Compliance Analyst

East Texas Electric Cooperative (ETEC) is an electric cooperative headquartered in Nacogdoches, Texas. ETEC generates and transmits wholesale electricity ultimately to 10 distribution cooperatives that reach over 340,000 homes and businesses. ETEC serves load in the Southwest Power Pool (SPP), the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) as well as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).

Role and Responsibilities

The compliance analyst role will focus on both NERC (NERC 693) CIP and O&P Standards but may expand to include federal regulatory and state compliance. As a member of the Compliance and Planning team, this position will perform governance and oversight of ETEC’s compliance with NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and Operations and Planning (O&P) Reliability Standards.

The compliance analyst is responsible for the day-to-day management of the NERC compliance program for ETEC. The position will need to be able to work across various other teams to obtain needed information. The successful candidate will be supported by the Manager of Compliance and Planning, Manager of Transmission Services, and the Manager of IT Systems, along with others from within the organization. The compliance analyst would be expected to develop a day-to-day relationship with SMEs, while working towards optimizing and enhancing our compliance program.

Responsible for meeting critical NERC reporting deadlines to ensure ETEC compliance with NERC regulatory requirements
Compile, review, assess, and maintain NERC Compliance documents
Coordinate with owner engineers (co-op members), contractors, and external resources
Ability to manage multiple tasks and resources with varying scopes and timelines
Travel to compliance workshops, as needed
Work with Compliance and Planning Manager to facilitate and coordinate audit, spot check, or self-certification preparation plans and training for the member co-ops
Manage remediation: Track, report, and ensure remediation of negative findings found by co-op members, Regional Entity, external consultant or ETEC
Maintain coordination with member cooperatives and neighboring utilities
Acquire NERC expertise to support relevant ETEC business initiatives
Document compliance status, validate NERC scope against developed policies and procedures, objectives and determines strategy for tracking operational compliance activities goals including gathering current state and periodic audit readiness and working closely with technology, consulting, planning, and operational functions to ensure goals are met
Keep up to date on new or upcoming NERC standards
Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree required
Master’s degree preferred
Minimum of 4 years of experience in governance, compliance, or auditing activities required
Project management experience required
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of NERC Compliance, O&P or CIP
Knowledge of electric utilities and transmission systems
High level of judgment, analytic ability, and creativity to solve unique problems and challenges
Willingness to seek additional training in utility systems and/or project management
Proven ability to lead and manage projects in a timely and effective manner
Demonstrates strong decision-making capabilities, with the ability to take ownership and accountability for choices
Ability to communicate effectively with supervisor, member cooperatives and the general public
Demonstrates advanced analytical and technological skills
Maintains a professional demeanor with a positive, service-focused attitude
Ability to adapt to changing working environments, demands, and priorities
Ability to travel for work, including overnight travel

Note: This job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of the duties and responsibilities of the position, and the duties and responsibilities may change without notice.

East Texas Electric Cooperative

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