Specialist Compliance

Responsibilities

• Developing and submitting letters and reports required for FERC license and State permit requirements and ensuring timely submission to meet required deadlines
• Overseeing the implementation of and compliance with FERC, State and corporate dam safety regulations, programs, initiatives and inspection programs, including the development of and submission of required reports
• Cooking FERC, State, and internal dam inspections
• Managing Dam Safety EAPs (Emergency Action Plans)
• Ensuring compliance with all applicable regulatory licenses, permits, and codes of operation and conduct
• Preparing, tracking, and ensuring timely submission of required reports to applicable regulatory agencies
• Managing schedules for regulator inspections and meetings, and leading onsite visits or virtual meetings
• Assessing the risk/impact of company activities and projects and advising project team of environmental issues, flows, and water level fluctuations/modifications
• Developing strategies and action plans that comply with company HSSE (Health, Safety, Security and Environmental) policies and procedures
• Maintaining Brookfield's recreational programs, policies, and procedures to comply with applicable local, state and federal regulations and company requirements
• Initiating and participating in meetings and discussions with regulators
• Consulting with required agencies regarding water management plans and other regulatory issues
• Interpreting, analyzing, and compiling data related to monitoring instrumentation, stream flow gaging, water levels, environmental studies, etc. for FERC license and State compliance reports

Requirements

• Ability to understand and interrupt state/local and FERC-related regulations and requirements
• Strong time management skills with the ability to organize, plan, prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects
• Ability to proactively establish and maintain effective relationships at all levels of the organization and with external vendors and agencies
• Strong attention to detail and follow-through and have the ability to keep data and documents organized and error free
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills
• Highly motivated and have the ability to work independently and cooperatively with others
• Excellent verbal and written communications, team-oriented work practices, and strong statistical and technical problem-solving skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products including Excel, Word, PowerPoint