Director NERC Compliance

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First Energy at a Glance
We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers’ lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger. First Energy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, First Energy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid‑Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500 megawatts.

This is an open position with the First Energy Service Company, a subsidiary of First Energy Corporation. This position will be ON SITE, and can be located within the First Energy footprint – OH, PA, NJ, WV, and MD.

• Develop and implement strategic plans for NERC compliance to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and standards.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and support to the NERC compliance team, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Execute strategic planning for changes in NERC standards and guidelines, and ensure the organization is prepared to comply with new and evolving requirements.
• First Energy’s (FE) primary compliance contact (PCC) for interactions with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), NERC, Reliability First (RF) and other regulatory entities on compliance matters related to NERC’s Reliability Standards.
• Direct FE’s program for compliance with NERC’s Reliability Standards. Includes, but is not limited to, providing oversight of FE Business Units compliance with applicable standards, preparing for and coordinating NERC and RF compliance audits, completing self-certifications of compliance and responding to requests for data submittals.
• Support VP – Office of Ethics & Compliance – to implement organization wide strategies, priorities, and documentation to meet reliability compliance requirements. Assist VP in preparing for and facilitating periodic meetings of the FE Executive Reliability Steering Committee (ERSC).
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with industry associations, regional entities and reliability agencies, and internal stakeholders to promote business goals and compliance with requirements.
• Direct development and implementation of FE internal controls program in accordance with NERC’s risk-based Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Program (CMEP). Assess, identify, and prioritize NERC compliance risks for mitigation.
• Direct FE’s involvement with NERC’s Standards Development activities associated with NERC’s Reliability Standards by soliciting input from appropriate FE subject matter experts and effectively communicating FE’s position on proposed changes to NERC.
• Track modifications to Reliability Standards to ensure processes, procedures, internal controls, and training activities are completed in advance of the effective date for the modified/new standards.
• Direct FE’s activities associated with NERC Events Analysis (EA) Program related to the NERC Standards by ensuring EA reports are completed concisely and within applicable time requirements.
• Direct review of potential noncompliance related to NERC’s Reliability Standards by ensuring effective (1) mitigation actions are put in place and completed on schedule and, if appropriate, (2) extent of condition reports is prepared to avoid similar violations in future.
• Direct investigations related to events and/or potential violations related to the NERC Reliability Standards and ensure an understanding of primary and contributing causes.
• Direct FE’s compliance technology to assign, track and monitor compliance efforts.
• Direct FE policy, procedures and guidelines related to the FE NERC Compliance program. Work across FE to ensure expectations are clearly understood by FE business unit leaders.
• Maintain awareness of emerging utility industry issues through benchmarking and participation in appropriate utility forums/groups.
• Develop, maintain and inform leadership of meaningful NERC Compliance program…