Senior Manager - FERC Compliance

Iberdrola•Orange, CT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager – FERC Compliance supports Avangrid Networks’ ethics and compliance program and reports to the Chief Compliance Officer of Avangrid Networks, Inc. The role provides subject matter expertise, program management, and strategic support to help Avangrid Networks and its subsidiaries comply with applicable Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regulations and closely related state regulatory requirements. The position manages annual compliance activity plans, reporting, policies, communications, training, assessments, case management, and other elements of effective FERC regulatory compliance programs. The role is on site five days a week in Orange, Connecticut, or Boston, Massachusetts. Occasional travel is expected. Employees may be assigned a system emergency role and, in an emergency, may need to work outside their regular schedule or job duties.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in legal, audit, or another compliance-related field, and at least 10 years of relevant experience; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Broad knowledge of FERC laws, regulations, and compliance obligations, and of business best practices used by regulated electric and natural gas utilities in the United States.
Experience with compliance and ethics program best practices under the U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines and related legal frameworks.
Strong IT and business-tool literacy, including familiarity with common project management tools and ability to learn and apply systems, databases, tools, and methods used in energy and utility program management, such as SAP, GRC Archer, and Workday.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including clear and concise writing and presentation of data using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and advanced project management and analytics tools such as MS Project and PowerBI.
Skill in prioritizing competing responsibilities and shifting focus as needed.
Fluency in English.
Proven ability to work as a team player and support teamwork, accountability, quality, professional development, and organizational goals.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in legal, audit, or another compliance-related field.
Professional certification in corporate compliance and ethics, process improvement, project management, quality management, or a similar discipline relevant to improving regulatory compliance programs.
Prior experience managing FERC compliance activities at an electricity utility, including audits, training, investigations, and data requests from FERC staff.
Fluency in languages other than English.

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and improve a FERC compliance program to prevent potential noncompliance with applicable FERC laws, regulations, orders, and analogous state requirements, and to ensure internal standards and practices meet or exceed applicable requirements and stakeholder expectations.
Maintain, revise, and update program documentation, including policies, governance frameworks, plans, inventories of obligations and controls, and records.
Develop and implement regulatory compliance program elements, including risk assessments, audits, training, communications, investigations, and records management.
Provide subject matter expertise on FERC compliance activities, including standards of conduct and state separation-of-activities regulations; anti-market manipulation; EQR, regulatory, and financial reporting; FERC enforcement, audits, data requests, and investigations; and other FERC compliance priorities such as OATT, merger obligations, and records retention.
Undertake compliance-related strategic initiatives and manage projects based on risk assessment activities, monitoring, and program benchmarking.
Monitor changes in best practices and new requirements, address changes in risks and controls, disseminate compliance information, and promote a culture of ethics and compliance.
Perform additional responsibilities as assigned.
Travel occasionally.
Work outside the regular schedule or job duties in the event of a system emergency if assigned a system emergency role.