NERC Standard Manager Lead

What You'll Do:

Requires SME capability for all NERC Audit Readiness Services. Ability to train others on Audit Readiness Services shown below.

Potential Compliance Incident Investigation

* Identify root cause and establish facts of incident

* Identify impact and risk

* Draft language for regulator review

Mitigation Plan Support

* Draft language for regulator review

* Develop milestones, including preventive efforts and

* Track progress of approved plan and review evidence of completion

Standard Implementation

* Work with impacted business unit leadership to create and execute an implementation plan for new and revised standards

RSAW Development and Review

* Support business unit compliance teams to review and/or develop narrative of compliance

Gap Analysis and Controls

* Assess and provide feedback to compliance SMEs on the ability of BU processes to fulfill compliance requirements

* Identify failure points relating to compliance requirements

* Identify process improvements and/or controls as needed to reduce the risk of failure points

* Execute the second level of controls as needed

Evidence Pull Sheet Support

* Support BU compliance experts to define evidence of compliance

* Support instructions to pull and review evidence on demand

RFI Response

* Collect SME responses to regulator RFIs

What We're Looking For:

Education:

Bachelor's degree in engineering, mathematics, communications, computer science, business, or other related field of study. Advanced degree preferred.

Experience:

In addition to any experience required above, eight or more years of progressively responsible positions the in electric utility or similarly regulated industry. Experience in NERC compliance or a similar regulatory compliance is preferred

Preferred Qualifications:

* Ability to manage highest risk and/or most organizationally complex standards, including both CIP and O&P standards.

* Expertise on how NERC Standards relate to each other.

* Understand relationship between NERC Standards, Regional Entities, and RTO's

* Ability to represent AEP's needs for NERC Standards with external stakeholders.

* Proven ability to drive consensus between business units.

* Hands on experience with Business Unit systems and processes required.

* Ability to communicate compliance opportunities to executive leadership.

* Master's Degree is desirable. Certification/Licensure is preferred (NERC, PMP, PE, etc.)

* Experience with NERC Standards Development preferred.

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