NERC Compliance Specialist - FAC-008 Root Cause Analysis Lead

NERC Compliance Specialist

Ensure 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. Develop standards, ensuring appropriate systems are in place to track and monitor compliance, perform daily tasks to monitor compliance, and perform quarterly/yearly reviews to demonstrate compliance.

General direction may be provided in terms of broad goals and objectives but is responsible for establishing methods to attain them. Work with lower-level employees to provide guidance for daily tasks.

The FAC-008 Root Cause Analysis Lead oversees the investigation of Facility Rating errors and significant discrepancies, facilitates root cause analyses, identifies systemic issues and trends, develops corrective action plans, and tracks actions through closure to prevent recurrence and strengthen long-term FAC-008 compliance.

Lead cross-functional root cause analyses for FAC-008 errors and significant discrepancies, facilitating discussions with stakeholders to identify underlying and contributing causes.

Maintain accurate and complete root cause analysis records, findings, action recommendations, and supporting evidence within designated tracking systems.

Monitor weekly error and verification data to identify recurring issues, emerging trends, and conditions that warrant formal root cause analysis.

Evaluate error patterns across processes, organizational units, and error categories to identify systemic weaknesses and opportunities for improvement.

Partner with the Corrective Action Lead to communicate root cause findings, support development of corrective action plans, and ensure identified issues are transitioned effectively through resolution and effectiveness review.

This role sits on site in New Albany, Ohio.

NERC Compliance Specialist SG7 ($87,633-$109,544)

NERC Compliance Specialist Senior SG8 ($98,993-$128,689)

In addition to competitive compensation, AEP offers a unique comprehensive benefits package that aims to support and enhance the overall well-being of our employees.

Compensation Grade: SP20-008

Compensation Range: $87,633.00 - $

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.