Transmission Contract & Services Analyst

Summary

The Transmission Contracts & Services Analyst is responsible for the preparation, coordination, and administration of transmission interconnection agreements and other Transmission & Distribution (T&D) related contracts with utilities, customers, and external partners. This role ensures contract requests are accurate, compliant, and aligned with technical and operational requirements. The analyst maintains multiple databases, tracks contractual and financial data, and prepares operational and regulatory reporting for internal stakeholders and external entities. Additionally, the position serves as a key liaison with contractual partners, supporting relationship management, communications, and cross-functional coordination to ensure successful execution of transmission service agreements and related initiatives.

Minimum Requirements

• BS/BA in business, economics, mathematics, accounting, finance or engineering plus four (4) years of commercial contracting, project management or utility environment, including some contract and/or transmission system knowledge. In lieu of degree, eight (8) years of combined education and experience in commercial contracting, project management or utility environment, including contract, regulatory, and/or transmission system knowledge.
  
  Preferred Special Skills, Knowledge or Qualifications:


• Demonstrated knowledge and abilities in administering and developing commercial contracts, contract negotiations, utility policy, and economics.


• Excellent interpersonal skills and oral and written communication skills to make presentations on contract related issues in a clear and understandable manner.


• Ability to analyze and interpret data and work with Credit Risk Department and Accounting to ensure accurate reporting and tracking of Customer financial requirements associated with Transmission Contracts as well as all budget items related to the Joint Participant projects.


• Project management skills.


• Working knowledge of contract law and application.


• Word, Excel, Maximo, Powerplant and SharePoint.

Major Accountabilities

1) Evaluate generator and transmission interconnection requests submitted by customers to determine whether application requirements have been met including analysis of business need.

Collaborate with other T&D units to determine if technical specifications are appropriate. Prepare and maintain contracts.



2) Maintain contract standards, processes, and procedures (3Ps). Monitor process compliance against regulatory rules, recommend process changes and updates, and update stakeholders with changes to standards, processes, and procedures.



3) Liaison with customers to establish customer accounts and work with Treasury and Accounting to administer credit and deposits for interconnection applications.



4) Participate in the coordination of Joint Participant Projects and Engineering & Operations (E&O) Committee meetings. Ensures all APS internal support units are prepared for the biannual meetings by working with Accounting and FBO to analyze, prepare and propose upcoming maintenance, operation, and replacement spend and projects.



5) Maintain the customer interconnection database (Queue) both internally and by posting on external Open Access Same-Time Information System (OASIS) site. Analyze Queue metrics to identify opportunities for process improvements.



6) Prepare and maintain regulatory filings in partnership with APS Federal Regulatory group. Update and maintain the Electronic Quarterly Report (reporting contracts) on a quarterly basis. Gather transmission service study and interconnection study metrics for quarterly submission to FERC.

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