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Oglethorpe Power Corporation · 4 months ago

Sr. Engineer, Regulatory Compliance

Tucker, GA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$135K/yr - $165K/yr

10+ years exp

Oglethorpe Power Corporation is seeking a Senior Engineer specializing in Regulatory Compliance to provide engineering and compliance expertise for their ERO Compliance Program. The role involves coordinating plant validation testing, maintaining compliance documentation, and ensuring adherence to NERC Reliability Standards.

Electrical DistributionElectronicsEnergyRenewable Energy

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Provide engineering and compliance expertise in connection with OPC's ERO Compliance Program, including CIP Standards

Coordinate with plant personnel to complete plant validation testing in accordance with ERO requirements (e.g., real, reactive, excitation, and other tests), as well as monitoring compliance with maintenance requirements outlined in ERO Standards

Provide technical expertise to assist in maintaining, updating or creating ERO program documents, updating, developing, and facilitating training programs, developing and maintaining compliance monitoring and tracking systems, and providing support to the plants for testing and reporting requirements

Responsible for responses to regulatory inquiries, FERC/NERC/SERC advisories, providing comments on proposed new and revised standards, and periodic data submittals as required by SERC and NERC

Provide engineering support to capital projects development teams to ensure the design and construction of new plants are consistent with ERO standards

Develop and certify all technical content to meet NERC Reliability Standards related to GO and GOP

Provide technical expertise to assist in the creation and maintenance of ERO documentation, which includes Procedures, Guidelines, and Policies (PGPs), Plant Level Procedures (PLPs), Technical Services Plant Procedures (TSPP), and OPC Operations and Technical Services Handbooks

Prepare engineering analysis regarding how new or revised Reliability Standards relate to OPC's generation assets

Create and implement NERC-required training programs using the Learning Management System for plant personnel

Conduct or participate in compliance audits

Responsible for the development and accuracy of the technical content contained in data submittals and reports to BA, RC, TP, TOP, or other entities, and for responses to FERC/NERC advisories, submittals, and other communications affecting GO, GOP, as necessary for OPC to maintain full compliance

Interface with technical staff in GSOC and GTC to ensure the fulfillment of contractual agreements between OPC and GTC/GSOC

Interface with compliance staff in GSOC and GTC to ensure proper coordination for NERC balloting efforts and updates to compliance-related activities within the FOC

Qualification

FERC/NERC ERO StandardsElectrical EngineeringPower GenerationMicrosoft ApplicationsMaximo Work OrdersElectric SystemsCompliance OversightTraining DevelopmentWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationInterpersonal Skills