Compliance Specialist

Responsibilities

• Assisting with the development and ongoing monitoring and training of Power Delivery staff the required asset policies and procedures to comply with FirstEnergy and NERC policies and procedures.
• Revising existing and developing new Power Delivery cyber asset work practices and procedures in coordination with Transmission Protection & Planning, Transmission Engineering, Project Management, Power Delivery Operations, and Information Technology departments.
• Improving FirstEnergy processes associated with the initiation of transmission work, both maintenance expense and capital, to ensure compliance to NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP V5) guidelines.
• Maintain and revise as needed FirstEnergy (FE) compliance program infrastructure including the administration and maintenance of compliance policies, programs, and procedures related to the North American Reliability Corporation (NERC) CIP Reliability Standards.
• Develops and conducts initial and ongoing training on Asset Policy & Reporting procedures.
• Work with Transmission stakeholders and employees to address questions and provide consistent policy and procedure interpretations.
• Recommend improvements to processes associated with cyber asset installation, removal, and modifications.
• Lead and participate in weekly CIP Medium Impact and Low Impact Change Control meetings to ensure all cyber assets changes are recorded as audit evidence.
• Participate & prepare evidence for periodic audits performed by NERC which assess FirstEnergy’s (FE) compliance with the NERC Reliability Standards (gather evidence, draft responses, prepare witnesses, etc.).
• Maintain systems to track/ monitor compliance with the NERC reliability standards.
• Investigate system events to determine if compliance was maintained during the events.
• Respond to requests for information (RFIs) from NERC Regional Entities and other regulators.
• Proactively identify areas of risk in FirstEnergy’s (FE) compliance with the NERC Reliability Standards and develop solutions to mitigate those risks.
• Collaborate with other FirstEnergy (FE) business units to compile and validate evidence.
• Supporting the Emergency Plan through participating in the assigned storm duties including hazard response and hazard dispatch activities.
• Working independently and in unison with others including region and plant personnel as well as other departments and outside contractors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Business Administration, or related discipline with a minimum 4+ years’ professional work experience is preferred.
• An advanced degree or professional certification is preferred.
• In lieu of a degree, 7 years of direct, related industry experience will be considered.
• The experience must be at a professional (exempt) level which also includes data reporting, analysis, costing and recommendations, along with an in-depth understanding of the subject matter.

Benefits, Compensation & Workforce Diversity

At FirstEnergy, employees are key to our success. We depend on their talents to meet the challenges of our changing business environment. We are committed to rewarding individual and team efforts through our total rewards philosophy which includes competitive pay plus incentive compensation, a company-sponsored pension plan, 401(k) savings plan with matching employer contribution, a choice of medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance programs, as well as skills development training with tuition reimbursement. Please visit our website at www.firstenergycorp.com to learn more about all of our employee rewards programs.

FirstEnergy proudly supports workforce diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. No recruiters or agencies without a previously signed contract.

No recruiters or agencies without a previously signed contract.