[Hiring] Director of NERC Compliance @Intelligent NRG Solutions LLC

Role Description

INS is building a technically grounded NERC compliance practice for renewable generation owners, utilities and other power-sector clients. This director-level role sits where compliance and power engineering meet.

You'll stay hands-on with compliance evidence and technical reviews at first, while developing client programs, a team of engineers and compliance professionals, operational processes and a growth strategy for the service line.

What You'll Do

• Lead technical compliance
• Lead or personally review NERC compliance assessments, procedures, evidence packages and audit-readiness materials.
• Translate NERC CIP and Operations & Planning (O&P) obligations into electrical systems, protection and control, one-lines, network diagrams and auditable technical evidence.
• Identify technical and compliance gaps and direct practical corrective actions with engineering and client teams.
• Build programs and delivery
• Develop or materially improve Generator Owner/Generator Operator (GO/GOP) compliance programs, registration readiness, procedures, evidence packages and technical workflows.
• Lead multi-client program oversight, including action owners, status, milestones and quality assurance.
• Support technical work personally while the team grows, then establish repeatable delivery standards.
• Lead growth and relationships
• Build trusted client relationships and represent INS in high-stakes compliance discussions.
• Hire and mentor NERC compliance and engineering talent, building leadership and delivery depth.
• Partner with executive and engineering leadership on proposals, service-line strategy and business development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline, or a directly equivalent power-industry background.
• Hands-on power engineering, protection, generation, transmission or closely related technical work before or alongside compliance leadership.
• Personal, hands-on technical NERC compliance work, including reviewing evidence and audit packages, driving corrective actions and supporting registered-entity GO/GOP programs.
• Ability to interpret electrical one-lines (BES scope and applicability), protection, relay, RTAC and SCADA information, and network diagrams (CIP asset boundaries), and to evaluate technical evidence against compliance obligations.
• Working knowledge of both NERC CIP (notably CIP-002/003) and GO/GOP O&P compliance, with meaningful experience across applicable standards such as PRC, MOD, FAC, BAL, EOP, VAR, TPL or TOP.
• Leadership progression with direct client program ownership and the ability to build a technical team or service line.

Requirements

• Deep experience with PRC, MOD, FAC and CIP-002/003 compliance for renewable or BESS Generator Owners.
• End-to-end experience establishing registration and GO/GOP compliance readiness for a new generation project.
• Existing power or renewable-sector client relationships and practice-building experience.

Benefits

• Medical: Nationwide Core Value plan, administered by Allied Benefit Systems and HSA-eligible; INS pays 70% of your medical premium at every coverage level and you pay 30%.
• Care support: Pharmacy benefits, virtual urgent care and counseling, joint care, caregiver support and cancer coaching.
• Extra protection: Dental, vision, group life/AD&D, and short- and long-term disability through UnitedHealthcare.
• 401(k): Put in 5%, INS adds 4% (100% of the first 3% plus 50% of the next 2%). You’re automatically enrolled at 6% unless you choose otherwise; the safe-harbor match is 100% vested immediately, with pre-tax and Roth options.
• Time away: Paid time off, paid holidays and paid parental leave.
• Growth: Training and approved certification reimbursement may be available, depending on your role.
• Rewards & flexibility: Commission opportunity and remote work, by position and client needs.