Senior NERC Regulatory Compliance Analyst - Solar Plants - NorthStar Clean Energy

CMS Energy, Corp.; Coldwater (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to decarbonizing the economy through innovative energy solutions. As a Senior NERC Regulatory Compliance Analyst, you will play a crucial role in ensuring regulatory compliance for solar generation facilities. This position offers the opportunity to lead compliance activities, collaborate with diverse teams, and contribute to sustainability goals. With a focus on professional growth and an inclusive culture, this role is perfect for those passionate about clean energy and regulatory excellence. Be part of a team that values your expertise and empowers you to make a difference in the energy sector.

Benefits

Competitive compensation packages

Medical, Dental and Vision

401k with company match

Paid parental leave

Up to 13 paid Holidays

Paid time off

Educational Assistance Program

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in operating and maintaining utility scale solar generators.
• Knowledgeable in NERC reliability standards and protective relay coordination.

Responsibilities

• Implement NERC compliance activities for solar generation facilities.
• Conduct analysis of plant processes and ensure regulatory compliance.

Skills

NERC regulatory compliance

Electrical Engineering

Solar generation systems

Protection Relay coordination

Regulatory reporting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Electrical modeling software

Testing equipment for electrical systems

Job description

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Senior NERC Regulatory Compliance Analyst - Solar Plants - NorthStar Clean Energy

NorthStar Clean Energy decarbonizes the economy by providing clean energy and carbon management solutions to utility, municipal, commercial, and industrial customers enabling them to meet their sustainability and business goals. Additionally, we own and operate natural gas assets throughout the United States. To learn more about NorthStar Clean Energy, please visit www.northstarcleanenergy.com .

This position is with NorthStar Clean Energy, a CMS Energy company, and is not a position of employment with Consumers Energy.

What you'll do:

The Senior NERC Regulatory Compliance Analyst will implement NERC compliance activities for NorthStar Clean Energy's solar generation facilities. This person is considered the site's subject matter expert of the NERC regulatory standards that are applicable to Generator Owners and Generator Operators. Provide management, oversight, direction, coordination for the implementation of NERC compliance activities that relate to equipment testing, configuration, operations, reliability, system protection, and other various electrical analyses.

This position is designed to provide compliance coordination and implementation of policies and procedures at solar generation facilities. As a key member of the operations compliance team, this candidate will have a primary role in solar generation reliability and regulatory compliance at NSCE's existing facilities and also provide NERC related commissioning oversight of new facilities.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Evaluate, interpret and mange the implementation of compliance processes and procedures related to NERC regulatory standards/requirements. Evaluate the relevance of requirements appropriate for each plant relating to topics such as inverter's or generator operation, plant protection systems, substation and transmission interconnections
• Provide subject matter expertise and support for the compliance of NERC regulatory standards with a primary focus on Protection and Control (PRC), Facilities Design, Connection and Maintenance (FAC), Transmission Planning (TPL), Transmission Operations (TOP), Modeling Data and Analysis (MOD), and Voltage and Reactive power(VAR)
• Lead the on-site interpretation, education and the implementation of NERC regulatory standards and their requirements. Ensure each facility's regulatory compliance through the coordination and evaluation of testing, modeling, condition assessment, maintenance activities and procedure/process implementation
• Conduct analysis of plant processes, testing results, reliability condition and equipment configuration to determine if it meets the regulatory requirements. Implement the necessary procedure/process changes through plant management. Oversee and coordinate activities such as testing, evaluations, modeling and reporting as needed
• Prepare, track, manage and analyze records as compliance evidence. Communicate with the regulators regarding technical analysis and modeling reports, information submittals, forms and data bases. Assist in the assembly of information and documentation that demonstrates compliance
• Perform reporting actions to Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other regulatory agencies
• Perform internal assessments of processes, procedures and documentation for regulatory adherence, communicate results and lead/assist in the development and implementation of corrective action plans
• Monitor, oversee, or implement corrective actions to ensure site compliance with regulatory requirements
• Perform /or oversee complex assessments of facility generation electrical equipment such as:
  • Protection Relay function and coordination with controls
  • Coordinate generating unit capabilities with voltage regulation and controls
  • Generator real and reactive power capabilities and control
  • Modeling for generator excitation and control systems
• Provide scope and quality oversight of contractors of work that is related to NERC Requirements such as: equipment testing, system modeling, engineering analysis, and report creation
• Other duties such as perfuming reporting obligations or site troubleshooting of system performance may be necessary

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

• 5+ years' experience operating, maintaining and/or designing utility scale solar generators, transformers, substation interconnection equipment and their protection systems
• Knowledgeable in NERC reliability standards and their associated requirements
• Knowledgeable in generation protective relay coordination and settings principles
• 5+ years of applicable electrical experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
• In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, a Bachelor’s degree in a scientific/technical field or extensive Company or industry experience in positions that demonstrate required abilities and performance may be considered for placement in the Engineering Tech Analyst job family
• (OR) 8+ years of applicable electrical experience with an associate degree in a scientific/technical field
• Extensive years of applicable Company or industry experience in electrical-based positions that demonstrate required abilities and performance with no degree

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree required in Engineering,preferably in Electrical Engineering
• Master's Degree preferred
• 4+ years of overall relevant work experience required

Type of Experience:

• This person will have direct responsibility of regulatory compliance at their assigned sites and will be expected to work at the site as needed for leadership and support activities to manage the regulatory programs
• Perform and coordinate as needed NERC regulatory compliance adherence evaluations, reporting and monitoring of maintenance of electric/electric inverter generators, substation and transmission interconnection equipment, their protection systems and electric ancillary support processes
• Manages and consults on complex activities to support electrical generation systems in the engineering analytical space on a frequent basis
• Provides Electrical Engineering technical support services

Organizational Size Managed:

• Works through others to accomplish goals

Work Conditions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms
• The employee frequently is required to talk or hear
• The employee must frequently lift and move up to ten pounds and occasionally lift and move up to thirty pounds. The recommended maximum weight for employees to lift without the aid of other employees or a lifting device is 35 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Most work can be performed in a plant office environment, however the employee must also perform physical inspections at generating facilities. The employee may encounter the following while performing the essential functions of this job:

• Moderate climbing may be required via stairs, and ladders to access equipment
• Site environments may be dusty or dirty at times
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The noise level on a construction or maintenance site is often loud
• Individual must have the ability for travel to various sites throughout the United States with extended durations typically for 1 or 2 weeks, and several overnight trips as needed. The individual must be able to work up to 16 continuous hours during emergent work

Why should you join our team?

At NorthStar Clean Energy, we offer more than just a place to work. We foster a culture that supports career development, growth, and stability, and we take pride in offering our co-workers excellent benefits and compensation packages. We are deliberately creating an inclusive culture that makes our diverse team of co-workers feel valued, supported, and empowered every day. We're a company made up of thousands of people, all with different stories to share and work to do, but we stand united in our company purpose: world class performance delivering hometown service.

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation packages
• Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401k with company match
• Paid parental leave
• Up to 13 paid Holidays
• Paid time off
• Educational Assistance Program
  

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:

We, at NorthStar Clean Energy, value Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. It is part of our DNA. We treat our employees with respect, we treat each other fairly and we value the opinions of others. We are passionate about building and nurturing an environment where everyone feels included. We don’t discriminate. We seek to learn about each other and better understand our unique differences. Our uniqueness makes us authentic. We create safe spaces where everyone can be who they truly are. We invite difficult conversations and uncomfortable topics. We value diverse perspectives; this is what makes us great together. We harbor an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered to share their backgrounds, experiences, and ideas. Our Employee Resource Groups, Women’s Advisory Panel (WAP), Women’s in Energy (WE), Minority Advisory Panel (MAP), Pride Alliance of Consumers Energy (PACE), GENERGY, capable, Interfaith and Veterans Advisory Panel (VAP) are key enablers to living the values of our company culture: Caring, Empowered, Deliberate, Agility, and Ownership.

All qualified applicants will not be discriminated against and will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.

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