Compliance Specialist

Title: Compliance Consultant, Senior

Location: Hybrid, will be required in the office, (Oakland or Sacramento)- 3 days onsite & 2 remote a week

Duration: 6 months

Top Things Looking For:

• Engineering background preferred with a utility, regulatory compliance, policy implementation, cross-functional collaboration, data analysis, and program management. NERC experience preferred.

Position Summary

• The Regulatory Analyst supports policy scanning, requirements management, and strategic planning activities within the client’s Electric Compliance organization.
• This role conducts research and analysis of regulatory developments, maintains compliance documentation and tracking tools, and partners with cross-functional teams to translate external and internal requirements into clear business processes.
• The position also helps strengthen compliance infrastructure by supporting process improvement, reporting, and implementation efforts that promote safety, reliability, and operational readiness.

Responsibilities:

• Support policy scanning, requirements management, and cross-functional projects that strengthen Electric Compliance processes and infrastructure.
• Research and analyze regulatory developments, emerging requirements, and industry trends that may affect Electric Compliance programs and operations.
• Maintain compliance documentation, guidance materials, requirement inventories, and tracking tools to support implementation, audits, investigations, and regulatory inquiries.
• Assist with analyzing current compliance processes, identifying improvement opportunities, and supporting updates to procedures, controls, and metrics.
• Support requirements mapping and documentation updates to improve alignment between regulatory obligations, internal processes, and operational practices.
• Partner with cross-functional teams, including Operations, Engineering, Law, and Regulatory Affairs, to gather information, provide compliance support, and assist with implementation activities.
• Help prepare reports, dashboards, presentations, filings, and response materials used for compliance tracking, leadership updates, and regulatory requests.
• Monitor compliance metrics, validation activities, action items, and follow-up tasks to support timely execution and continuous improvement.
• Provide day-to-day support and guidance to stakeholders on compliance processes, documentation needs, and open items as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, public policy, finance, engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent utility industry experience.
• Three (3) to five (5) years of relevant work experience in regulatory, compliance, policy, utility, risk, or analytical roles.
• Strong familiarity with compliance processes, documentation, and regulatory analysis in a corporate or utility environment.
• Strong research, analytical, and information-gathering skills.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple assignments and deliver quality work.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to summarize complex information clearly for different audiences.
• Ability to work collaboratively across functions and build effective working relationships with stakeholders.

Desired Qualifications

• NERC Experience Preferred
• Experience supporting process improvement, controls, metrics, or implementation efforts in a compliance or operations environment.
• Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to support reporting, documentation, and analysis.
• Experience in the utility industry, utility operations, or electric operations is preferred.
• Educational background or coursework in electrical engineering is preferred.
• Experience with benchmarking, risk assessment, or evaluating operational efficiency is a plus.