NERC Compliance Operations & Planning Specialist

Arizona Generation and Transmission Cooperatives; Benson (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Arizona Generation and Transmission Cooperatives seeks an O&P Compliance Administrator to support NERC reliability standards across operations and planning. The role coordinates with SMEs to ensure documented, tracked compliance and audit readiness, including procedures, studies, and reports.

Candidates should have 5+ years in regulatory compliance within electric utilities, strong technical writing, and proficiency in Microsoft Office and document management systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in regulatory compliance or electric utility operations.
• 5+ years of experience supporting regulatory compliance programs in electric utilities.
• Understanding of electric transmission and generation systems and their operation.
• Knowledge of NERC/WECC Reliability Standards and related policies.
• Experience in developing operating procedures and technical writing is desirable.
• Excellent verbal, written, and organizational skills.
• Ability to understand technical and legal language in NERC/WECC standards.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and document management systems.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation and maintenance of the organization’s compliance program for applicable NERC O&P Reliability Standards.
• Coordinate with internal SMEs responsible for operational, planning, and engineering compliance requirements.
• Track compliance obligations, recurring tasks, and deliverables.
• Maintain documentation and evidence supporting compliance, including procedures, studies, logs, and reports.
• Organize and maintain compliance evidence repositories for regulatory reviews and audits.
• Assist with updates to procedures, compliance documentation, and revision history.
• Support preparation for NERC and Regional Entity audits, spot checks, and self-certifications.
• Assist in responding to regulatory data requests and internal reviews.
• Coordinate development and compilation of audit evidence packages.
• Track mitigation plans, action items, and corrective actions.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

NERC/WECC knowledge

Electric utility ops

Technical writing

Documentation management

Microsoft Office

Cross-functional collab

Verbal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Document management systems

Job description

Arizona Generation and Transmission Cooperatives seeks an O&P Compliance Administrator to support NERC reliability standards across operations and planning. The role coordinates with SMEs to ensure documented, tracked compliance and audit readiness, including procedures, studies, and reports.

Candidates should have 5+ years in regulatory compliance within electric utilities, strong technical writing, and proficiency in Microsoft Office and document management systems.