NERC Compliance Specialist - Akron, OH or Greensburg, PA

Firstenergy Service Co. Position

This is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Co., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. This position is on-site and can be in Akron, OH, Greensburg or Reading, PA.

About the Opportunity :

The Reliability Compliance organization is responsible for managing compliance with NERC's standards. This includes providing oversight of FE Business Units compliance with applicable standards, preparing for, and coordinating North American Reliability Corporation (NERC) and Reliability First (RF) compliance audits, completing self-certifications of compliance, responding to requests for data submittals and monitoring for new / revised reliability standards. Transmission Operator (TOP) assigned tasks required to support PJM adherence to NERC Operations and Planning Reliability Standards.

This position reports to the Manager, Reliability Compliance. Responsibilities include :

• Maintaining and revising as needed FirstEnergy (FE) compliance program infrastructure including the administration and maintenance of compliance policies, programs, and procedures related to the North American Reliability Corporation (NERC) Operations and Planning Reliability Standards.
• Verifying FE compliance with NERC, Reliability First (RF) and PJM policies and standards and identifying opportunities for improvement in procedures and practices.
• Investigating, documenting, and submitting potential violations to regulatory organizations and ensuring they are tracked for timely resolution and fully documented in auditable records.
• Working with responsible FE organizations to coordinate resolving compliance issues and developing improvement recommendations and mitigation plans.
• Utilizing FE compliance technology to assign, track and monitor compliance efforts. Coordinating FE compliance self-certification and data submittal activities.
• Prepare and deliver presentations for a variety of audiences.
• Reviewing, revising, and ensuring technical accuracy of regulatory reports concerning Bulk Electric System events, protection system misoperations and other issues.
• Keeping responsible FE organizations informed regarding NERC Standards Development activities associated with NERC's Operations and Planning Reliability Standards. Soliciting input from appropriate FE subject matter experts and effectively communicating FE's position on proposed regulatory standards to NERC.
• Ensuring timely adherence from responsible FE business units to all new / revised NERC and RF regulatory obligations associated with Operations and Planning Standards and compliance with the PJM Transmission Oper