Head of Enterprise FERC & NERC Compliance

PPL Corporation; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

PPL Corporation in the United States seeks an experienced leader to direct enterprise FERC and NERC compliance across its regulated utilities. You will oversee governance, program development, audits, and evidence standards to ensure robust regulatory adherence.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree and 10+ years in regulatory compliance, risk, audit, or related control functions, with a track record of influencing policy and leading cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 10+ progressive leadership experience in electric utility, generation, gas, or energy industry with regulatory compliance, risk, audit, or related control function.
• 10+ demonstrated expertise applying FERC and NERC requirements to critical business processes and leading compliance programs across multiple jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

• Directs enterprise FERC & NERC Compliance organization supporting KY, PA, and RI utilities, ensuring complete regulatory submissions and audit-ready documentation.
• Leads an enterprise-wide NERC compliance program to meet Reliability Standards and Regional Entity requirements.
• Develops and governs procedures, controls, and evidence standards for FERC and NERC compliance across utilities and operations.
• Establishes a strong enterprise compliance culture and partners with Legal, Internal Audit, IT, Security, and other control functions.
• Develops and monitors enterprise metrics, risk indicators, and executive reporting for compliance status and remediation actions.
• Serves as central enterprise leader for compliance strategy, governance, training, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Leadership

Risk management

Audit / governance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

PPL Corporation in the United States seeks an experienced leader to direct enterprise FERC and NERC compliance across its regulated utilities. You will oversee governance, program development, audits, and evidence standards to ensure robust regulatory adherence.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree and 10+ years in regulatory compliance, risk, audit, or related control functions, with a track record of influencing policy and leading cross-functional teams.