NERC Compliance Engineer/Specialist - Job Family

NiSource • Hammond, IN

407d • $65,900 - $160,500

About The Position

The NERC Compliance Engineer position at NIPSCO is responsible for evaluating, developing, and implementing compliance activities to ensure adherence to Federal and State regulatory requirements, as well as standards set by NERC, RF, and MISO. This role involves conducting compliance oversight, supporting compliance activities, and maintaining systems used by compliance personnel, while also participating in various committees and managing projects related to compliance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Business, Law, or prior utility or compliance experience
• Ability to work with various SMEs (Subject Matter Experts)
• Ability to perform duties and communicate effectively under normal, emergency and contingency situations
• Ability to use PC applications (MS Office Suite, MS Visio, Adobe PDF)
• Firm understanding of electric utility operations
• Working knowledge of RF, NERC, and FERC Compliance
• Strong operations, financial and legal application background
• Project Management knowledge
• Understanding of basic engineering/technical theories and principles
• General understanding of NERC Compliance principles and standards
• Basic ability to build comprehensive Reliability Audit Work Sheets (RSAW)
• Basic ability to conduct NERC standards stakeholder voting, NATF engagement, MISO drills, ANOPR's and NOPR's
• Basic knowledge of Utility Operations, Rates, Tariffs, Energy Trading, State and Federal regulations, NERC Standards, and company procedures
• Ability to use NIPSCOs Compliance and Operations tools (NICE, eso1, TOA, Confluence, Metric Stream, RSA Archer)
• Valid Driver's license

Nice To Haves

• Experience in both the State and Federal regulatory arena
• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)-PMI Upon Hire

Responsibilities

• Participates and assists in reviewing the NIPSCO plan pertaining to Compliance Policy
• Conducts Compliance oversight activities to keep NIPSCO in compliance with Federal and State regulatory requirements, NERC, RF and MISO rules/regulations/standards/guidelines
• Supports the NIPSCO Compliance activities associated with State and Federal guidelines and laws where applicable
• Maintains constant vigil over current and evolving state and federal laws and communicates possible courses of action regarding future Compliance Policy
• Assists in the building of comprehensive Reliability Standard Audit Work Sheets (RSAW)
• Works with various Subject Matter Experts to obtain information to prove compliance
• Keeps informed of upcoming standards and communicates changes to Subject Matter Experts
• Provides evidence for periodic Compliance Data Submittals to RF, NERC and MISO
• Provides evidence for Quarterly Internal Peer Mock Audit (IPMA), RF Spot Checks, Guided Self-Certifications, and Compliance Audits.

Benefits

• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Inclusion & Diversity initiatives
• Safety programs
• Employee safety program participation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Utilities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree