Director - NERC Compliance

November 14

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Description

• Director – NERC Compliance • Location: Charlotte or Remote • Major Duties & Responsibilities • Direct NERC compliance program's overall performance • Develop and implement plans, schedules, procedures, internal controls, tools and processes required to establish and maintain a comprehensive NERC Reliability Compliance Program for use by Company-managed plants, with a particular focus on applicable NERC GO/GOP and TO Standards. • Lead a team of NERC compliance program managers, coordinators, specialists, and technical experts to maintain compliance with NERC Compliance standards. • Direct NERC compliance monitoring activities to include but not limited to audit, self-certification, and spot-check coordination, RSAW development, gathering/preparing compliance evidence and documentation, and self-report and mitigation plan development and response actions. • Ensure staff have the resources and training they need to achieve their mission. • Strong technical understanding of mandatory Reliability Standards, including best practices for program design and internal controls. • Review standards under development to identify potential business impacts and offer comments during their development that support and benefit our fleet. • 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. • Prepare business plans, budgets and schedules for the NERC compliance program. • Establish NERC Compliance program goals that support the overall goals of the company. • Clearly communicate with all registered affiliates on NERC compliance expectations • Assess, identify, and prioritize NERC compliance risks for mitigation. • Establish and maintain effective relationships with industry associations, regional entities and reliability agencies, and internal stakeholders to promote business goals and compliance with requirements. • Identify, develop, and provide NERC awareness opportunities across the fleet. • Lead, plan, and coordinate high-quality internal compliance assessments. • Prioritize and lead integration of business tools and applications to efficiently implement, effectively monitor, and develop documentation necessary to assure full NERC compliance. • Develop meaningful NERC Compliance program KPI's and performance metrics. • Support Sr. Director – Networks and Security to implement organization wide strategies, priorities, and documentation to meet reliability compliance requirements. • Provide support to the Cogentrix security team in the implementation of the NERC‐CIP program as appropriate and necessary.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of management experience, including at least five years in a management role over NERC Compliance Programs in a matrixed organization. • Must have strong compliance program implementation skills to address all NERC program areas, with a particular focus on applicable GO/GOP and TO Standards • Extensive knowledge of power generation design, operations and maintenance as it relates to NERC compliance requirements and expectations. • Excellent work ethic with dedication to completing critical program requirements and meeting deadlines in a timely manner. • Ability to work independently or as part of a team to manage multiple priorities and see tasks through to completion without significant guidance. • Ability to communicate exceptionally well both orally and in writing with regulators, executives, and other internal and external stakeholders. • Effective negotiation skills, and ability to be diplomatic and persuasive. • Ability to evaluate the technical aspects of regulations and policies and discern their impact on company operations and compliance. • Ability to establish and maintain a high level of trust and confidence among peers and management, building consensus and effective teams. • Exceptional organization, planning and decision-making skills. • Ability to critically review and ensure that results meet regulatory requirements and that all procedure documentation clearly communicates how those results were obtained. • An initiative-taker that can tackle multidisciplinary challenges in coordination with various Cogentrix teams and third parties. • Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet and project management software a must • Must have the ability to travel as required.