Associate Director – NERC O&P and CIP Compliance
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Job Description
NERC Operations & Planning compliance expert advising energy provider clients on regulatory standards. Lead compliance programs and assessments for utility operations within the electric grid.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of compliance programs aligned with NERC O&P and CIP standards.
- Conduct detailed assessments of utility operations to identify compliance gaps and develop corrective action plans.
- Prepare comprehensive documentation, reports, and audit responses demonstrating adherence to NERC standards.
- Provide expert guidance for internal audits and external reviews, ensuring transparency and regulatory compliance.
- Facilitate training sessions and workshops for client staff on NERC requirements, emphasizing best practices in operational planning and reliability standards.
- Stay current with evolving industry regulations, technological advancements, and emerging challenges affecting electric grid reliability.
- Maintain data integrity, availability, and confidentiality through metadata standards, classification, retention, and purging policies.
- Collaborate with compliance, operations, IT, and engineering teams to align technical architecture with regulatory and business needs.
Requirements:
- Due to nature of client engagements must be a US Permanent Resident or US Citizen.
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, business, cybersecurity, security management, homeland security, information security, or related discipline AND Seven (7+) plus years post-graduation working experience within the electric utility industry or a NERC related regulator;
- Or Master's degree in electrical engineering, business, cybersecurity, security management, homeland security, information security, or related discipline AND Five (5+) plus years post-graduation work experience within the electric utility industry or a NERC related regulator.
- Work experience must be an emphasis on North American NERC Reliability Standards (USA and/or Canada) supporting regulatory framework and processes around NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) or NERC Operations & Planning and Regional Entities (US and/or Canada).
- Proven experience in NERC 693 compliance management within electric utility or related energy sectors.
- Strong understanding of operations & planning functions in power systems, including system modeling and analysis.
- Exceptional communication skills for effective collaboration with cross-functional teams, regulators, and stakeholders.
- Ability to work effectively with compliance, operations, IT, and engineering teams to align technical architecture with regulatory and business needs.
- Ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail under tight deadlines.
- Ability to travel to include potential international as needed.
- Ability to work onsite in a Guidehouse Office or Client Office location.
- Currently reside in the contiguous United States.
Benefits:
- Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
- Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
- Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Basic Life & Supplemental Life
- Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Student Loan PayDown
- Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
- Skills Development & Certifications
- Employee Referral Program
- Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
- Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
- Mobility Stipend
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