VELCO
NERC Compliance Manager
Hybrid - Rutland, Vermont · Contract
No sponsorship$120k-$144kDetected 30 days ago
ComplianceProject ManagementNegotiationAuditingRecruitingLeadershipCommunicationInternal Audit
About the role
- Step into an organization with an emerging, supportive culture of compliance.
- The Compliance Manager interacts with a wide breath of departments and employees giving you a more global understanding of the organization.
- Compliance is one of the VELCO's three core tenets and this role will have the attention of senior executives, the CEO and the board of directors.
Responsibilities
- Leads, communicates, and oversees the development of strong controls, processes, and program governance along with training and succession planning for subject matter experts (SMEs) across the company to sustain compliance while aligning strategic goals and objectives with decisions regarding software architecture for key business initiatives.
- Collaborate with subject matter experts to prepare responses to regulatory requests for information, including but not limited to compliance audits, spot-checks, and self-certifications.
- Conduct departmental self-assessments to identify gaps and work with applicable personnel to implement mitigation plans to address potential concerns in a timely manner.
- Support the company in internal assessments associated with possible violations, risks, and the identification of appropriate mitigations.
- Maintain an awareness of evolving NERC obligations and evaluate, identify/define, develop, and communicate possible strategies/program framework regarding future obligations and assist with action plans for the departments affected.
- Serve as the staff expert for NERC Standards, controls and best practices including the self-auditing of both the NERC Reliability and Critical Infrastructure Protection Standards and, in coordination with the SMEs, develop necessary processes and procedures.
- Manage direct employees and consultants, including bidding consulting contracts and managing the various mock and regulatory audit processes.
- Schedule and coordinate all audit preparation, documentation and submittals. Establish and maintain key relationships with other compliance professionals, such as participation in industry groups, as well as ISO-NE, NPCC and NERC industry committees.
Requirements
- A Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Technology or Business, or equivalent experience
- A minimum of 10 years' experience in an electrical transmission organization, to include demonstrated leadership.
- Familiarity with operational, financial, quality assurance, electric reliability, cyber security, and human resource procedures and regulations.
- Minimum of five years of progressive audit related managerial/leadership experience in compliance issues with regulations approved by FERC, NERC, NPCC, ISO-NE and state agencies.
- Knowledge/Skills
- Excellent verbal, writing, analytical, interpretive, negotiation and project management skills required.
- A strong attention to detail and proficiency with technology-based obligation tracking tools.
- Eligible applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.
Compensation
- $120,224.00 - $144,268.80 - $168,313.60/salary This compensation range represents the minimum, midpoint and maximum pay for this position.
- Please note that most offers for new employees fall under the midpoint of the range, allowing room for continued salary growth.
- Base pay is just one component of our total compensation package, which may also include comprehensive benefits, generous paid time off and incentive compensation (bonus) potential.
Benefits
- Individual offers will be based on various factors including, but not limited to, qualifications, education, skills, competencies, and experience.
- Visit Velco.com for additional information on VELCO culture, benefits, and the recruiting process.
Equal opportunity
- If you need an accommodation as part of the application or interview process, please send a request to careers@velco.com
Visa & Work Authorization
- Eligible applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.
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