Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
Job Openings
Are you an experienced professional with an interest in public utility regulation?
The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) currently has the following job openings. These positions will be located at Ten Franklin Square, New Britain, CT, with an opportunity for a hybrid teleworking arrangement.
Media Coordinator (Visual Media Designer 2)
PURA is seeking a Media Coordinator in the Office of Legislative Affairs and Communications. The ideal candidate will have strong media, communications, and teamwork experience, and will serve within PURA's Office of Legislative Affairs and Communications to assist in public-facing messaging.
Position Highlights
Performs the most complex duties in design and preparation of hardcopy and electronic graphic artwork using various media, including representation of or creation of supporting media for engineering projects;
Confers with supervisors and others as to most appropriate media and method of design;
Makes freehand sketches and designs for special projects;
Provides consultation and instruction in special media techniques necessary to obtain the desired results;
Designs and prepares camera-ready material;
Produces displays including posters and film slides and builds three-dimensional scale models for either departmental use or public exhibit;
PURA is seeking an Economist in the Utility Performance and Analysis (UPA) Unit within its Office of Technical and Regulatory Analysis. The unit is one of six technical units within PURA's TRA Office and is responsible for modernizing utility regulation and improving public utility performance.
The Economist will assist UPA with the implementation of key portions of Public Act 20-5, known as the “Take Back Our Grid” Act, to modernize regulation of the state's electric distribution companies (EDCs) and gas utilities. Specifically, the Economist will assist UPA with the implementation of a performance-based regulation (PBR) framework for the state's EDCs, focusing on the development, collection, and analysis of performance metrics and economic evaluations of EDC grid plans and investments to ensure alignment with the public interest and policy goals.
Position Highlights
Acts as a working level economic specialist in a state agency on economic matters;
Assists in the planning, development and improvement of business and commerce in the state;
Conducts economic studies including research and analysis in industrial, commercial, labor, financial and regulatory areas to develop data related to programs or services of the agency assigned and formulates recommendations concerning these studies;
Conducts and reviews cost/benefit analyses on economic development programs;
Studies trends in labor and/or business activity and its components;
Researches and provides oral and written reports;
Researches and provides testimony on legislative proposals;
Develops procedures and econometric tests for improved monitoring of financial institutions;
Participates in economic model building and forecasting;
May perform studies of corporate expansion into Connecticut including site location, fiscal incentives, utilities rates and labor market skills availability;
