Manager, Reliability Compliance, Transmission

Manager, Reliability Compliance, Transmission Company Overview

Pattern Energy is a leading renewable energy company that develops, constructs, owns, and operates high‑quality wind and solar generation, transmission, and energy storage facilities. Our mission is to transition the world to renewable energy through the sustainable development and responsible operation of facilities with respect for the environment, communities, and cultures where we have a presence. Our approach begins and ends with establishing trust, accountability, and transparency.

Our company values of creative spirit, pride of ownership, follow‑through, and a team‑first attitude drive us to pursue our mission every day. The culture supports our values by fostering innovative and critical thinking and a deep belief in living up to our promises. Headquartered in the United States, Pattern has a global portfolio of more than 35 power facilities and transmission assets, serving various customers that provide low‑cost clean energy to millions of consumers.

The Manager, Reliability Compliance – Transmission oversees the compliance program and serves as the interface with FERC, NERC, NERC Regional Entities, ISO/RTOs and other regulatory and reliability entities applicable to Pattern’s transmission assets. The manager leads the effort to monitor different reliability regulatory rules as they apply to Pattern to ensure Pattern has the appropriate systematic preventive measures in place to maintain compliance with the requirements.

The manager provides technical guidance and feedback to operations, engineering, information technology, and other subject matter experts tasked to support compliance with reliability regulations. Activities include maintaining the compliance of Pattern’s assets to applicable FERC Orders, NERC Reliability Standards, ISO/RTO market rules and other compliance requirements that relate to reliability through research, data collection, analysis, compliance document organization, and compliance submissions to the appropriate reliability entities.

• Maintaining the compliance of Pattern’s assets to applicable FERC Orders, NERC Reliability Standards, ISO/RTO market rules and other compliance requirements that relate to reliability through research, data collection, analysis, compliance document organization, and compliance submissions to the appropriate reliability entities.
• Manage and enhance Pattern’s transmission operations & planning internal compliance program and assist with Pattern’s critical infrastructure protection internal compliance program, as needed.
• Oversee and assist in the data collection, analysis and submittal for reliability entities required self‑certifications, data requests, audit data, etc. for Pattern transmission assets.
• Development, analysis, maintenance and training of Pattern’s policies, procedures, standards and other systematic preventive measures developed to ensure adherence with applicable compliance requirements and industry best practices.
• Prepare reports and presentation materials on Pattern’s compliance activities for internal and external business partners.
• Provide support to Pattern personnel responsible for adherence with compliance requirements.
• Conduct audits of Pattern transmission assets to determine compliance with internal and external compliance requirements.
• Identify, enhance and create measures to ensure compliance with existing, updated and new compliance requirements, including but not limited to, market rules and reliability standards.
• Represent Pattern and participate in various conferences, workshops and industry groups associated with compliance requirements.
• Analyze electrical data to understand trends and system events for the purposes of reporting and process improvement.
• Proactively support the Pattern control room through proper training, data analysis and development of tools to ease compliance burden.
• Provide assistance as needed with research for products and services and product development.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in an analytical field such as engineering, economics…