Effectively implements JEA's compliance program to meet and track processes to monitor the implementation of compliance activities and effectiveness of compliance evidence to ensure JEA meets regulatory requirements for NERC and SERC Reliability Standards applicable to JEA. This position supports the development of reliability standards that preserve and enhance operating reliability of the Bulk Electric System. Identifies reliability standards that may have a business impact on JEA and effectively communicates with affected business units regarding impact on operations and business processes. Interfaces with regulator to complete compliance processes such as self-certifications, mitigation plans, regulatory requests, and recurring regulatory reviews etc. This position will also develop reporting for management to inform them of the status of JEA's monitoring activities, regulatory responses and other compliance activities. This person will facilitate the preparation for audits by assisting business units in meeting their obligations and investigations where required. This person will take lead roles on industry committees related to compliance as assigned.
Compliance Monitoring Processes
- Develop and continuously improve JEA’s Internal Compliance Program.
- New and revised standards implementation – Assist in monitoring and tracking the development of new/revised standards for review.
- Assist with all NERC/FERC regulatory training programs internal to JEA.
- Program Documents – Assist with maintaining compliance program documents such as internal procedures, process flow diagrams, training materials, etc.
- Documentation Management - Work with Standard Owner to develop strategies to improve JEA’s processes to ensure compliance documentation requirements are met.
- Assist Standard Owners in developing action plans for implementing recommendations. Develops and implements a process for tracking to completion of Action Plans developed to address recommendations from regulators and compliance team members during audits or internal reviews (“gap analyses”).
- Internal Assessment Reviews – Assist in the development of the annual master review schedule and participate in internal reviews of evidence for Reliability Standards, identifying areas for improvement, and tracking the action plans to ensure completion.
- Self-certifications – Keep standard owners informed when self-certifications are due, assist with reviewing evidence prior to self-certification and track to ensure self-certifications are completed per the regulators schedule.
- On-Site Audit – Assist with the On-Site Audit review schedule and participate in internal reviews of evidence for Reliability Standards, identifying areas for improvement, and tracking the action plans to ensure completion. Organize and facilitate JEA’s On-Site audit documentation and submittal effort.
- Compliance Evidence Tracking – Determine the recurring requirements of the standard. Assist with setting up and implementing the Compliance WorkFlows in SharePoint and notifications process to allow for on-going tracking of the requirements, review and associated evidence.
Communications and Reporting
- Webpage - maintain and update compliance webpage content and deliver other corporate awareness educational materials and programs to inform employees of JEA’s responsibilities under NERC and FERC.
- Distribute and report on annual culture of compliance survey; implement and track action plan items.
- Metrics – Update and report on department metrics.
- Training - Assist in the development of Standards of Conduct, Market Manipulation and NERC training. Deploy and track the training to ensure required employees have completed the training.
Committees/Industry Participation
- Participate in industry compliance committees and teams as assigned.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Education: A bachelor’s degree in engineering, business administration, accounting or related field
AND
Experience: Three (3) years professional experience, preferably in a utility or compliance environment or an equivalent combination of education, experience and/or training.
OR
An equivalent combination of education, experience and/or training.
Preferred experience in the following specialties depending on the business needs:
· Electric utility operations
· Electrical/Power Engineering
· Generation Operations
· Transmission Planning/Transmission Operations
· Legal/Regulatory compliance, specifically with NERC/FERC auditing or quality control
· Auditing or quality control
· Compliance or trade control
· SCADA, EMS, Transmission Mgmt System or Plant Control system
