Managing Consultant - NERC Compliance

Guidehouse; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Tuition Reimbursement & LearningOpport

Employee Referral Program

Mobility Stipend

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a NERC CIP Subject Matter Expert (SME) to manage client engagements, connect consulting solutions, and drive project delivery across North America. You’ll lead or support sales processes and coordinate with internal experts to ensure engagement success.

You may mentor consultants, ensuring quality deliverables while maximizing customer success through integrated sales and project delivery. Travel and onsite work are required.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship or permanent residency required due to client engagements.
• Minimum five (5+) years of overall work experience.
• Strong Utilities industry relationships.
• Strong project management and communication skills.
• Willingness to travel and work onsite at Guidehouse or client locations.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support sales and growth targets within the Risk, Compliance, Security Team.
• Facilitate business development meetings and nurture industry relationships across North America.
• Lead workstreams to assess, develop, and enhance business strategies and processes for North American clients.
• Conduct NERC audits and improve compliance and cybersecurity processes.
• Communicate solutions and new strategies to clients via meetings, reports, and presentations.
• Provide fact finding, research, and analysis to support delivery and quality of deliverables.

Skills

US Citizenship/Residency

Project management

Communications

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/cybersecurity/security management/info security/ IT

Job description

Job Family:

Cyber Consulting

Travel Required:

Up to 10%

Clearance Required:

None

What You Will Do:

NERC CIP Subject Matter Expert (SME) will have responsibility for client management, solution implementation and delivering project results. Connect Guidehouse consulting solutions to solve client problems. You will facilitate the sales processes. You are responsible for establishing and leading project workstreams and interacting with the client and Guidehouse experts to ensure engagement success. This includes supporting day-to-day operational meetings with client sponsors and internal team leaders. The NERC CIP SME role is expected to leverage industry connections to foster client and firm success across North America: 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 and project delivery.

What You Will Do:

• Supporting or leading sales and growth targets within the Risk, Compliance, Security Team
• Supporting or establishing and facilitating business development meetings and fostering industry relationships for short, medium, and long-term success throughout North America
• Supporting or leading workstreams that enable the assessment, development, and enhancement of business strategies, operating plans, business processes, organizational structures, and supporting infrastructure for North American clients
• Conducting NERC audits, improving NERC Compliance and Cybersecurity processes, analyzing internal controls, and implementing process improvements
• Applying technical competencies on the ground with clients and potential clients.
• Analyzing NERC and related strategy implementation and compliance efforts
• Communicating solutions and new strategies to clients through meetings, reports, and presentations.
• Providing detailed fact finding, research, and analysis to further support delivery.
• Support and/or ensure quality of deliverables to meet client expectations

What You Will Need:

• Must be a US Permanent Resident or US Citizen due to nature of client engagements
• Minimum Five (5+) years of overall work experience.
• Strong Utilities industry relationships
• 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
• Currently reside in the contiguous United States
• Ability to travel to include potential international as needed
• Ability to work onsite in a Guidehouse Office or Client Office location

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in a business, cybersecurity, security management, homeland security, information security, information technology, or related discipline
• Preference will be given to candidates within reasonable driving distance of core Guidehouse Office or Client Office Location
• Successfully meeting or exceed Business Development targets in the range of $1.5M -$5M USD
• Additional working years of experience in a Reliability Compliance field for an electric utility, Regional Entities, ISO, PUC, 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, NERC Operations and Planning (O&P)

The annual salary range for this position is $130,000.00-$216,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

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.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Student Loan PayDown
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
• Mobility Stipend

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.

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