Compliance Consultant, Senior

Spectraforce Technologies; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies, Oakland, seeks a Senior Compliance Consultant to support policy scanning, requirements management, and strategic planning within Electric Compliance. You will translate external regulations into clear business processes and strengthen compliance infrastructure.

This role requires a Bachelor's degree and 3–5 years in regulatory, compliance, or analytics, with strong research, writing, and cross-functional collaboration. NERC experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in business, economics, public policy, finance, engineering, or related discipline.
• 3–5 years of regulatory, compliance, policy, utility, risk, or analytical experience.
• Strong familiarity with compliance processes, documentation, and regulatory analysis.
• Excellent research, analytical, and information-gathering abilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication, with ability to summarize complex info clearly.
• Ability to work collaboratively across functions and build stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

• Support policy scanning and cross-functional projects strengthening Electric Compliance processes.
• Research regulatory developments and industry trends affecting Electric Compliance programs.
• Maintain compliance documentation, guidance materials, requirement inventories, and tracking tools.
• Analyze current compliance processes and identify improvement opportunities for procedures and controls.
• Map requirements to align regulatory obligations with internal processes and practices.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Law, and Regulatory Affairs to gather information for implementation.
• Prepare reports, dashboards, presentations, filings, and responses for regulatory requests.
• Monitor compliance metrics and action items to support timely execution and continuous improvement.
• Provide day-to-day guidance to stakeholders on processes and documentation.

Skills

Engineering background

Utility industry

Regulatory compliance

Policy implementation

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Program management

NERC experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

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.