NERC Compliance & Electric Regulatory Specialist

Quality Technology Services, LLC

Irving (TX)

On-site

USD 85,000 - 120,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Quality Technology Services, LLC is seeking a Regulatory Compliance Specialist to support regulatory intelligence and the development of our electric reliability compliance program across multiple sites. You will monitor NERC, FERC, regional entities, RTOs/ISOs, utilities, and state commissions, track obligations, and prepare concise summaries for internal review.

You will also assist with RSAWs, NERC procedures, evidence organization, and training, ensuring implementation readiness for

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in engineering, power systems, energy, public policy, regulatory affairs, business, law, communications, information systems, risk, compliance, or a related field, or equivalent directly relevant experience.
Minimum two years of relevant experience in the electric utility industry, regulatory compliance, energy policy, grid operations, transmission, generation, data center infrastructure, government affairs, legal or regulatory support, or another closely related field.
Experience researching, summarizing, or tracking complex regulatory, technical, legal, or policy information and preparing professional notes, reports, procedures, training materials, or action trackers.
Strong organization, attention to detail, written communication, and ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines with guidance.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, and similar collaboration or information-management tools.
Ability to travel up to 25%, or as needed, for regulatory meetings, stakeholder forums, utility engagements, conferences, and QTS site activities.

Responsibilities

Support monitoring of regulatory, reliability, standards-development, tariff, protocol, and utility activities that may affect QTS data centers, large computational loads, interconnections, or company-owned electrical infrastructure.
Attend external meetings, workshops, committees, webinars, and stakeholder proceedings; prepare meeting briefs and capture decisions, positions, deadlines, milestones, and follow-up actions.
Maintain regulatory calendars, standards-development trackers, external-engagement records, and proposed obligations at the requirement or sub-requirement level.
Support preliminary applicability and impact reviews by researching background materials, documenting open questions, and coordinating input from Legal and technical subject-matter experts.
Prepare concise regulatory updates, issue summaries, comment matrices, action trackers, and leadership materials using established templates.
Assist with development and maintenance of RSAWs, NERC Compliance Procedures, evidence matrices, compliance narratives, process maps, controls, and implementation materials for review and approval.
Assist with role-based training, workshops, job aids, and working sessions for SMEs, control owners, evidence providers, and affected personnel.
Enter and maintain obligations, controls, owners, frequencies, due dates, evidence requirements, dependencies, and testing attributes in the Internal Controls database or GRC platform.
Support evidence collection and quality review, readiness assessments, self-assessments, mock audits, corrective actions, and remediation tracking.
Maintain organized, controlled, and auditable regulatory and compliance records; elevate overdue, incomplete, or potentially ineffective activities to senior compliance personnel.