Senior NERC Compliance Specialist

• Serve as the Company’s O&P compliance contact with clients and ensure timely and complete compliance reporting to those clients.
• Perform a Gap Analysis to evaluate the Client’s projects portfolio to identify any NERC deficiencies and provide the necessary action plan to achieve and maintain compliance with the NERC O&P Reliability Standards.
• Perform periodic data submittals on behalf of clients, using client-provided evidence.
• Support clients with audit preparation, registration, and certification issues.
• Lead mock audits to expose the client (if needed) to the process of being audited.
• Communicate technical knowledge and practical compliance advice to a broad audience.
• Collect and analyze data related to NERC Reliability Standards and structure such information for the purpose of clearly documenting and demonstrating compliance with all applicable NERC O&P Standards.
• Develop procedures to meet applicable operational and compliance requirements.
• As necessary, work with and assist NERC technical team in the execution and review of the evidence needed to demonstrate compliance for the client.
• Work with the client to provide recommendations for record-keeping, scheduling and adopting a strong culture of compliance.
• Cultivate and maintain positive relationships with our clients.
• Work with various departments to ensure availability of resources and future work in the pipeline in collaboration with the Business Development team.
• Actively participate in industry organizations, conferences, workshops and forums update Clients to existing and new NERC Standards.

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 5 years of applicable experience, or equivalent experience.
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  Knowledge of power plant or transmission operations and/or planning experience.
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  4 years of experience with NERC Standards and NERC compliance programs, particularly as it pertains to Operations and Planning. Knowledge of NERC CIP Standards will be considered a plus.
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  Experience in client-facing role is preferred.
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  Experience with ISO/RTO regulation and requirements, particularly ERCOT requirements.
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  Experience with regulatory requirements from the Public Utilities Commission of Texas (PUCT).
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  Proven skills in cultivating Client relations in follow on and advancement of projects and scopes.
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  Ability to effectively collaborate with other business units while maintaining forward motion on key deliverables.
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  Proven team player skills with the ability to build and maintain internal and external relationships.
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  Strong written and verbal communication skills, excellent business and technical writing.

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, and vision with 100% premium coverage for you
• Generous PTO and paid holidays
• MyShare Employee Ownership Program
• Work with industry leaders
• 401K, up to a 4% match (100% vested from day 1)

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