Compliance Coordinator / Grid Integration Compliance Support

Southern Company•Birmingham, AL

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position will have a unique opportunity to support two business functions within the Bulk Power Operations (BPO) organization. The successful candidate will perform Compliance Coordinator activities 50% of the time and provide compliance/administrative support for Generator Integration activities 50% of the time. The Compliance Coordinator role is responsible for supporting BPO compliance efforts associated with North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC), SERC Reliability Corporation, Inc., and other reliability-based standards organizations. As the landscape of the regulatory environment continues to change, it’s critical that Southern be on the forefront of this change by engaging with NERC, SERC, NAESB, NATF and other regulatory standards organizations. This position will help facilitate that coordination by ensuring that BPO is compliant with all reliability / regulatory requirements and that Southern Company’s positions on industry initiatives are consistently and accurately communicated. The Grid Integration Compliance Support role is responsible for providing regulatory and compliance support for Grid Integration initiatives involving new generating resources and large loads connecting to the Southern Company Transmission System. This position collaborates closely with the Grid Integration team to monitor and evaluate reliability standards and regulatory requirements associated with Inverter Based Resources (IBRs) and emerging large loads. Additionally, the role contributes to the development and implementation of strategies, process improvements, and operational plans that reinforce compliance and promote the reliable integration of these resources to the grid.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering or other technical field from an ABET accredited institution is required
Ability to build and maintain professional working relationships with internal and external clients
Effective team-oriented interpersonal and customer service skills
Comfortable monitoring and responding to a real-time online system
Strong analytical and organization skills
Ability to make sound and timely business decisions in a fast-paced environment
Extensive problem-solving skills
Acute attention to detail and ability to contextualize those details into the bigger picture
Successful candidate will be required to obtain North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) Critical infrastructure Protection (CIP) Certification, including employee background review
Exemplifies “Our Values” behaviors of Safety First, Intentional Inclusion, Act with Integrity and Superior Performance.
Takes personal responsibility, demonstrates initiative, self-motivated, and embraces challenges
Focuses on positive interactions and timely customer service
Works well in a team environment
Continuous learner, has a questioning attitude and looks for ways to improve processes
A dedicated self-starter who demonstrates initiative and motivation
Desire to sin

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree or certification in related field is a plus
Knowledge of or experience with any of the following functions is helpful, but not required:
NERC Reliability and/or NAESB Standards
Coordinating and developing responses for industry initiatives
Transmission Operations, Planning, and/or Compliance
Energy Marketing and Scheduling, especially familiarity with OASIS
Southern Companies’ Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT)
Electric Regulation or Policy

Responsibilities

Support BPO compliance assurance with all applicable reliability, regulatory, and industry requirements and best practices
Ensure that the appropriate processes, controls, and procedures are always in place for BPO to maintain an “Audit Ready” status
Coordinate development of responses to industry proposals and standards regarding the reliability of the electric industry
Coordinate responses from BPO with the other Transmission functions within Southern Company and the Operations Compliance organization
Perform research of regulatory and industry initiatives to determine the impacts to BPO
Support all SERC compliance monitoring engagements such as audits, data submittals, and mitigation activities.
Ensure that all compliance related issues are reviewed, addressed, and documented
Understanding of Generator Interconnection, communicating, and driving needed changes
Identify and lead the implementation of necessary changes to the integration process for generators and large loads in alignment with regulatory Reliability Coordinator (RC), Balancing Authority (BA) and Transmission Operator (TOP) standards.
Participate in few generator implementation checklist meetings to gain understanding of the steps leading to successful synchronization, and commercial operation readiness within the Southern BA.
Lead improvements and updates to Operating Protocols and Procedures documents pertaining to compliance functions.
Develop a plan for Annual Operating Committee Meetings and implement the plan
Collaborate with the Grid Integration Manager to develop and execute plans and processes for annual Operating Committee meetings.
Identify key needs and coordinate with generation owners to facilitate meetings that educate participants on RC, BA and TOP functions and requirements.