Nerc Compliance Specialist Associate

Transmission Operations NERC Compliance

Assist in ensuring compliance for Transmission Operations regarding the NERC reliability standards as applied by all Regional Reliability Organizations (RROs); collaborating with Transmission, Generation, Commercial Operations, and Corporate in compliance matters; interfacing with these business units in the standards development / review process. Assist with standards development, ensuring appropriate systems are in place to track and monitor compliance, perform daily tasks to monitor compliance, and assist with performing quarterly / yearly reviews to demonstrate compliance. Works under supervision and works closely with higher-level employees to accomplish tasks.

Assist in performing tasks required to ensure compliance with the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) reliability standards applicable to AEP. 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 NERC suite of standards. This includes validating report data against approval lists, generating reports to save as audit evidence, and collaborating with other AEP business units to compile and validate evidence.

Assist the Manager Transmission NERC Compliance to ensure that reliability standards strategy, documentation, and associated evidence are aligned and consistent with AEP policy and strategy. Collaborate with other Transmission Organizations, Commercial Operations, Generation and Corporate in compliance monitoring and tracking. Assist in maintaining systems to track / monitor compliance with the NERC reliability standards. Assist in ensuring appropriate processes are in place to track / monitor newly developed standards. Review developing standards to enhance the monitoring and tracking of NERC reliability compliance standards and facilitate record keeping of evidence associated with said standards. Assist in ensuring that appropriate evidence is captured to meet compliance requirements. Assist in periodic audits performed by the RROs to assess AEP compliance with the full range of NERC reliability standards; assist in performing internal audits as required.

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.

Other Must Haves : NERC / CIP Background check, NERC CIP and Security / IT experience required. 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.

Compensation Grade : SP20-005 Compensation Range : $61,647.00 - $77,057.50 The Physical Demand Level for this job is : S Sedentary Work : Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and / or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time.

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