Senior Reliability Compliance Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide oversight of ACES’ compliance with NERC Operations and Planning (O&P) Reliability Standards.
• Perform risk-based periodic internal assessments to ensure compliance with applicable NERC Reliability Standards.
• Perform annual reviews of ACES internal compliance program documents.
• Provide advisory support to ACES Operations Staff relating to NERC compliance.
• Apply understanding of NERC compliance monitoring to proactively identify compliance issues/concerns and provide recommended resolution options to management.
• Collaborate with internal teams to identify and implement technologies to automate and streamline compliance activities and monitoring processes.
• Assist with mock audits and program reviews of Member NERC Compliance Programs.
• Perform ad-hoc reliability compliance regulatory research as needed.
• Occasional travel will be required to meet the expectations and obligations of ACES’ Members, Customers, and Internal Workgroups (annual travel requirements ~15%).

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or applicable experience with an associate degree
• 5+ years of work experience in the power industry (e.g. NERC Compliance, Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, etc.)
• Ability to discern and describe NERC Standards
• Ability to understand and communicate NERC Reliability Compliance concepts and their impact on Member and Customer compliance programs
• Knowledge of tools and techniques used to analyze the impacts of NERC Compliance changes on Member portfolios
• Demonstrated ability to complete short- to mid-duration projects and work assignments
• Ability to deliver results to Clients on time at sufficient quality, on budget, and on time
• Ability to perform reviews during NERC Compliance Engagements
• Ability to understand and communicate technical/operational impact on Members and Customers systems