NERC Compliance Program Mgr - Generation
About The Position
The NERC compliance program manager - generation performs tasks and assignments necessary to achieve and promote compliance with all mandatory North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) reliability standards on the bulk electric system with focus on thermal, fluid, and renewable generation. Plans and leads cross-functional coordination between information technology, electric delivery, thermal and fluid generation, renewable generation, procurement and other company functions to achieve and maintain compliance. Suggests corrections and procedures to strengthen compliance in these areas. Coordinates MidAmerican Energy Company activities to verify compliance requirements are performed timely and documented. Promotes ownership of compliance obligations by company personnel. Assignments include evaluation of existing and new regulatory requirements, generation and evaluation of compliance metrics, utilization of information to assess and improve operational compliance activities and development of programs that facilitate the implementation all mandatory NERC reliability standards. The NERC compliance program manager will have responsibility for establishing and meeting all related compliance deadlines. Provides leadership to staff in conducting extensive internal compliance monitoring. Interfaces with neighboring utilities to coordinate standards compliance; interfaces with the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO), NERC and FERC on NERC reliability standards compliance issues and represents the company in these forums. Organizes and leads the responses to MRO, NERC and FERC compliance audits and prepares self-reporting of non-compliance. Responds to all appropriate inquiries concerning compliance issues. MidAmerican Energy Company, a Midwest utility, provides regulated electric and natural gas service to more than 1.6 million customers in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. The company owns and operates a portfolio of power-generating assets, approximately 61% of which is wind generation. MidAmerican Energy Company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without an accommodation.
Responsibilities
- Achieve and promote compliance with all mandatory North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) reliability standards on the bulk electric system with focus on thermal, fluid, and renewable generation.
- Plans and leads cross-functional coordination between information technology, electric delivery, thermal and fluid generation, renewable generation, procurement and other company functions to achieve and maintain compliance.
- Suggests corrections and procedures to strengthen compliance in these areas.
- Coordinates MidAmerican Energy Company activities to verify compliance requirements are performed timely and documented.
- Promotes ownership of compliance obligations by company personnel.
- Evaluation of existing and new regulatory requirements, generation and evaluation of compliance metrics, utilization of information to assess and improve operational compliance activities and development of programs that facilitate the implementation all mandatory NERC reliability standards.
- Establishing and meeting all related compliance deadlines.
- Provides leadership to staff in conducting extensive internal compliance monitoring.
- Interfaces with neighboring utilities to coordinate standards compliance; interfaces with the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO), NERC and FERC on NERC reliability standards compliance issues and represents the company in these forums.
- Organizes and leads the responses to MRO, NERC and FERC compliance audits and prepares self-reporting of non-compliance.
- Responds to all appropriate inquiries concerning compliance issues.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
