Compliance Coordinator​/Grid Integration Compliance Support

Southern Company Services, Bulk Power Operations

This position will be located at the Leaf Lake Facility in Birmingham, AL and will have some flexibility for hybrid teleworking.

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Please Note:

the job requires the successful candidate to be in the office 4 days per week)

This position will have a unique opportunity to support two business functions within the Bulk Power Operations (BPO) organization. The successful candidate will perform Compliance Coordinator activities 50% of the time and provide compliance/administrative support for Generator Integration activities 50% of the time.

The Compliance Coordinator role is responsible for supporting BPO compliance efforts associated with North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC), SERC Reliability Corporation, Inc., and other reliability-based standards organizations. As the landscape of the regulatory environment continues to change, it’s critical that Southern be on the forefront of this change by engaging with NERC, SERC, NAESB, NATF and other regulatory standards organizations.

This position will help facilitate that coordination by ensuring that BPO is compliant with all reliability / regulatory requirements and that Southern Company’s positions on industry initiatives are consistently and accurately communicated.

The Grid Integration Compliance Support role is responsible for providing regulatory and compliance support for Grid Integration initiatives involving new generating resources and large loads connecting to the Southern Company Transmission System. This position collaborates closely with the Grid Integration team to monitor and evaluate reliability standards and regulatory requirements associated with Inverter Based Resources (IBRs) and emerging large loads. Additionally, the role contributes to the development and implementation of strategies, process improvements, and operational plans that reinforce compliance and promote the reliable integration of these resources to the grid.

• Support BPO compliance assurance with all applicable reliability, regulatory, and industry requirements and best practices
• Ensure that the appropriate processes, controls, and procedures are always in place for BPO to maintain an “Audit Ready” status
• Coordinate development of responses to industry proposals and standards regarding the reliability of the electric industry
• Coordinate responses from BPO with the other Transmission functions within Southern Company and the Operations Compliance organization
• Perform research of regulatory and industry initiatives to determine the impacts to BPO
• Support all SERC compliance monitoring engagements such as audits, data submittals, and mitigation activities.
• Ensure that all compliance related issues are reviewed, addressed, and documented

• Understanding of Generator Interconnection, communicating, and driving needed changes
• Identify and lead the implementation of necessary changes to the integration process for generators and large loads in alignment with regulatory Reliability Coordinator (RC), Balancing Authority (BA) and Transmission Operator (TOP) standards.
• Participate in few generator implementation checklist meetings to gain understanding of the steps leading to successful synchronization, and commercial operation readiness within the Southern BA.
• Lead improvements and updates to Operating Protocols and Procedures documents pertaining to compliance functions.
• Develop a plan for Annual Operating Committee Meetings and implement the plan
• Collaborate with the Grid Integration Manager to develop and execute plans and processes for annual Operating Committee meetings.
• Identify key needs and coordinate with generation owners to facilitate meetings that educate participants on RC, BA and TOP functions and requirements.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering or other technical field from an ABET accredited institution is required
• Advanced degree or certification in related field is a plus

• Knowledge of or experience with any of the following functions is helpful, but not…