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Location: Washington, DC
Experience: Mid-level
Highest Level of Education: Undergraduate Degree



Job Responsibilities
Analyzing gas pipeline tariffs and rates and insuring that they abide by Commission policy. The rate filings are given a month deadline because they are statutory. If an order is not drafted for the pipeline filing within the 30 days, it automatically goes into effect. Depending on the amount of detail in a filing, it can be completed in a week or it might take the full thirty days. Cases are given to employees who have worked with the same pipelines, so they are therefore familiar with the pipeline's tariff and rate schedules.
Job Requirements
Training is provided all the time. Specific training is normally available every 3 months and employees are encouraged to sign up. They are easy to get into and no grades are assigned.
Uppers
Work inside office building. Cases are given by experience, therefore you are never given anything you can't handle.
Downers
Boring sitting at a computer all day. Some cases require more than the time alotted.
Lifestyle
Work hours are 9-5. Business travel is paid for and you are given travel days. Social events are fun and your whole family is invited. Dress code is business casual.
Compensation
51,000/year Bonuses given out more than once a year
Advice to Jobseekers
If you like the office scene and enjoy sitting at a computer all day, then this job is for you. If you rather work with your hands and are an outside person, then you may want to look somewhere else.

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