Staff Operational Compliance Analyst - NERC CIP Cybersecurity

Key Job Information

Job Function: Regulatory Compliance – Operational

• Supports operational organizations by developing, implementing, and maintaining standards, procedures, and supporting documentation to ensure compliance with applicable federal regulations, reliability standards, and company policies.
• PARTNERS WITH OPERATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CORPORATE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE TO INTERPRET REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS, MONITOR COMPLIANCE ACTIVITIES, AND IMPROVE OPERATIONAL COMPLIANCE PROCESSES.

Operational Procedures, Processes and Practices

• RESEARCHES AND ANALYZES REGULATIONS, REQUIREMENTS, AND RELIABILITY STANDARDS UNDER LIMITED SUPERVISION.
• DEVELOPS OR MODIFIES WORK PROCEDURES, PROCESSES, AND PROTOCOLS TO IMPROVE COMPLIANCE.
• WRITES AND REVISES OPERATIONAL STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES.
• PROVIDES IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE TO OPERATIONAL PERSONNEL.

Compliance Monitoring and Review

• SUPPORTS TRACKING AND DOCUMENTATION OF COMPLIANCE CONTROLS.
• IDENTIFIES COMPLIANCE GAPS AND RECOMMENDS REMEDIATION STRATEGIES.
• PARTICIPATES IN COMPANY-WIDE COMPLIANCE REVIEWS WITH CORPORATE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE.
• LEADS MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF COMPLIANCE CONTROLS.
• ANALYZES TRENDS AND SYSTEMIC COMPLIANCE RISKS.
• DEVELOPS REMEDIATION STRATEGIES AND PARTNERS WITH CORPORATE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE ON ENTERPRISE INITIATIVES.
• COUNSELS AND OUTREACH.

Research and Analysis

• RESEARCHES REGULATORY, TECHNOLOGY, AND PROCESS CHANGES.
• EVALUATES OPERATIONAL IMPACTS AND RECOMMENDS PROCEDURAL IMPROVEMENTS.
• LEADS REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSES AND EVALUATES EMERGING INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENTS.
• IDENTIFIES ENTERPRISE PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS AND RECOMMENDS STRATEGIC COMPLIANCE INITIATIVES.

Compliance Audits

• ASSISTS WITH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AUDITS.
• SUPPORTS DOCUMENTATION REQUESTS AND CORRECTIVE ACTION ACTIVITIES.
• SERVES AS THE FUNCTIONAL LEAD DURING COMPLIANCE AUDITS.
• PROVIDES TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, COORDINATES AUDIT ACTIVITIES, AND SUPPORTS CORRECTIVE ACTION PLANNING.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Technical field, or another related discipline.
• Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.
• TWO OR MORE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN UTILITY OPERATIONS, CYBERSECURITY, AUDITING, COMPLIANCE, OR A RELATED FIELD FOR ASSOCIATE LEVEL.
• FIVE OR MORE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN COMPLIANCE, INCLUDING UTILITY OPERATIONS, CYBERSECURITY, OR AUDITING FOR STAFF LEVEL.
• NERC CERTIFICATION PREFERRED FOR BOTH LEVELS.

Preferred Certifications

• NERC CERTIFICATION PREFERRED FOR BOTH LEVELS.

Functional Competencies

• INTERMEDIATE KNOWLEDGE OF OPERATIONAL BUSINESS PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES.
• WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF APPLICABLE REGULATIONS AND RELIABILITY STANDARDS.
• WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF COMPLIANCE AND OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES.
• INTERMEDIATE ANALYTICAL SKILLS.
• WORKING PROFICIENCY WITH DATABASE AND DOCUMENTATION SYSTEMS.
• INTERMEDIATE KNOWLEDGE OF AI TOOLS USED TO DEVELOP COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTATION.

General Competencies

• WORKING BUSINESS ACUMEN.
• INTERMEDIATE DECISION MAKING.
• INTERMEDIATE DECISION MAKING.
• ADVANCED WRITTEN AND VERBAL COMMUNICATION.
• ADVANCED ANALYTICAL THINKING.
• ADVANCED DIPLOMACY.
• ADVANCED ORGANIZATION AND PRIORITIZATION.
• INTERMEDIATE INTERPERSONAL SKILLS.

Physical and Cognitive Demands

• Cognitive Level: Intermediate.
• Consistent use of relevant principles to solve practical problems and address a variety of situations where limited standardization exists.
• Cognitive Level: Substantial.
• Consistent use of analytical thinking to evaluate complex information, interpret regulations, develop solutions, and make sound recommendations with minimal guidance.

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