PG&E Corporation

Electric NERC Compliance Consultant, Senior - Flexible Location

PG&E Corporation$105K — $169K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of relevant experience
  • Master's degree in engineering, economics, or related field (preferred)
  • Experience as an electric engineer in the utility sector
  • In-depth knowledge of FERC/NERC regulations and compliance
  • Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills
  • Proficient in MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint

Responsibilities

  • Lead development and implementation of compliance controls and mitigation plans
  • Oversee compliance testing and audits, including WECC/FERC processes
  • Respond to regulatory inquiries and data requests
  • Update programs and tools based on new compliance standards
  • Validate reports and audit documentation
  • Lead root cause analysis efforts
  • Support the creation of internal controls and compliance improvement initiatives

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model allowing office presence 2-3 days a week
  • Opportunities for professional growth and collaboration with diverse teams
  • Influence compliance policies at a regional and operational level
  • Engagement in strategic decision-making within Electric Operations
  • Access to advanced data analysis tools for compliance monitoring
Full Job Description
Requisition ID # 172624

Job Category: Compliance / Risk / Quality Assurance

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Strategy & Growth

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland; Alameda; Alta; American Canyon; Angels Camp; Antioch; Auberry; Auburn; Avenal; Avila Beach; Bakersfield; Balch Camp; Bay Point; Bear Valley; Belden; Bellota; Belmont; Benicia; Berkeley; Brentwood; Brisbane; Buellton; Burney; Buttonwillow; Calistoga; Campbell; Canyon Dam; Canyondam; Capitola; Caruthers; Chico; Clearlake; Clovis; Coalinga; Colusa; Concord; Concord; Corcoran; Cottonwood; Cupertino; Daly City; Danville; Davis; Dinuba; Downieville; Dublin; Emeryville; Eureka; Fairfield; Folsom; Fort Bragg; Fortuna; Fremont; French Camp; Fresno; Fresno; Fulton; Garberville; Geyserville; Gilroy; Grass Valley; Guerneville; Half Moon Bay; Hayward; Hinkley; Hollister; Holt; Houston; Huron; Jackson; Kerman; King City; Lakeport; Lemoore; Lincoln; Linden; Livermore; Lodi; Loomis; Los Banos; Lower Lake; Madera; Magalia; Manteca; Manton; Mariposa; Martell; Marysville; Maxwell; Menlo Park; Merced; Meridian; Millbrae; Milpitas; Modesto; Monterey; Montgomery Creek; Morgan Hill; Morro Bay; Moss Landing; Mountain View; Napa; Needles; Newark; Newman; Novato; Oakdale; Oakhurst; Oakley; Olema; Orinda; Orland; Oroville; Palo Alto; Palo Cedro; Paradise; Parkwood; Paso Robles; Petaluma; Pioneer; Pismo Beach; Pittsburg; Placerville; Pleasant Hill; Pleasanton; Point Arena; Potter Valley; Quincy; Rancho Cordova; Red Bluff; Redding; Richmond; Ridgecrest; Rio Vista; Rocklin; Roseville; Round Mountain; Sacramento; Salida; Salinas; San Bruno; San Carlos; San Francisco; San Francisco; San Jose; San Luis Obispo; San Mateo; San Rafael; San Ramon; San Ramon; Sanger; Santa Cruz; Santa Maria; Santa Nella; Santa Rosa; Selma; Shaver Lake; Sonoma; Sonora; South San Francisco; Springville; Stockton; Storrie; Taft; Tracy; Turlock; Twain; Ukiah; Vacaville; Vallejo; Walnut Creek; Wasco; Watsonville; West Sacramento; Wheatland; Whitmore; Willits; Willow Creek; Willows; Windsor; Winters; Woodland; Yuba City

Department Overview:

The Electric Risk & Compliance organization provides governance, oversight, and strategic direction on risk and compliance matters across Electric Operations, ensuring alignment with enterprise policies and external/internal regulatory requirements. It partners cross-functionally to manage compliance requirements, strengthen controls, and enable risk-based oversight through effective monitoring, data, and reporting. The Compliance Insights team provides strategic, comprehensive data analysis, reporting, and data-driven insights that support Electric compliance, investigations, and risk management.

Position Summary:

The Electric NERC Compliance Consultant, Senior core function is to assist/monitor the compliance and/or risk management framework & tools that enable the organization and employees to conduct business in compliance with NERC applicable standards, laws & regulations, and/or to identify, manage, and mitigate operational risk.

The Electric NERC Compliance Consultant, Senior will assist the Engineering, Asset Management and Planning, and Electric Operations business units and the Enterprise NERC Compliance Office to guide mitigation planning, shaping risk-based decisions, aligning cross-functional partners, and influencing policy and regulatory strategy across WECC, FERC and CAISO.

The selected candidate must live within PG&E's service territory and will be expected to work in the office 2-3 days/week.

PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these

A reasonable salary range is:

Bay Area Minimum: $105,000.00

Bay Area Maximum: $169,000.00

California Minimum: $100,000.00

California Maximum: $161,000.00

Responsibilities:
  • Leads the team in developing controls and mitigation plans and ensures they are implemented and effective.
  • Performs and oversees compliance and control testing, audits (including WECC/FERC), or other validation processes and analyzes risk or compliance metrics.
  • May respond to regulatory data requests, investigations, audits, and other inquiries.
  • Identifies new/changing requirements or standards and ensures programs and tools are updated accordingly.
  • Verifies reports, audits documentation, and validates content in database / risk register.
  • Participates in or may lead root cause analysis exercises.
  • Supports ongoing mitigation plans filed with the Regional Entity (Western Electric Coordinating Council [WECC]); assists Electric Engineering business units on the development of mitigation plans.
  • Identifies opportunities for new internal controls; helps build additional internal controls; assists controls verification team on development and implementation of test plans, incorporating any findings into improvements in NERC compliance.
  • Supports investigations into compliance issues with NERC--with a focus on O&P standard family; assists in strategic direction regarding areas of NERC compliance in common with CPUC, OEIS, and CAISO; provides input into FERC/NERC policy as it pertains to development of new and/or revised NERC Reliability Standards.
  • Assists with compelling data-driven business cases for or against specific courses of action and potential risk mitigation alternatives as appropriate; supports development of compliance narratives and RSAW documentation.
  • Assists with annual gap analysis; identifies gaps between compliance requirements and guidance documentation.


Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of relevant experience
  • Primarily office environment with extensive use of computers and numerous phone calls, conference calls, and in-person meetings. Travel requirements vary depending on assigned area of business.


Desired Qualifications:
  • Master's degree in engineering, economics, business administration or job-related field
  • Electric engineer with experience in the utility industry to support technical interpretations and implementation of new compliance requirements
  • FERC/NERC utility policy experience or utility operational experience
  • Regulatory, analytical, communications or public affairs related experience
  • Electric industry experience
  • Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills to effectively build relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders
  • knowledge of technical and professional concepts related to strategy and planning
  • Knowledge of process improvement and driving change
  • Ability to influence and build relationships, especially on cross-functional teams
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate complex data effectively to a variety of audiences including executives
  • Highly flexible, self-directed, and able to adapt well to a rapidly changing environment
  • Advanced skills in MS Office including Excel and PowerPoint


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