NERC Compliance Specialist - Operation & Planning

Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P.; Town of Queensbury (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% Variable Bonus

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Brookfield Renewable North America in Queensbury, NY seeks a NERC Compliance Specialist – Operations & Planning to bridge operations with regulatory governance and enhance reliability compliance programs. You'll collaborate across Operations, Engineering, Cybersecurity and Asset Management to ensure adherence to NERC standards and regulatory expectations.

The role involves developing procedures, monitoring self-certifications, preparing for audits, and providing staff training to promote a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related discipline.
• Strong knowledge of NERC standards and regulatory compliance.
• Experience with audits, self-certifications, and evidence management.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.
• Proficient with MS Office and compliance tools.

Responsibilities

• Support the administration and execution of NERC O&P compliance programs.
• Assist in development and maintenance of policies, procedures, and controls.
• Coordinate monitoring, self-certifications, data submittals, RFIs, and audits preparation.
• Review regulatory requirements and assess operational impacts for ongoing compliance.
• Support internal assessments, gap analyses, and corrective action plans.
• Maintain compliance documentation and records per standards.

Skills

NERC compliance knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Audit support

Documentation and records management

Analytical problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Compliance management tools

Job description

NERC Compliance Specialist – Operations & Planning (O&P)

Brookfield Renewable North America is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented NERC Compliance Specialist – Operations & Planning (O&P) to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity for a compliance professional who is passionate about electric reliability, regulatory excellence, and supporting the safe and reliable operation of critical energy infrastructure.

The Compliance Specialist will bridge operations with regulatory governance, ensuring systems meet all federal and regional reliability frameworks. In this role, you will work closely with the Senior Compliance Manager to support and enhance Brookfield Renewable's reliability compliance program, ensuring adherence to applicable FERC, NERC, and Regional Entity reliability standards. You will play a key role in developing, implementing, and improving compliance processes, controls, and monitoring activities that support operational excellence and regulatory compliance.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Operations, Engineering, Cybersecurity, and Asset Management, to maintain a strong culture of compliance and continuous improvement across the organization.

This position is based in Queensbury, New York.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the administration and execution of NERC Operations and Planning (O&P) compliance programs.
• Assist in the development, maintenance, and enhancement of compliance policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Coordinate compliance monitoring, self-certifications, evidence collection, periodic data submittal, respond to RFIs, and audit preparedness activities.
• Review regulatory requirements and assess operational impacts to ensure ongoing compliance.
• Support internal assessments, compliance investigations, gap analyses, and corrective action plans.
• Maintain compliance documentation and records in accordance with applicable standards and regulatory expectations.
• Work with Regions to organize and maintain reliability compliance evidence necessary for reporting and audit activities and create plans for audit preparation and mitigation activities.
• Maintain procedure library for NERC Registered Entities, and electronic document management.
• Manage subscriptions and data input for self-certifications with regional reliability organization compliance portals.
• Develop and update procedures, track, prepare, and implement changes to NERC Standards.
• Provide training and guidance to operations staff as needed.
• Recommend changes and modifications to programs, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with all applicable reliability standards.
• Maintain and implement annual Reliability Compliance schedule and ensure that Compliance deadlines are met.
• Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders to promote compliance awareness and best practices.
• Participate in regional reliability organization workshops and seminars.
• Participate in compliance committees and working groups.

Desired Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Technology, Environmental Science, Energy Management, or a related discipline; equivalent industry experience will also be considered.
• Strong knowledge of NERC compliance standards, electrical generation, and transmission processes.
• Experience working with NERC Reliability Standards, electric utility operations, transmission, generation, balancing authorities, or other utility compliance functions.
• Strong understanding of regulatory compliance principles, risk management, and internal controls.
• Experience supporting reliability compliance program, audits, self-certifications, compliance monitoring, or evidence management activities.
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across multiple teams and management levels.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and compliance management tools.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic and fast‑paced environment.
• Highly organized with attention to detail, capable of working in a high‑pressure environment.
• Team player with ability to work independently and apply individual judgment as required.
• Salary Range: $85,000 - $115,000 per year (commensurate with experience)
• Bonus: Eligible for a 10% Variable Bonus program.

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