Compliance Program Manager – Hybrid

ApTask Global Workforce; Merrillville (IN); Hybrid; USD 58,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Sick Pay

Job summary

ApTask Global Workforce (AGW) seeks a Compliance Program Manager for a Hybrid role with a Major Utility in Merrillville, IN. The contract position focuses on NERC CIP and NERC 693 regulatory readiness, control center certification, and BES asset onboarding.

The role coordinates between project stakeholders and compliance SMEs to ensure regulatory requirements are addressed, tested, and documented before go-live, turn-over, and audits, driving successful commissioning and ongoing compliance

Qualifications

• Complete and clear Personnel Risk Assessment & Completion of NERC CIP training modules.
• Program and Project Management experience managing complex compliance or infrastructure projects involving multiple business functions.
• Strong project planning, schedule management, issue management, and executive reporting capabilities.
• Ability to manage competing priorities across technical, operational, cybersecurity, and compliance teams.
• Experience supporting Control Center construction, migration, certification, or operational readiness initiatives.
• Understanding of OT cybersecurity and utility operational environments.
• Ability to interpret regulatory requirements and translate them into actionable project deliverables and controls.
• Strong documentation, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead NERC CIP and NERC 693 compliance activities for a new Control Center implementation, including project planning, milestone tracking, risk management, and regulatory readiness.
• Coordinate certification and commissioning activities for new BES Cyber Systems, Electronic Security Perimeters (ESP), Physical Security Perimeters (PSP), Electronic Access Control and Monitoring Systems (EACMS), Physical Access Control Systems (PACS), and Protected Cyber Assets (PCA).
• Ensure compliance requirements are incorporated into design, build, testing, commissioning, and operational turnover activities.
• Develop and manage compliance readiness plans, evidence repositories, audit packages, and transition documentation.
• Facilitate compliance reviews and validation of controls associated with CIP-002 through CIP-013 and applicable NERC 693 Reliability Standards.
• Partner with stakeholders to validate implementation of required controls.
• Track and manage compliance risks, action items, deficiencies, and project dependencies.
• Ensure all required compliance evidence is developed, retained, and organized in accordance with NERC record retention requirements.
• Facilitate operational turnover and sustainment planning to ensure compliance ownership transitions successfully to ongoing operations teams.

Skills

Project management

NERC CIP

NERC 693

OT cybersecurity

Stakeholder management

Documentation

Executive reporting

PMP certification

Tools

Archer

Job description

Aptask Global Workforce (AGW) is seeking a Compliance Program Manager for a Hybrid position with a Major Utility Company located in Merrillville, IN. This is a 12 month contract opportunity.

This role will support our client’s regulatory compliance and operational readiness initiatives associated with the certification and commissioning of a new Control Center, establishment of a new Physical Security Perimeter (PSP), and onboarding of new Bulk Electric System (BES) Cyber Systems and assets into production operations. The Compliance Program Manager will coordinate all NERC CIP and NERC 693 regulatory activities required to achieve compliance readiness prior to facility go live, operational turnover, and audit scrutiny. The individual will serve as the primary point of coordination between project stakeholders and compliance subject matter experts to ensure all regulatory requirements are addressed, documented, tested, and validated before commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Lead NERC CIP and NERC 693 compliance activities for a new Control Center implementation, including project planning, milestone tracking, risk management, and regulatory readiness
• Coordinate certification and commissioning activities for new BES Cyber Systems, Electronic Security Perimeters (ESP), Physical Security Perimeters (PSP), Electronic Access Control and Monitoring Systems (EACMS), Physical Access Control Systems (PACS), and Protected Cyber Assets (PCA)
• Ensure compliance requirements are incorporated into design, build, testing, commissioning, and operational turnover activities
• Develop and manage compliance readiness plans, evidence repositories, audit packages, and transition documentation
• Facilitate compliance reviews and validation of controls associated with CIP-002 through CIP-013 and applicable NERC 693 Reliability Standards
• Partner with stakeholders to validate implementation of required controls
• Track and manage compliance risks, action items, deficiencies, and project dependencies
• Ensure all required compliance evidence is developed, retained, and organized in accordance with NERC record retention requirements
• Facilitate operational turnover and sustainment planning to ensure compliance ownership transitions successfully to ongoing operations teams

Requirements

• Complete and clear Personnel Risk Assessment & Completion of NERC CIP training modules
• Program and Project Management Experience managing complex compliance or infrastructure projects involving multiple business functions
• Strong project planning, schedule management, issue management, and executive reporting capabilities
• Ability to manage competing priorities across technical, operational, cybersecurity, and compliance teams
• Experience supporting Control Center construction, migration, certification, or operational readiness initiatives
• Understanding of OT cybersecurity and utility operational environments
• Ability to interpret regulatory requirements and translate them into actionable project deliverables and controls
• Strong documentation, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills

Desired skills

• Knowledge of NERC CIP Reliability Standards and NERC 693 requirements
• Utility transmission or electric operations experience
• PMP certification
• Archer Experience
• Experience with Critical Infrastructure Protection programs
• Experience commissioning BES Cyber Systems, substations, generation assets, transmission assets, or operational technology (OT) environments

Pay range

up to $70.36 per hour

Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Aptask Global Workforce (AGW) employees will be considered for this position.

ApTask Global Workforce (AGW)

ApTask Global Workforce (AGW) is a certified Minority and Veteran workforce solutions company. AGW delivers operational, clinical, lab and professional talent with a strong focus on healthcare and life sciences. The company supports clients with reliable staffing, program expertise and a commitment to quality, speed and consistent delivery.

Benefits of working with ApTask Global Workforce include

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)

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ApTask Global Workforce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.