NorthStar Clean Energy decarbonizes the economy by providing clean energy and carbon management solutions to utility, municipal, commercial, and industrial customers enabling them to meet their sustainability and business goals. Additionally, we own and operate natural gas assets throughout the United States. To learn more about NorthStar Clean Energy, please visit www.northstarcleanenergy.com.
This position is with NorthStar Clean Energy, a CMS Energy company, and is not a position of employment with Consumers Energy.
What you'll do:
The Senior NERC Regulatory Compliance Analyst will implement NERC compliance activities for NorthStar Clean Energy's solar generation facilities. This person is considered the site's subject matter expert of the NERC regulatory standards that are applicable to Generator Owners and Generator Operators. Provide management, oversight, direction, coordination for the implementation of NERC compliance activities that relate to equipment testing, configuration, operations, reliability, system protection, and other various electrical analyses.
This position is designed to provide compliance coordination and implementation of policies and procedures at solar generation facilities. As a key member of the operations compliance team, this candidate will have a primary role in solar generation reliability and regulatory compliance at NSCE's existing facilities and also provide NERC related commissioning oversight of new facilities.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Evaluate, interpret and mange the implementation of compliance processes and procedures related to NERC regulatory standards/requirements. Evaluate the relevance of requirements appropriate for each plant relating to topics such as inverter's or generator operation, plant protection systems, substation and transmission interconnections
Provide subject matter expertise and support for the compliance of NERC regulatory standards with a primary focus on Protection and Control (PRC), Facilities Design, Connection and Maintenance (FAC), Transmission Planning (TPL), Transmission Operations (TOP), Modeling Data and Analysis (MOD), and Voltage and Reactive power(VAR)
Lead the on-site interpretation, education and the implementation of NERC regulatory standards and their requirements. Ensure each facility's regulatory compliance through the coordination and evaluation of testing, modeling, condition assessment, maintenance activities and procedure/process implementation
Conduct analysis of plant processes, testing results, reliability condition and equipment configuration to determine if it meets the regulatory requirements. Implement the necessary procedure/process changes through plant management. Oversee and coordinate activities such as testing, evaluations, modeling and reporting as needed
Prepare, track, manage and analyze records as compliance evidence. Communicate with the regulators regarding technical analysis and modeling reports, information submittals, forms and data bases. Assist in the assembly of information and documentation that demonstrates compliance
Perform reporting actions to Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other regulatory agencies
Perform internal assessments of processes, procedures and documentation for regulatory adherence, communicate results and lead/assist in the development and implementation of corrective action plans
Monitor, oversee, or implement corrective actions to ensure site compliance with regulatory requirements
Perform /or oversee complex assessments of facility generation electrical equipment such as:
Protection Relay function and coordination with controls
Coordinate generating unit capabilities with voltage regulation and controls
Generator real and reactive power capabilities and control
Modeling for generator excitation and control systems
Provide scope and quality oversight of contractors of work that is related to NERC Requirements such as: equipment testing, system modeling, engineering analysis, and report creation
Other duties such as perfuming reporting obligations or site troubleshooting of system performance may be necessary
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:
5+ years' experience operating, maintaining and/or designing utility scale solar generators, transformers, substation interconnection equipment and their protection systems
Knowledgeable in NERC reliability standards and their associated requirements
Knowledgeable in generation protective relay coordination and settings principles
5+ years of applicable electrical experience with a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
In lieu of a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, a Bachelor's degree in a scientific/technical field or extensive Company or industry experience in positions that demonstrate required abilities and performance may be considered for placement in the Engineering Tech Analyst job family
(OR) 8+ years of applicable electrical experience with an associate degree in a scientific/technical field
Extensive years of applicable Company or industry experience in electrical-based positions that demonstrate required abilities and performance with no degree
Position Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree required in Engineering,preferably in Electrical Engineering
Master's Degree preferred
4+ years of overall relevant work experience required
Type of Experience:
This person will have direct responsibility of regulatory compliance at their assigned sites and will be expected to work at the site as needed for leadership and support activities to manage the regulatory programs
Perform and coordinate as needed NERC... For full info follow application link.
All qualified applicants will not be discriminated against and will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.
