Hiring: Assistant Gen Counsel / Senior Counsel - FERC Company: American Electric Power Location: Washington, DC Job Posted Time: 2026-09-15 14:36:12 Employment Type: On-site Target Skills & Keywords : RTOS About the job Experience: •6+ years of experience, preferably in a law firm or corporate legal department and in the electric utility or energy sector. •FERC-related legal experience preferably with a law firm, corporate legal department, or on the staff of a rate regulatory body, such as FERC or a state regulatory agency. •8+ years of experience, preferably in a law firm or corporate legal department, including at least 4 years of experience as a practicing attorney on FERC matters. Required Skills: •Represent AEP on complex, high-profile FERC proceedings and disputes involving transmission rates and service, regional transmission planning and cost allocation, interconnection, wholesale market design, capacity and resource adequacy, large-load integration and other matters under the Federal Power Act. •Develop and execute legal and regulatory strategy from issue identification through resolution; conduct legal analysis; prepare and review comments, protests, complaints, briefs, testimony, settlement materials, legal opinions and other filings; and advocate AEP’s positions in contested proceedings, rulemakings and settlement processes. •Represent AEP in PJM, SPP and MISO stakeholder, tariff and governance processes, working closely with the FERC and RTO Policy organization and business leaders to shape outcomes on transmission, markets, planning, reliability and large-load issues. •Provide practical, business-oriented advice to AEP’s transmission, generation, commercial, regulatory, finance, operations and other teams regarding FERC jurisdiction, RTO tariffs, transmission service, interconnection, rates, compliance and state-federal jurisdictional issues. •Advise on complex rate matters, including transmission formula rates, cost of service and utility accounting, while maintaining a broad portfolio that also includes tariff terms and conditions, transmission policy, interconnection and wholesale-market matters. •Lead the FERC-regulatory workstream for significant corporate and commercial initiatives, including transactions, generation and transmission investments, competitive projects and arrangements to serve new large loads, where federal approvals, tariff rights or market rules are material. •Take direct substantive ownership of matters and exercise independent judgment, while coordinating with and directing outside counsel, consultants and cross-functional internal teams when their expertise or resources will advance AEP’s objectives. •Identify emerging regulatory risks and opportunities, translate complex legal developments into clear recommendations for senior management, and help align AEP’s legal, policy and business positions across its operating regions. Qualifications: •Understanding of legal and regulatory issues relating to electric utilities. •Understanding of federal energy regulation of Transmission and RTOs, including experience representing or working closely with Transmission Owners. •Demonstrated capacity to manage FERC regulatory proceedings, tariff filings, and rulemakings. •Comprehensive benefits package that aims to support and enhance the overall well-being of our employees. •Where Putting the Customer First Powers Everything We Do •Active license to practice law in state in which position is located. Compensation: •$188,524 - $301,636 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!