September 4, 2026
Electric Energy Jobs

NERC Standard Manager Principal

Organization:
American Electric Power
Region:
Canada, Ohio, Columbus
End of contest:
November 22, 2026
Type:
Full time
Category:
Regulatory & compliance
Description
Job Summary

Support Business Unit (BU) in achieving and maintaining audit readiness by ensuring alignment with applicable NERC Standards. Drive consistent, effective and proactive compliance efforts by partnering with BU compliance teams and tailoring support based on each BU's compliance maturity. Perform audit readiness activities directly when needed and serve as a trusted advisor through deep expertise in NERC Standards. Act as the single point of contact for ENRA compliance services on an assigned standard basis. Execute established compliance processes with minimal supervision and maintain accurate, up to date process documentation.

Job Description

What You'll Do:

Potential Compliance Incident Investigation:

  • Identify root cause and establish facts of incident
  • Identify impact and risk
  • Draft language for regulator review

Mitigation Plan Support:

  • Work with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to develop effective mitigation activities  
  • Draft language for regulator review
  • Develop milestones, including preventive efforts
  • Track progress of approved plan and review evidence of completion

Standard Implementation:

  • Work with impacted BUs to create and execute an implementation plan for new and revised standards to ensure readiness prior to the Standard's effective date

RSAW Development and Review:

  • Support business unit compliance teams to review and/or develop narrative of compliance

Gap Analysis and Controls:

  • Assess and provide feedback to compliance SMEs on the ability of BU processes to fulfill compliance requirements
  • Identify failure points relating to compliance requirements
  • Identify process improvements and/or controls as needed to reduce the risk of failure points
  • Develop, deploy and maintain level two controls, as needed

Evidence Pull Sheet Support:

  • Support BU compliance experts to define evidence of compliance
  • Support instructions to pull and review evidence on demand Request for Information (RFI) responses
  • Collect SME responses to regulator RFIs

Execute other tasks and projects, as assigned, which may include creating presentations, delivering training and supporting BUs during audit engagements.

What We're Looking For:

Education:
Bachelor's degree in engineering, mathematics, communications, computer science, business, or related field of study; or Associate's degree in one of the aforementioned fields of study and two (2) years of relevant work experience.

Experience: In addition to any experience required above, five (5) years of experience in electric utility or similarly regulated industry.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Developing expertise on NERC Standards
  • Ability to manage risk and/or NERC Standards owned by more than one business unit
  • Understand Regional Entity positions and risk view of NERC Standards
  • Proven ability to gain agreement with stakeholders for risk mitigation and process improvement opportunities

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Contact

American Electric Power

1 Riverside Plaza

Columbus

Ohio United States

www.aep.com