Principal Consultant; Lead Expert Witness - FERC Ratemaking & Regulatory Expert Electric & Gas

Principal Consultant (Lead Expert Witness) - FERC Rate making & Regulatory Expert

Electric & Gas Pipelines

Location: Washington, DC

The Firm

Concentric Energy Advisors (“Concentric”) is an employee-owned management consulting and financial advisory firm serving the North American energy and utility industries. Since 2002, Concentric has built a national reputation for excellence in rate making and utility regulation, litigation support, market strategy, and financial advisory services, working with investor-owned utilities, regulators, and other industry participants on complex, high-stakes matters.

Headquartered in Marlborough, MA, with offices in Washington, DC and Calgary, Concentric combines deep technical expertise with a collaborative, ownership-driven culture.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a FERC Rate making and Regulatory Expert to serve as a Principal Consultant and Lead Expert Witness on complex electric transmission and/or gas pipeline matters. This role is designed for an experienced professional who has personally led cost-of-service analyses, defended positions in contested proceedings, and provided expert testimony before FERC, including on prudence and cost recovery issues.

This is a visible, client-facing leadership role, shaping regulatory strategy, leading engagements, and serving as a trusted advisor to senior utility leadership and legal counsel. Depending on background and preference, the role can emphasize electric, pipeline, or hybrid FERC rate making matters.

* This is a hybrid role, with three days per week in-office in our Washington, DC location and two days per week working remotely.*

What You Will Do

As a Principal Consultant, you will own outcomes and credibility across the full lifecycle of regulatory and litigation-support engagements, including:

• Lead and review FERC cost-of-service, rate design, and revenue requirement analyses for electric transmission and/or natural gas pipeline clients.
• Advise clients on rate filings, compliance filings, settlements, and contested proceedings before FERC.
• Evaluate cost recovery issues, including capital investment, O&M, depreciation, return, and allocation methodologies.

Expert Testimony & Prudence Matters

• Serve as lead or sponsoring expert witness in FERC proceedings, including preparation and defense of written testimony, exhibits, work papers, and discovery responses.
• Provide expert analysis and testimony on prudence evaluations, cost reasonableness, and regulatory compliance.
• Support litigation strategy in close coordination with internal teams, external counsel, and client leadership.
• Participate in hearings, settlement negotiations, and technical conferences.
• Lead multi-disciplinary consulting teams and manage complex engagements from scoping through final deliverables.
• Act as a senior advisor to utility executives on regulatory risk, strategy, and positioning.
• Contribute to business development opportunities by leveraging professional relationships, regulatory credibility, and expert reputation.
• Help shape and evolve Concentric’s FERC rate making and litigation-support offerings, including mentoring junior staff and strengthening analytical standards.

What Success Looks Like

Successful candidates in this role are known for:

• Clear, defensible analysis that stands up under cross-examination.
• The judgment to balance technical rigor with regulatory strategy.
• The ability to translate complex rate making concepts for senior decision-makers.
• A reputation for integrity, credibility, and professionalism with regulators, clients, and peers.

Ideal Candidate Profile

Required Experience

• 10+ years of experience in FERC rate making and regulatory matters, gained through:
  • Consulting,
  • An investor-owned utility,
  • A regulatory agency (including former FERC staff), and/or
  • A Big 4 or similar professional services firm.
• Demonstrated experience leading FERC cost-of-service and rate making analyses for electric transmission and/or natural gas pipelines.
• Direct experience serving as an expert witness or sponsoring testimony in FERC proceedings, including prudence-related matters.
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