NERC Compliance Senior Advisor

About the Role

Join the Clean Energy Revolution as a senior technical and strategic resource within the Compliance Project Management Office (CPMO). This role provides subject matter expertise and leadership in support of NERC Operations & Planning (O&P), NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP), and applicable CPUC regulatory requirements. You will leverage extensive utility operations, engineering, cybersecurity, and compliance experience to shape enterprise compliance strategies, guide program development, evaluate regulatory impacts, and design sustainable governance and control frameworks. The position partners closely with operational organizations, engineering teams, cybersecurity professionals, compliance program owners, and executive leadership to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical compliance strategies and risk-based controls.

Responsibilities

• Develops company-wide policy, program, and procedure documents to support compliance with required agencies.
• Leads response to regulatory compliance monitoring events, enforcement actions, compliance filings, data reporting, and data requests.
• Develops and maintains compliance plans, procedures, and reports.
• Improves regulatory data management; ensures all legal registers are updated and incident management tools and systems are functioning and properly integrated with business planning processes.
• Improves the identification, monitoring, and interpretation of new and changing technical regulations, assessing impact and preparing operations for required changes.
• Identifies and initiates continuous improvement in regulatory compliance and opportunities to enhance policies and standards.
• Conducts proactive compliance and operational risk assessments to identify potential areas of non-compliance.
• Collaborates with stakeholders to provide direction and implement sound business decisions.
• Reviews strategies and business communications to ensure compliance with applicable rules and regulations.
• Initiates, manages, and oversees periodic audits or assessments of the compliance program to verify compliance performance, conduct gap analysis, and recommend improvements.
• Reviews company procedures to ensure alignment with current codes and policies.
• Ensures the protection of all physical, financial, and cybersecurity assets, and properly accesses and manages sensitive information with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Requirements

• Ten or more years of experience with regulatory compliance, guidelines, compliance standards, risk assessment of noncompliance issues, or cybersecurity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or a related field.
• Experience in electric utility operations, engineering, transmission, distribution, generation, protection systems, or cybersecurity.
• Experience working with NERC Operations & Planning and/or NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection standards.
• Experience leading and managing projects and building compliance programs.
• Experience in utility field operations with IT/OT platforms.

Additional Information

This position’s work mode is hybrid, requiring the employee to report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on remaining days. Employees are required to work and reside in the state of California. The role may require up to 40% travel within the SCE service territory.

This position is identified as a NERC/CIP impacted role. Prior to hiring, the successful candidate must pass a Personnel Risk Assessment (PRA) or Background Investigation. Once hired, the candidate must complete specified training before gaining un-escorted access to assigned work locations and performing necessary job duties.