay with bonus opportunities
• Excellent insurance package including three great medical plans to choose from, employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance
• Relocation bonus (if applicable)
• Hybrid working environment for positions that are eligible
• Fantastic contributions to your retirement through a 401(k) savings plan with employer-match benefits and a pension (defined benefit plan) fully funded by SPP

**PLEASE NOTE:** **SPP is not able to sponsor employment visas or student-work authorizations (STEM OPT) for this position. Please ensure you are eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship prior to applying.**

COMPENSATION INFORMATION The salary range(s) represents our good faith estimate for the role at this time. While we strive to provide competitive and transparent compensation, there may be circumstances where an offer is above or outside of the listed range. We are open to discussing salary expectations with qualified candidates considering factors such as the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, experience and geographic location will all be considered during the hiring process.

Strategic Policy Specialist III –Salary range: $77,900 – $99,320 

Overview

The Specialist III, Strategic Policy, is responsible for developing, implementing, and improving engineering policies that support SPP's organizational objectives. This role enables timely and consistent policy changes by facilitating stakeholder engagement, regulatory compliance, and cross-functional collaboration. The position partners with internal teams, external stakeholders, and policy decision makers to facilitate policy processes and ensure alignment with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Core Responsibilities

• Executes & organizes engineering policy initiatives by analyzing regulatory requirements and stakeholder input to ensure timely, high-quality policy changes that advance SPP’s strategic goals. Provides data driven views. Understands to improve policy and stakeholder practices, aligning policy work to corporate goals.
• Facilitates cross-functional collaboration with internal teams, external stakeholders, and industry experts to align policy outcomes with organizational and regulatory needs. Also works independently to develop materials for stakeholder review, incorporating feedback and communicating initiative status.
• Conducts feasibility studies and impact assessments to evaluate proposed policy changes, ensuring recommendations are data-driven and support operational excellence. Creates project schedules to deliver policy-related initiatives on time and within budget, supporting departmental goals and cost control measures.
• Contributes to organizational capacity for policy implementation and stakeholder engagement via staff secretary or other facilitation role, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders in order to reach successful policy, implementation and production activities. Drafts and presents stakeholder education materials, establishes agendas, meeting minutes, and compiles department meeting materials in a consistent manner to foster trust and transparency.
• Ensures compliance with governing documents (SPP OATT, FERC, NERC, SPP By-Laws, Criteria) and maintains intermediate knowledge of industry standards.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in economics, mathematics, engineering or other related field
• • Four (4) years of extensive engineering or technical related experience may be considered in lieu of degree requirement
• 5 years of job-related experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the electric utility industry, database management systems, data analysis and ad hoc report writing
• Experience with decision-making in a multi-client environment
• Familiarity of one or more power systems analysis tools applicable to power system steady state, dynamic, production costs & economics, or database management systems.
• Project management, Business Analysis or similar experience or certificates.

Other Requirements:

• Strong inter-personal and team work skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with communication and data handling software such as Microsoft Office© Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint, PowerBI, O365, etc.

SPP is an equal opportunity employer that makes employment decisions without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, age, disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Further, SPP makes good faith efforts to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans and qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please contact us at_ _HR@spp.org_ _and let us know the nature of your request. We will only respond to messages left that involve a request for a reasonable accommodation in the application process._

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