Associate Director

CA270 Guidehouse Canada Ltd.; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking an Associate Director, Cybersecurity and NERC Compliance to manage clients, deliver project results, and connect Guidehouse solutions with client needs across Canada. You will lead workstreams, engage stakeholders, and support sales opportunities while mentoring consultants to ensure quality deliverables.

This leadership role requires deep knowledge of NERC standards, regulatory environments in Canada, and strong relationships nationwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree AND nine (9) years post-graduation experience, or Master’s degree AND seven (7) years post graduation experience, in the electric utility industry.
• Experience with NERC Reliability Standards (Canada and/or USA) and regulatory frameworks.
• Strong industry relationships across Canada.
• Ability to travel within Canada and/or the US.

Responsibilities

• Managing client relationships and leading project workstreams.
• Facilitating business development meetings and fostering industry relationships for success in Canada.
• Supporting workstreams to assess and enhance business strategies, processes and structures.
• Leading infrastructure support for clients in Canada with emphasis on the Canadian market.
• Conducting NERC audits, improving compliance and cybersecurity processes.
• Translating technical findings into actionable guidance for clients and Guidehouse.

Skills

Project management

Cybersecurity

NERC Compliance

Business development

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Job Family: Management Consulting Travel Required: Up to 25% Clearance Required: None

What You Will Do:

Associate Director, Cybersecurity and NERC Compliance will have responsibility for client management, solution implementation and delivering project results. Connect Guidehouse consulting solutions to solve client problems. You will facilitate business development and support the sales process. You are responsible for establishing and leading project workstreams which includes interacting with the client and Guidehouse experts to ensure engagement success. This involves supporting day-to-day operational meetings with client sponsors and internal team leaders. The Associate Director, Cybersecurity and NERC Compliance role is expected to leverage industry connections to foster client and firm success across Canada: establish business development opportunities, communicate well-organized, effective Guidehouse solutions and presentations to client and internal executives. You may lead, coach and mentor consultants and ensure quality deliverables. This is a role designed to maximize customer success through integrating sales, stakeholder engagement and project delivery.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Supporting meeting sales and growth targets within the Risk, Compliance, Security Team.
• Establishing and facilitating business development meetings and foster industry relationships for short, medium, and long-term success throughout Canada.
• Supporting workstreams that enable the assessment, development, and enhancement of business strategies, operating plans, business processes and organizational structures with an emphasis on our Canadian market.
• supporting infrastructure for clients. and Canada with emphasis on our Canadian market Conducting NERC audits, improving NERC Compliance and Cybersecurity processes, analyzing internal controls, and implementing process improvements.
• Applying technical competencies from the ground up with clients and potential clients.
• Analyzing NERC internal compliance programs, and related strategy implementation and associated compliance efforts.
• Communicating solutions and new strategies to clients through meetings, reports, and presentations.
• Providing detailed fact finding, research, and analysis to further support risk assessment and mitigation plans.
• Ensuring quality of deliverables to meet client expectations.

What You Will Need:

Due to nature of client engagements must be a Canadian Permanent Resident or Canadian Citizen Bachelor’s degree AND Nine (9) plus years post-graduation working experience OR Master's degree AND Seven (7) years post graduation working experience, within the electric utility industry, including as a regulator. Work experience emphasis on NERC Reliability Standards (Canada and/or USA) supporting regulatory frameworks and processes around NERC and provincial and regional entities. Work experience should include Regional Entity, NERC, or related regulatory monitoring entity (e.g., Independent System Operator, Market Surveillance, Utility Commission) and/or experience working in a internal monitoring compliance, engineering or operations role. Demonstrated working proficiency in the with NERC Reliability Standards. Strong industry relationships across Canada. Strong project management skills. Strong communications skills, including both written and verbal. Strong critical analysis and problem-solving skills. Highly developed organizational and management skills. Ability to manage multiple time-sensitive priorities without diminished effectiveness. Ability to travel within Canada and/or the US. Ability to work onsite in a Guidehouse Office or close proximity to a Client Office location. Currently reside in Canada.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

Preference will be given to candidates within reasonable driving distance of listed Guidehouse Office or Client Office Location. MBA degree or similar advanced degree in business, communications, and/or economics discipline. 5+ years of additional working experience in a Reliability Compliance field for an electric utility, a Region, ISO, PUC, NERC, FERC, or similarly structured or related regulatory body Specific working experience related to any of the following: Bulk Electric System (BES) and power systems Electrical Reliability NERC/FERC Enforcement or Auditing Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Operations and Planning (O&P) #LI-DNI

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation. Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco. If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at [e-mail]. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation. All communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or [e-mail]. Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse. Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process. If any person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity with Guidehouse, please report the matter to Guidehouse’s Ethics Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you have received, please contact [e-mail]. Guidehouse is not responsible for losses incurred (monetary or otherwise) from an applicant’s dealings with unauthorized third parties. Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee. Guidehouse is a global AI-led professional services firm delivering advisory, technology, and managed services to the commercial and government sectors. With an integrated business technology approach, Guidehouse drives efficiency and resilience in the healthcare, financial services, energy, infrastructure, and national security markets. Built to help clients across industries outwit complexity, the firm brings together approximately 18,000 professionals to achieve lasting impact and shape a meaningful future. guidehouse.com