NERC Compliance Spec Sr - Prin - American Electric Power
New Albany, OH
About the Job
Job Posting End Date
01-28-2025
Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date
Job Summary
Ensure compliance for Energy Delivery Operations regarding the NERC Operation and Planning reliability standards as applied by all Regional Entities (RES); collaborating with Planning, Generation, Commercial Operations, and Corporate in compliance matters; interfacing with these business units in the standards development/review process. Develop standards, ensuring appropriate systems are in place to track and monitor compliance, perform daily tasks to monitor compliance, and perform quarterly/yearly reviews to demonstrate compliance. General direction may be provided in terms of broad goals and objectives but is responsible for establishing methods to attain them. Work with lower-level employees to provide guidance for daily tasks.
Job Description
T his position will support the Operations & Planning NERC Standards for Energy Delivery including, but not limited to, the establishment of Facility Ratings.
This role is Hybrid. Locations: New Albany, OH Shreveport, LA Roanoke, VA Corpus Christi, TX
Job Duties:
Perform tasks required to ensure compliance with the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) reliability standards applicable to AEP (Energy Delivery Department). The tasks required vary widely relative to the standards measures, as such; tasks would be assigned to make best use of the successful candidate's background. These tasks would be principally related to processes and procedures developed to comply with the applicable Operations and Planning NERC suite of standards. This includes:
+ Validating report data against approval lists.
+ Generating reports to save as audit evidence.
+ Collaborating with other AEP business units to compile and validate evidence.
+ Assist the Manager to ensure that reliability standards, strategy, documentation, and associated evidence are aligned and consistent with AEP policy and strategy.
+ Coordinate with other Energy Delivery teams, Commercial Operations, Generation and Corporate in compliance monitoring and tracking.
+ Maintain systems to track and monitor compliance with the NERC reliability standards.
+ Ensure that appropriate processes are in place to track and monitor newly developed standards.
+ Capture appropriate evidence and confirm that others are capturing appropriate evidence to meet compliance requirements, including approvals.
+ Guide others through the process of reviewing developing standards to enhance the monitoring and tracking of NERC reliability compliance standards and facilitate record keeping of evidence associated with said standards.
+ Participate in periodic audits performed by the REs to assess AEP compliance with the full range of NERC reliability standards; assist in performing internal audits as required.
Basic Qualifications:
Minimum Requirements: Grade 08
Education requirements are listed below:
Associate's degree in business administration, computer science, engineering, or related field, or High School Diploma / GED and two (2) years of experience in compliance and/or Information Technology.
Work Experience requirement listed below:
Minimum of six (6) years of experience in addition to any experience noted above.
Minimum Requirements: Grade 09:
Education requirements are listed below:
Associate's degree in business administration, computer science, engineering, or related field, or High School Diploma / GED and two (2) years of experience in compliance and/or Information Technology.
Work Experience requirement listed below: Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in addition to any experience noted above
Other Requirements:
Demonstrate the highest standards of ethical behavior and support the Company's Corporate Compliance policy.
Strong skills in communication, issue resolution, organization, and facilitation are essential.
Solid understanding of the business unit / operating company systems is preferred.
Experience with SCADA systems preferred.
*Physical demand level is Sedentary
Compensation Data
Compensation Grade:
SP20-008
Compensation Range:
$96,110.00-124,940.00 USD
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It is hereby reaffirmed that it is the policy of American Electric Power (AEP) to provide Equal Employment Opportunity in all aspects of the employer‐employee relationship including recruiting, hiring, upgrading and promotion, conditions and privileges of employment, company sponsored training programs, educational assistance, social and recreational programs, compensation, benefits, transfers, discipline, layoffs and termination of employment to all employees and applicants without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. When required by law, we must record certain information to be made part of an Affirmative Action Plan. Applicants for employment may also be invited to participate in the Affirmative Action Program by self-identifying their Race or Ethnic Identity.
01-28-2025
Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date
Job Summary
Ensure compliance for Energy Delivery Operations regarding the NERC Operation and Planning reliability standards as applied by all Regional Entities (RES); collaborating with Planning, Generation, Commercial Operations, and Corporate in compliance matters; interfacing with these business units in the standards development/review process. Develop standards, ensuring appropriate systems are in place to track and monitor compliance, perform daily tasks to monitor compliance, and perform quarterly/yearly reviews to demonstrate compliance. General direction may be provided in terms of broad goals and objectives but is responsible for establishing methods to attain them. Work with lower-level employees to provide guidance for daily tasks.
Job Description
T his position will support the Operations & Planning NERC Standards for Energy Delivery including, but not limited to, the establishment of Facility Ratings.
This role is Hybrid. Locations: New Albany, OH Shreveport, LA Roanoke, VA Corpus Christi, TX
Job Duties:
Perform tasks required to ensure compliance with the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) reliability standards applicable to AEP (Energy Delivery Department). The tasks required vary widely relative to the standards measures, as such; tasks would be assigned to make best use of the successful candidate's background. These tasks would be principally related to processes and procedures developed to comply with the applicable Operations and Planning NERC suite of standards. This includes:
+ Validating report data against approval lists.
+ Generating reports to save as audit evidence.
+ Collaborating with other AEP business units to compile and validate evidence.
+ Assist the Manager to ensure that reliability standards, strategy, documentation, and associated evidence are aligned and consistent with AEP policy and strategy.
+ Coordinate with other Energy Delivery teams, Commercial Operations, Generation and Corporate in compliance monitoring and tracking.
+ Maintain systems to track and monitor compliance with the NERC reliability standards.
+ Ensure that appropriate processes are in place to track and monitor newly developed standards.
+ Capture appropriate evidence and confirm that others are capturing appropriate evidence to meet compliance requirements, including approvals.
+ Guide others through the process of reviewing developing standards to enhance the monitoring and tracking of NERC reliability compliance standards and facilitate record keeping of evidence associated with said standards.
+ Participate in periodic audits performed by the REs to assess AEP compliance with the full range of NERC reliability standards; assist in performing internal audits as required.
Basic Qualifications:
Minimum Requirements: Grade 08
Education requirements are listed below:
Associate's degree in business administration, computer science, engineering, or related field, or High School Diploma / GED and two (2) years of experience in compliance and/or Information Technology.
Work Experience requirement listed below:
Minimum of six (6) years of experience in addition to any experience noted above.
Minimum Requirements: Grade 09:
Education requirements are listed below:
Associate's degree in business administration, computer science, engineering, or related field, or High School Diploma / GED and two (2) years of experience in compliance and/or Information Technology.
Work Experience requirement listed below: Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in addition to any experience noted above
Other Requirements:
Demonstrate the highest standards of ethical behavior and support the Company's Corporate Compliance policy.
Strong skills in communication, issue resolution, organization, and facilitation are essential.
Solid understanding of the business unit / operating company systems is preferred.
Experience with SCADA systems preferred.
*Physical demand level is Sedentary
Compensation Data
Compensation Grade:
SP20-008
Compensation Range:
$96,110.00-124,940.00 USD
Hear about it first! Get job alerts by email. Log in to your Candidate Home Account today! If you don't have an account, you can create one.
It is hereby reaffirmed that it is the policy of American Electric Power (AEP) to provide Equal Employment Opportunity in all aspects of the employer‐employee relationship including recruiting, hiring, upgrading and promotion, conditions and privileges of employment, company sponsored training programs, educational assistance, social and recreational programs, compensation, benefits, transfers, discipline, layoffs and termination of employment to all employees and applicants without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. When required by law, we must record certain information to be made part of an Affirmative Action Plan. Applicants for employment may also be invited to participate in the Affirmative Action Program by self-identifying their Race or Ethnic Identity.
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