NERC Standard Manager Prin

American Electric Power•Columbus, OH

About The Position

Support Business Unit (BU) in achieving and maintaining audit readiness by ensuring alignment with applicable NERC Standards. Drive consistent, effective and proactive compliance efforts by partnering with BU compliance teams and tailoring support based on each BU’s compliance maturity. Perform audit readiness activities directly when needed and serve as a trusted advisor through deep expertise in NERC Standards. Act as the single point of contact for ENRA compliance services on an assigned standard basis. Execute established compliance processes with minimal supervision and maintain accurate, up to date process documentation.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering, mathematics, communications, computer science, business, or related field of study; or Associate's degree in one of the aforementioned fields of study and two (2) years of relevant work experience.
In addition to any experience required above, five (5) years of experience in electric utility or similarly regulated industry.

Nice To Haves

Developing expertise on NERC Standards
Ability to manage risk and/or NERC Standards owned by more than one business unit
Understand Regional Entity positions and risk view of NERC Standards
Proven ability to gain agreement with stakeholders for risk mitigation and process improvement opportunities

Responsibilities

Identify root cause and establish facts of incident
Identify impact and risk
Draft language for regulator review
Work with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to develop effective mitigation activities
Draft language for regulator review
Develop milestones, including preventive efforts
Track progress of approved plan and review evidence of completion
Work with impacted BUs to create and execute an implementation plan for new and revised standards to ensure readiness prior to the Standard’s effective date
Support business unit compliance teams to review and/or develop narrative of compliance
Assess and provide feedback to compliance SMEs on the ability of BU processes to fulfill compliance requirements
Identify failure points relating to compliance requirements
Identify process improvements and/or controls as needed to reduce the risk of failure points
Develop, deploy and maintain level two controls, as needed
Support BU compliance experts to define evidence of compliance
Support instructions to pull and review evidence on demand
Collect SME responses to regulator RFIs
Execute other tasks and projects, as assigned, which may include creating presentations, delivering training and supporting BUs during audit engagements.