PROJ MGR, NERC REG COMP SR

About the role

Under limited direction, facilitates implementation of TXNM Energy NERC Internal Compliance Program directly with business area resources to ensure that assigned areas of TXNM and its New Mexico and Texas utility affiliates achieve and maintain compliance with any and all NERC, WECC, and TRE mandatory reliability standards. This includes, but is not limited to, providing guidance and technical expertise related to the implementation of long term compliance plans and processes for assigned business areas as it relates to NERC standards, working with appropriate stakeholders and subject matter experts to implement the compliance strategic direction, and managing, developing and overseeing the implementation of controls for monitoring all NERC compliance activities.

Under general direction, this position manages projects/processes associated with PNM Resources¿ NERC Internal Compliance Program to maintain compliance with any and all NERC, WECC, and TRE mandatory reliability standards. This includes, but is not limited to, providing project management support to assigned business areas as it relates to NERC standards, ensuring appropriate stakeholders an

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates an in-depth understanding of the company strategy for maintaining NERC compliance across TXNM and its affiliates
• Monitors reliability standard developments in the industry and maintains an in-depth knowledge/understanding of rapidly evolving compliance requirements and strategic initiatives within the industry as well as associated technical/operational expertise.
• Assists business areas with formulating content for compliance evidence and/or RSAWs
• Conducts in-depth technical reviews and compliance evaluation of any and all applicable reliability standards implemented by assigned business area(s) (such as planning, maintenance operations, physical and cyber-security for generation, transmission, distribution, and control center facilities), including performing reviews implementation of internal controls, compliance evidence, and Reliability Standards Audit Worksheets (RSAW) and makes necessary recommendations to Management and Subject Matter Experts following review.
• As appropriate, coordinates with TNMP internal audit staff and/or other third parties utilized for supplemental compliance assessment.
• Translates existing and new/revised standards into program requirements and communicates those requirements to applicable personnel across the enterprise
• Conducts compliance activities in an ethical and professional manner
• Responsible for identifying, establishing, and implementing internal performance measures for key compliance/reliability/security metrics and internal procedures for tracking, evaluating, and reporting on compliance project plans and overall company compliance risk.
• Facilitates processes/projects/implementation of technology to assist business areas with the implementation of new or revised standards by working closely with assigned subject matter experts to develop project plans and track progress on those plans across multiple technical areas of enterprise
• Provides company representation to industry forums such as, the WECC/TRE/NERC Compliance Workshops, Western Interconnection Compliance Forum (WICF), North American Transmission Forum (NATF), Edison Electric Institute (EEI), and Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center (E-ISAC) as assigned
• Facilitates compliance program processes such as annual self-certification, spot checks, on-site audits, investigations and the preparation of self-reports and mitigation plans for regulatory violations
• Creates and maintains any and all document repositories necessary for TXNM Energy and its affiliates to demonstrate