Xcel Energy

Senior Reliability Assurance Analyst

Xcel Energy

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Minneapolis • Colorado • Minnesota • United States

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Salary

💰 $97,600 - $120,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Provide oversight, guidance, and leadership in the development, and implementation and monitoring of mandatory Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) and North American Electric (NERC) Reliability Standards.
  • Assist management and business areas in preparation for external compliance evaluations as well as conduct of internal compliance evaluations.
  • Engage with internal personnel, industry stakeholders, Regional Entities, TSA and NERC in addressing issues relating to standards and compliance policy.
  • Coordinate, oversee and manage activities relating to the development of voting positions and submittal of votes.
  • Develop, administer, and implement process to manage scheduling and tracking of internal compliance spot checks and reviews.
  • Maintain processes and procedures owned by compliance program relating to relationships between functional units and other entities within the company.
  • Manage and coordinate compliance program processes associated with the monitoring, governance and oversight of internal NERC and TSA compliance activities.
  • Track and monitor progress of internal and external regulatory commitments and ensure quality and timely completion of deliverables.
  • Ensure detailed cause analysis is performed and appropriate remediation actions are taken to address any conditions of potential non-compliance to a regulatory standard or requirement.
  • Lead and coordinate the conduct of internal compliance reviews, spot checks and audits to evaluate compliance with mandatory reliability standards.
  • Manage and coordinate internal activities associated with development of mandatory reliability standards.
  • Actively monitor and engage with FERC, NERC, MRO and industry stakeholder groups on standards development topics for awareness and incorporation into internal standards development evaluations.
  • Manage and coordinate internal activities associated with implementation of mandatory reliability standards.
  • Ensure timely and accurate communication of pending and actual regulatory approvals to all appropriate parties.
  • Provide direction and oversight of the development of implementation plans and milestones reviewing for completeness and sufficiency.
  • Track implementation activities to ensure timely compliance, evaluate overall compliance readiness and periodically report status to management.
  • Act as primary point of contact between Xcel Energy and external collaborative groups on TSA, NERC and regional standards development, implementation, compliance monitoring and enforcement activities.
  • Participate in various collaborative groups to represent company positions and to obtain industry perspective through peer sharing and benchmarking activities.
  • Attend NERC and regional compliance meetings, as needed, to negotiate for company positions and to obtain compliance information for internal use.
  • Provide timely and comprehensive communication of relevant information to internal stakeholders.
  • Obtain leadership positions on external committees to influence regional groups for the benefit of the company.
  • Manage program compliance documentation and associated internal controls.
  • Direct functional units to update, enhance, clarify and improve internal controls and documentation as needed.
  • Maintain compliance program data current and accurate within the eGRC system.
  • Establish and maintain high level of proficiency with eGRC solutions supporting the compliance programs.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in math, accounting, finance, economics, business, engineering, computer science or equivalent experience.
  • Eight to ten years related experience.
  • Strong computer skills and ability to manage voluminous data.
  • Utility experience (preferred)
  • NERC and/or TSA compliance experience (preferred)
  • Regulatory compliance experience (preferred)
Benefits
  • Annual Incentive Program
  • Medical/Pharmacy Plan
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life Insurance
  • Dependent Care Reimbursement Account
  • Health Care Reimbursement Account
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) (if enrolled in eligible health plan)
  • Limited-Purpose FSA (if enrolled in eligible health plan and HSA)
  • Transportation Reimbursement Account
  • Short-term disability (STD)
  • Long-term disability (LTD)
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Fitness Center Reimbursement (if enrolled in eligible health plan)
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Transit programs
  • Employee recognition program
  • Pension
  • 401(k) plan
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Holidays
  • Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO)
  • Parental Leave

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
compliance evaluationscause analysisregulatory commitments trackingimplementation plans developmentinternal controls managementdata managementspot checksauditsreliability standards developmentprocess administration
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationoversightcoordinationcollaborationnegotiationguidanceproblem-solvingstakeholder engagementorganizational skills