Director NERC Compliance

FirstEnergy Compliance Manager

FirstEnergy at a Glance We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers' lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger. FirstEnergy (NYSE : FE) is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500 megawatts.

About the Opportunity This is an open position with the FirstEnergy Service Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corporation. This position will be ON SITE, and can be located within the FirstEnergy footprint - OH, PA, NJ, WV, and MD.

This position is responsible for setting strategic direction and providing oversight of FirstEnergy's compliance with the North American Reliability Corporation's (NERC) Reliability Standards, including the NERC Critical Infrastructure Projection (CIP) Standards, the NERC Operations and Planning (O&P) Standards, and the PJM TO / TOP Matrix Assigned Tasks.

Responsibilities include :

• Develop and implement strategic plans for NERC compliance to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and standards.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and support to the NERC compliance team, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Execute strategic planning for changes in NERC standards and guidelines, and ensure the organization is prepared to comply with new and evolving requirements.
• FirstEnergy's (FE) primary compliance contact (PCC) for interactions with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), NERC, ReliabilityFirst (RF) and other regulatory entities on compliance matters related to NERC's Reliability Standards.
• Direct FE's program for compliance with NERC's Reliability Standards. Includes, but is not limited to, providing oversight of FE Business Units compliance with applicable standards, preparing for and coordinating NERC and RF compliance audits, completing self-certifications of compliance and responding to requests for data submittals.
• Support VP - Office of Ethics & Compliance - to implement organization wide strategies, priorities, and documentation to meet reliability compliance requirements. Assist VP in preparing for and facilitating periodic meetings of the FE Executive Reliability Steering Committee (ERSC).
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with industry associations, regional entities and reliability agencies, and internal stakeholders to promote business goals and compliance with requirements.
• Direct development and implementation of FE internal controls program in accordance with NERC's risk-based Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Program (CMEP). Assess, identify, and prioritize NERC compliance risks for mitigation.
• Direct FE's involvement with NERC's Standards Development activities associated with NERC's Reliability Standards by soliciting input from appropriate FE subject matter experts and effectively communicating FE's position on proposed changes to NERC.
• Track modifications to Reliability Standards to ensure processes, procedures, internal controls, and training activities are completed in advance of the effective date for the modified / new standards.
• Direct FE's activities associated with NERC Events Analysis (EA) Program related to the NERC Standards by ensuring EA reports are completed concisely and within applicable time requirements.
• Direct review of potential noncompliance related to NERC's