NERC Compliance Specialist [Remote]

Scope of Job

Promotes the reliability of the Bulk Power System through rigorous compliance with applicable NERC standards monitoring and enforcement activities and functions as a team member for internal and external audit preparation.

Ensures relevant, valid, reliable, stacking, and sufficient evidence is available to demonstrate compliance.

Responsibilities

• Ensures effective regulatory compliance to the North American Reliability Corporation (NERC) Operations and Planning (O&P) Standards by providing guidance to support and enhance operational business unit’s risk management.
• Maintains and revises as needed EDFps compliance program infrastructure including the administration and maintenance of compliance policies, programs, and procedures related to the NERC O&P Standards.
• Prepares, coordinates, and supports compliance audits conducted by internal resources, consultants, or regulatory organizations, may include travel to sites.
• Works with responsible EDFps organizations to coordinate resolution of compliance issues and develop improvement recommendations and mitigation plans.
• Documents and submits potential violations to regulatory organizations and ensures they are tracked for timely resolution and fully documented in auditable records.
• Utilizes EDFps compliance technology to assign, track and monitor compliance efforts.
• Establishes, documents, and maintains procedures and guidelines related to the day-to-day operational support provided to operations and business unit personnel.
• Captures and submits compliance self-certification and data submittal activities.
• Informs responsible EDFps organizations regarding NERC Standards Development activities associated with NERC’s Critical Infrastructure Protection Standards.
• Solicits input from appropriate EDFps subject matter experts and effectively communicates EDFps’s position on proposed regulatory standards to NERC.
• Ensures timely adherence from responsible EDFps business units to all new/revised NERC and NERC RTO regulatory obligations associated with Critical Infrastructure Protection Standards.
• Maintains awareness of emerging utility industry issues through benchmarking and participation in appropriate utility forums/groups.
• Recommends and/or implements appropriate programs/initiatives, leading project teams as necessary to implement effective integration of compliance programs or initiatives in a timely manner.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant discipline required.
• Five (5+) or more years of experience working in a compliance or audit role required.
• Technical knowledge and experience with NERC Operations & Planning standards required.
• Experience working in a regulated entity, in the electricity sector strongly preferred.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Excellent communication skills required to communicate in a collaborative, concise and professional manner.
• Ability to work professionally with business units on compliance initiatives.
• Attention to detail.
• Excellent leadership, time management, and organizational skills.
• Excellent problem-solving ability.

Supervision of Others

No direct reports

Working Conditions

• 85% of time is spent in the office environment, utilizing computers (frequent use of various Microsoft software/programs), phones, and general office equipment.
• 15% of time is spent outside of the office visiting EDFps and Third-Party sites in addition to attending various conferences and meetings.

Fiscal Responsibilities

Operates within budget