Role and Responsibilities- Supervise a group of 2 or more individuals or managers within the Compliance & Risk group, setting direction and driving across the Compliance Operations team to meet goals.
- Manage compliance activities for NERC registered projects.
- Track and complete regulatory filings for NERC registered projects.
- Work with NERC Implementation team during construction phase of projects to complete project registration with applicable entities.
- Lead meetings with various stakeholders, including clients, EPC contractors, engineering teams, and more.
- Manage workflow for Compliance Analyst and Compliance Project Team.
- Define team direction. Develop, resource and manage large scope and long-term projects, making resource, scope, and delivery tradeoffs as necessary. Review work products and progress to ensure success.
- Facilitate meetings with external stakeholders and cross-functional teams. Resolve issues within and across teams. Mentor team and lower-level managers on job specific roles, communication, and collaboration.
- Establish and assure adherence to budgets, schedules, work plans, and performance requirements. Develop compensation planning, career coaching, training, and administer company policies for the team.
- Working with other senior managers, drive cross-functional team improvement initiatives to optimize the business, and propose updates to division policies. Support implementation of strategic directions within the team.
- Providing support for various business development leads to help company achieve goals.
- Ability to support regulatory audits and provide guidance to Compliance & Risk team and client.
Required Qualification & Education- 2-4 years management experience
- Minimum 3 years renewable energy industry experience in asset management, business management, contract management, compliance, or operations roles
- 4+ years work experience in NERC Compliance
- Proven documentation, presentation, and communication skills with working teams and senior level management, CEOs, boards of directors
- University Degree (or equivalent) with 6+ years domain experience, or
- Masters/Graduate and 4+ years domain experience
- Degree in business, management, or relevant field preferred
Experience Required- 2-4 years management experience
- 6+ years domain experience
Preferred Experience- 5+ years actively managing/supporting a Generator Owner compliance program
- Working knowledge of photovoltaic system design, wind or battery storage operations and management
- Regulatory audit experience
- Second level management of a large team
- Successful delivery of large cross functional projects
- Process improvement experience with Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt
Required Skills & Competencies- Experience with regulatory compliance, NERC, FERC, or other reporting obligations for operating projects is a plus
- Experience with data analysis, reporting, and presentation a plus
- Ability to take ownership of tasks and pursue until completion
- Strong interpersonal & customer service skills
- Attention to detail and ability to deliver a quality work product
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong organizational skills with ability to track & execute large volumes of on-going compliance obligations
- Able to set direction and drive large cross functional team to success. Able to work as part of a larger team
- Proven success in personnel management, coaching & mentoring
- Strong project and people management skills - organizing work, planning, monitoring and making tradeoffs to ensure quality deliveries
- Able to liaise with clients and internal teams on significant issues that require high level management intervention in a professional manner
- Root cause analysis & process improvement. Big picture thinking that drives team to meet organizational goals and provides cross-functional improvements
Preferred Skills & Competencies- Passion to learn within a growth-stage company within the renewable energy space
- Excellent organizational and planning skills
- Clear and concise verbal and written communication skills with the ability to distill information and present it in an understandable manner appropriate for the audience
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Additional knowledge of ERCOT, CAISO, and other ISO/RTO markets, State Public Utilities Commissions, and IA/PAA operational requirements desirable
- Root cause analysis and problem-solving skills
- Training creation, process improvement
- Coaching / leadership skills
Required Software Knowledge- Expertise in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Adobe PDF toolsets
This is a hybrid position based in Reno, NV.
The target hiring range for this position is $135,000-145,000. Actual compensation may vary based on experience, education, and other relevant factors. This range is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute a guarantee of any specific salary.
