Prin Compliance Specialist, NERC

About the role

Provide expertise on development of and adherence to North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) and Regional Reliability Organization electric reliability standards, while partnering with Constellation Power Operations and NERC Compliance IT group.

Facilitate internal issues management processes to obtain stakeholder involvement and ensure organizational alignment on issues and participate in the development of company positions on electric reliability standards.

Provide oversight of Constellation Power to determine their adherence to the Constellation NERC Reliability Standards Compliance Program as well as to the NERC and Regional Reliability Organizations' Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Plan.

Represent Company on NERC, Regional Reliability Organization and industry committees and taskforces.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, determine, and report Constellation Power compliance to Constellation Power/ Constellation Corporate procedures, standards and requirements.
• Recommend enhancements to current practices and procedures to drive continuous improvement.
• Responsible for evaluation, tracking and reporting of Constellation Power/ Constellation Corporate compliance with NERC and Regional Entity Standards.
• Responsible for performing self-assessments of Constellation Power/Constellation Corporate compliance to procedures, policies and actions taken as result of Root Cause Investigation (RCI), Area Control Error (ACE) or Condition Report (CR) corrective actions.
• Create mitigation plans based on Self Reports and monitor the status of mitigating steps through Action Tracking and Quarterly Update on each Mitigation Plan with Regional Entities and other regulatory entities.
• Perform quarterly assessments of Constellation Power plants compliance with each standard Constellation Power/ Constellation Corporate has to comply with based on registrations with Regional Entities.
• Ensure necessary work activities for NERC Compliance are initiated in the Work Management system, executed using procedures and tracked in systems with documented completion evidence.
• Provide analysis and support to leadership for the NERC Compliance Program including ongoing reporting of performance improvements, organizational initiatives and compliance related communications.
• Lead or participate in compliance NERC audits. plan, prepare and execute audit tasks and support NERC audit teams.
• Represent Constellation Power/Constellation Corporate on NERC (RFC) committees to facilitate benchmarking and continuous improvement.

Requirements

This is an onsite position that can be based at our Point St. location in Baltimore, MD, our Edinburg, TX facility, or our Westbrook, ME facility. Candidates must be able to work onsite at one of these locations as part of the role requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business administration, or related field with 8 years electric utility rate, regulatory, legal, transmission planning, operations or financial experience OR
• Associate's degree in engineering, business administration, or related field with 10 years of electric utility rate, regulatory legal, transmission planning, operations or financial experience OR
• High school diploma/GED with 12 years of related industry experience

Maintain minimum access requirements or unescorted access requirements, as applicable, and favorable medical examination and/or testing in accordance with position duties.

Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication skills

Proven ability to perform in a high-performance culture

Demonstrated ability to build consensus and establish trust

Demonstrated business acumen and an ability to work through ambiguity

Demonstrated ability to creatively solve complex problems

Skills

Master's degree in engineering, business administration or law degree

Experience working with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), NERC and other reliability organizations, their regulations and related statutory provisions

Experience with NERC and Regional Reliability Organization policies, organization and procedures

Benefits

Competitive compensation and a wide-range of benefits that support both employees and their families, helping them prepare for the future.

In addition to highly competitive salaries, eligible employees are offered a bonus program, 401(k) with company match, employee stock purchase program; comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits, including robust wellbeing programs; disability and life insurance benefits; paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick days; and much more.