NY HELPYes

AgencyPublic Service, Department of

TitleAssociate Economist (Regulatory Economics) (NY HELPS)

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary Grade23

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $86681 to $109650 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 5%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? Yes

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address 3 Empire State Plaza

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12223

Duties Description The Associate Economist (Regulatory Economics), Grade 23, will work in the Office of Markets and Innovation’s Office of Regulatory Economics, and perform duties that include, but are not limited to:
• Utilizing electric and gas market and systems operation data to perform statistical, econometric, or economic analysis.
• Performing econometric forecasts of energy utility sales volumes and customer counts.
• Participating in collaborative staff and industry efforts to develop rules, procedures and technical aspects of energy product markets.
• Presenting expert economic testimony in public hearings before the Public Service Commission or Administrative Law Judges or before other governmental bodies.
• Supervising other economists in carrying out their work on regulatory economics issues.
• Analyzing economic issues related to transitioning of wholesale and retail utility markets, measurement and mitigation of market power, incentive regulation, benefit cost analysis, measurement of marginal costs, and the development of market rules and market design changes required to implement the State’s carbon reduction and distributed energy resources goals.

Minimum Qualifications Non-Competitive (NY HELPS)*:
Candidates must have either a bachelor's degree or higher in economics OR a bachelor's degree or higher including or supplemented by 18 semester credit hours in economics and an additional 6 semester credit hours from among the following course work areas: computer science, economics, econometrics, mathematics, operations research, research methods or statistics;
AND
Three years of professional experience conducting economic research in the field of public utility regulation. Acceptable experience may include but is not limited to, experience with substantial responsibility for analyzing economic issues related to public or private gas, water, electric or telecommunication utilities. Experience primarily involving the clerical accumulation and manipulation of statistics will NOT be regarded as qualifying.

Substitutions:
A master’s degree in economics may substitute for one year of the professional experience in conducting economic research described above. A doctoral degree in economics may substitute for two years of the professional experience in conducting economic research described above.

Preferred candidates would have experience with the specification, estimation and testing of structural and time series econometric models.

Non-Competitive Promotion (NCP) Qualifications:
You must be a qualified employee of the Department of Public Service and have had one year of permanent, competitive or 55-b/c service as a Senior Economist, Grade 18. If three or fewer qualified candidates in the Department promotion field apply for this position, a non-competitive promotion (NCP) may be made under Section 52.7 of the Civil Service Law.

Additional Comments *This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.

At a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in an NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

The primary location for this position is either Albany or New York City, New York with at least 5% travel, which may vary depending on location. If the position is filled in the New York City location, the salary range above would increase by the Downstate Adjustment of $4,000.

Equal Opportunity Employer:
The Department of Public Service is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by contacting the Designee for Reasonable Accommodations (DRA) and Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator which can be found under the Accessibility Link on the Department’s webpage at www.dps.ny.gov.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Human Resources Management - LV

Telephone

Fax 518-473-9990

Email Address recruiting@dps.ny.gov

Address

Street 3 Empire State Plaza

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12223

Notes on ApplyingPlease send a resume, cover letter, and proof of meeting the minimum qualifications, such as an unofficial transcript, to recruiting@dps.ny.gov or fax to Human Resources Management at (518)473-9990. Please reference “Associate Economist (Regulatory Economics), NYHELPS posting 210329-Alb” when applying.