NERC Standards Lead: Audit-Readiness & Compliance

AEP Service Corporation; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 137,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

American Electric Power (AEP) seeks a senior NERC Audit Readiness professional to support multiple business units in achieving compliance with NERC requirements. The role focuses on incident investigations, standard implementation, and RSAW development within a regulated utility context.

You will collaborate with BU leadership, train teams, and drive milestone-based mitigation plans to reduce compliance risk, while preparing regulator-facing documentation and evidence packages.

Qualifications

• SME capability for NERC Audit Readiness Services.
• Ability to train others on Audit Readiness Services.
• Experience with root cause analysis and regulator communications.

Responsibilities

• Identify root causes and establish facts of incidents.
• Draft regulator-ready language and mitigation plans.
• Develop and review NERC standards implementations and RSAW narratives.
• Conduct gap analyses and recommend process improvements.
• Support evidence collection and regulator RFIs.

Skills

NERC Standards

Audit readiness

Regulatory communications

Incident investigation

Education

Bachelor's degree (engineering/math/CS/business)

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

American Electric Power (AEP) seeks a senior NERC Audit Readiness professional to support multiple business units in achieving compliance with NERC requirements. The role focuses on incident investigations, standard implementation, and RSAW development within a regulated utility context.

You will collaborate with BU leadership, train teams, and drive milestone-based mitigation plans to reduce compliance risk, while preparing regulator-facing documentation and evidence packages.