Company Overview

At Spire, we believe energy exists to help people. To enrich their lives, grow their businesses, advance their communities. It’s a simple idea, but one that’s at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to understanding the needs of the homes and businesses we serve. That's why we're always looking for driven, collaborative people to join our team. Because we believe that offering our customers the best service means bringing together the best people.

And we find the best by hiring those who share our values of drive, safety, inclusion and integrity, and demonstrate our four essential behaviors that bring the Spire vision, mission and culture to life:

• We make it happen: We are a company of go-getters, acting on every opportunity to help our company advance
• We collaborate: We put teamwork first, bringing in everyone’s ideas, because our collective energy makes us stronger
• We seek out perspective: We challenge ourselves to be open to different ways of doing things, because learning from each other leads to breakthroughs
• We care: We treat people how we want to be treated, listening closely and doing what’s right, even when it’s hard

By living our values and behaviors every day, we strive to create an environment where every employee feels welcome, respected and valued.

Summary

Spire is seeking a Director, Rates & Regulatory Affairs to direct the Company’s rate and regulatory activities for Spire Alabama, Gulf, and Mississippi. This position will also direct and supervise the work of the Rates & Regulatory staff located in Birmingham and Mobile. This position is responsible for directing and managing the regulatory requirements associated with the Company’s rate mechanisms. Responsible for recommendations to Company leadership supporting rate adjustments and management of the preparation of required justification and supporting documentation of required regulatory filings before the Public Service Commissions (PSCs) of both Alabama and Mississippi. Responsible for proper interpretation and enforcement of rate schedule provisions, contract provisions, and tariff provisions for both Alabama and Mississippi. Responsible for representing the Company before the Alabama and Mississippi Public Service Commissions.

Duties and Responsibilities

Directs and prioritizes responsibilities and job assignments of the Rates & Regulatory staff for Alabama and Mississippi. Reviews the performance of these employees and provides feedback.

Personally, and through subordinate employees, is responsible for preparing revisions and additions to the Company’s tariff, coordinating with other functional areas as necessary.

Responsible for oversight of the calculations and analyses supporting tariff revisions and rate adjustments and preparation of the required regulatory filings related to such. Directs preparation of, or prepares, the Company’s petitions and applications requesting authority or approval of the Public Service Commissions of Alabama and Mississippi.

Directs the investigation, resolution, and communication to the PSC concerning unusual customer complaints referred to the PSC. Directs Operations and/or Customer Service personnel regarding the resolution and communication to the customer.

Participates in negotiations and reviews of special contracts with large customers. Responsible for resulting regulatory filing requirements.

Directs the municipal acquisition regulatory process working through the Manager, Specialist, and Senior Rate Analyst with a special emphasis in ensuring validity of the economic modeling in compliance with PSC rules and regulations. Responsible for directing the preparation of post-audit reporting of municipal systems during PSC-required post-audit period.

Provides guidance and coordination with Finance, Business Development, Gas Supply and other functional areas on rate matters and regulatory requirements.

Delegates and supervises the gathering of financial and other data from Company sources in order to produce rate computations, analyses, and required regulatory reporting.

Responsible for handling numerous PSC inquiries and requests for information both verbally and in writing. Directs the preparation of the Company’s responses to data requests from the PSC.

Responsible for management response to inquiries from Deloitte’s external auditors and Spire’s internal audit staff, as required.

Responsible for oversight of the rate change process. Confirms that the updates and testing processes maintain appropriate controls and separation of duties.

Directs the analysis of capital investment projects by valuing various regulated assets using sound revenue requirement modeling techniques. And, responsible for oversight of calculating special contract rates including breakeven rate economics. Supports the Company’s efforts to reduce bypass threats by performing economic analyses designed to show the customer’s breakeven pricing scenarios and ensure the Company’s desired rate of return in all such economic analyses and rate determinations. Interacts directly with senior management by responding to their questions/follow-up requests as related to these types of analyses. Supports the Business and Economic Development areas and responds to questions related to these calculations.

Responsible for Spire Alabama and Mississippi regulatory matters reporting in the Company’s SEC-required external quarterly and annual financial reporting. Responsible for providing regulatory information to Investor Relations for the quarterly investors call.

Directs the timely and accurate completion of special projects assigned to Rates and Regulatory. Such projects can be of a financial as well as a non-financial nature and often require manipulation of large amounts of data.

Regular attendance is considered an essential job function.

Essential Characteristics and Competencies

The above are representative of the level and kind of duties and responsibilities which are assigned to this position. As workload or availability of personnel requires, the incumbent performs, either temporarily or permanently, other duties which are similarly related.

Strong ethics and integrity, dedication to a safe work environment and commitment to a diverse workforce are also essential characteristics.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Responsible for supervision and directing the work of the Manager-Rates and Regulatory Affairs, Manager-Planning and Analysis, Specialist, Senior Rate Analyst, and Coordinator- Regulatory & Finance.

Required Education (certifications, licenses)

A bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in finance or accounting, or Bachelor of Science in engineering or similar analytical, number driven discipline with concentration in finance or accounting. A master’s degree is preferred, but not required.

Extensive computer background in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

A strong educational foundation in economics and statistics

Regulatory experience with rate cases, tariffs, rate design and/or experience dealing with utility regulatory personnel is beneficial

Required knowledge, skill and abilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Ability to demonstrate and master the core and job category competencies applicable for this role within the organization

Ability to lead by example in support of the Company’s essential characteristics and values: Strong Ethics and Integrity, Dedication to a Safe Work Environment, Commitment to a Diverse Workforce that recognizes and respects every individual’s unique skills and perspectives

Excellent analytical skills including a thorough understanding of financial concepts such as discounted cash flows and risk/return assessments

Strong organizational skills and the ability to “multi-task”

Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing

Strong background in statistics and math preferred

Ability to be creative in developing solutions to challenging tasks

Physical demands, environment and schedule

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods, use hands, use close vision, use a keyboard, and use a computer.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Work is normally performed in a business office.

During peak periods, especially during annual budget preparation, RSE proceedings, and month and quarter end, extensive overtime may be required to meet externally set deadlines

Infrequent but moderate travel is anticipated

Posting Requirements

Spire accepts online applications through our career site at jobs.spireenergy.com

Posting requirements: The above posting description is intended to describe the general nature of the level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Spire, Inc. and its subsidiaries are Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all areas, including but not necessarily limited to, recruitment, selection, training, education, compensation, benefits, promotion, job transfer, upgrading, separation, and recall regardless of the individual’s race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, and/or other protected categories under all Federal, State, and local laws. For more information, please view our Integrity and Inclusion pages of our career site.