NERC Compliance Specialist

Overview

Terra-Gen is a growing developer and operator of utility‑scale wind, solar, and battery energy storage facilities in California, New York, and Texas. The NERC Compliance Specialist will assist Terra‑Gen’s Compliance programs and help ensure adherence to NERC Operations & Planning (O&P) standards throughout the renewable energy generation sector.

• Support the Terra‑Gen NERC Reliability Compliance Program and related initiatives designed to demonstrate compliance with state commissions, regional, and ERO Enterprise regulations such as WECC, CPUC, CAISO, PUCT, and ERCOT.
• Submit self‑certifications, data submittals, and evidence for NERC O&P compliance audits.
• Maintain and organize NERC Reliability Compliance Program compliance evidence.
• Maintain engineering and O&M records required by company compliance programs and individual NERC‑registered projects.
• Assist the Regulatory Compliance Engineer with NERC O&P compliance investigations, document root‑cause analysis, submit self‑reports, and create mitigation plans.
• Support the NERC Compliance Department and Terra‑Gen Operations Managers and Engineering Department in developing and implementing internal controls for NERC operations and planning (O&P) standards.
• Stay up to date with changes to the NERC O&P standards.
• Manage multiple projects, tasks, and deadlines.
• Perform related duties and responsibilities as assigned by Director NERC Compliance.

Minimum Requirements

• Proficient in MS Office and SharePoint.
• Experience with NERC operations and planning standards (EOP, FAC, PRC, MOD, PER), regulatory compliance and auditing practices.
• High‑level written communication skills and proven ability to generate and deliver written policies and procedures.
• Excellent project management, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Highly organized and detail‑oriented with a passion for ensuring a compliance culture.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Program Management, Engineering, Business, Mathematics or related field.
• Three to five years of experience in utility, NERC O&P compliance, regulatory or related experience.
• Three to five years’ compliance experience working with NERC O&P Reliability Standards required.

Additional Skills

• Motivates others through relationships, expectations, and approach.
• Relationship Management – Cultivates interpersonal rapport and trust.
• Ability to work independently with little to no supervision.
• Attention to detail and focus on quality.
• Problem‑solving skills.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job. The employee must regularly sit and talk or listen, stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, balance, kneel, crouch or crawl, lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and have the vision abilities required for the job.

Must be able to conduct field work in a variety of environmental conditions, in challenging terrain and/or during inclement weather, often independently, and must be able to wear the proper PPE.

Terra‑Gen is an equal‑opportunity employer, drug‑free workplace, and complies with Americans with Disabilities Act and related laws and regulations as applicable. All applicants are considered for all positions without regard to age, race, religion, color, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, physical/mental disability, medical condition, military/veteran status, genetic information, marital status, ethnicity, alienage, or any other protected classification in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a pre‑employment background check and drug screening. Terra‑Gen provides a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long‑term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off, paid holidays, and 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match.