Associate Engineer & Operations Support NERC Compliance

Requisition ID: 90799

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Position Specific Description

The PRC NERC Reliability Engineer ensures compliance with North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) standards, particularly those under the Protection and Control (PRC) category. This role involves technical assessments, internal audits, and the development of engineering solutions that support regulatory compliance across power generation and transmission systems.

Key Responsibilities

- Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for NERC PRC standards within engineering and operations teams.

- Lead or support compliance activities related to PRC standards such as PRC-004, PRC-005, PRC-019, PRC-024, PRC-025, and PRC-027

- Conduct and review technical studies including relay testing, protection coordination, and power system modeling.

- Develop and maintain internal controls and systems for managing compliance evidence.

- Monitor changes in NERC standards and assess their impact on operations.

- Support audit readiness and participate in audits as a technical SME.

- Collaborate with internal teams and external consultants to ensure engineering practices align with compliance requirements.

- Assist in project planning, bid proposals, and technical documentation for compliance-related engineering work

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).

- Excellent analytical, communication, and organizational skills.

- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.

Job Overview

Employees in this entry-level role performs a variety of routine tasks, which provide experience and familiarity with Engineering staff, methods, practices, and programs after which may independently evaluate, select, and apply standard engineering techniques and procedures while using judgment when making adaptations and modifications.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

- Completes assignments that have clear and specific objectives which require the investigation of limited number of variables

- Performs work involving conventional plans, investigations, surveys, structures, or equipment with relatively few complex features for which there are few precedents

- Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's - Engineering from an ABET-accredited engineering program

Preferred Qualifications

- Supervisor/Management Experience:0+ years

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