Remote NERC Compliance & Audit Specialist

EDF; United States; Remote; USD 107,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401k matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Career development

Mentorship programs

Job summary

EDF power solutions North America seeks a seasoned NERC Compliance professional to promote the reliability of the Bulk Power System. You will support O&P standards compliance, prepare audits, and coordinate with internal teams and regulators, including travel to sites across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

Remote-based role with field travel. Qualified candidates have a Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in compliance/audit with NERC standards, preferably in a regulated electricity environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant discipline required.
• Five (5+) or more years of experience working in a compliance or audit role required.
• Technical knowledge and experience with NERC Operations & Planning standards required.
• Experience working in a regulated entity, in the electricity sector strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensures effective regulatory compliance to NERC O&P Standards by providing guidance to support and enhance risk management.
• Maintains and revises EDFps compliance program infrastructure including policies, programs, and procedures related to NERC O&P Standards.
• Prepares, coordinates, and supports compliance audits conducted by internal resources, consultants, or regulatory organizations, may include travel to sites.
• Works with responsible EDFps organizations to coordinate resolution of compliance issues and develop improvement recommendations and mitigation plans.
• Documents and submits potential violations to regulatory organizations and ensures they are tracked for timely resolution and fully documented in auditable records.
• Utilizes EDFps compliance technology to assign, track and monitor compliance efforts.
• Establishes, documents, and maintains procedures and guidelines related to day-to-day operational support provided to operations and business unit personnel
• Coordinates compliance self-certification and data submittal activities.
• Informs responsible EDFps organizations regarding NERC Standards Development activities associated with NERC’s CIP Standards. Solicits input from appropriate EDFps subject matter experts and communicates EDFps position on proposed regulatory standards to NERC.
• Ensures timely adherence from responsible EDFps business units to all new/revised NERC and NERC RTO regulatory obligations associated with CIP Standards.
• Maintains awareness of emerging utility industry issues through benchmarking and participation in appropriate utility forums/groups.
• Recommends and/or implements programs/initiatives, leading project teams as necessary to implement effective integration of compliance programs.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Leadership

Time management

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Technical support

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

EDF power solutions North America seeks a seasoned NERC Compliance professional to promote the reliability of the Bulk Power System. You will support O&P standards compliance, prepare audits, and coordinate with internal teams and regulators, including travel to sites across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

Remote-based role with field travel. Qualified candidates have a Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in compliance/audit with NERC standards, preferably in a regulated electricity environment.