Compliance Specialist (Program Manager)

Full Job Description

This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), in the FERC Compliance (CGF) organization of Compliance and Governance (CG), Compliance, Audit and Risk Management (C).

A successful candidate in the Compliance Specialist (Program Manager) position will serve as technical authority and program manager responsible for the development and implementation of the reliability compliance oversight program across all business lines of BPA.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as experience in: 1) evaluating compliance programs for power or related industry to ensure they are compliant with FERC, NERC, the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) reliability requirements; and 2) developing processes, policies, and internal controls to implement compliance, mitigate risks, and sustain operation to ensure reliable and secure operations for a power or related industry.

"Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience.

Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations.

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Time-in-Grade: Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration.

CTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section.

You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Major Duties:

As a Compliance Specialist (Program Manager), you will: Direct, plan, and lead the development, administration, management, and analysis of current and future compliance oversight, risk assessments, and internal controls program processes to help maintain successful reliability oversight and satisfy BPA's regulatory interests.

Provide significant and innovative recommendations for advancing processes and programs and is a leader in development of reliability compliance strategy and goals.

Lead teams to solve complex compliance questions using decision-making tools or frameworks, develop proposals and project plans to address problem areas, design and implement solutions, and build support with stakeholders for change.

Prepare the Reliability Compliance Program's annual Compliance Monitoring Plan, to include scoping the annual cross-BPA self-certification process as well as any planned spot checks or internal control evaluations.

Manage the self-certification process, including coordinating with the Resolver Administrator to initiate the self-certification workflow, routinely tracking and reporting out on the status of the self-certification workflow to BPA compliance community stakeholders, and escalating items that are behind schedule.

Lead a variety of strategic initiatives involving organizational change, business process improvement or technology enhancements related to grid reliability and North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Compliance.

Build high-trust relationships between external regulators and internal reliability contacts across all organizations and maintains high performance standards.

Provide technical expertise and authoritative advice, counsel, and guidance to the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (FERC) Compliance Supervisor, Chief Compliance Officer, and other BPA management on all aspects of the Reliability Compliance Program.

Interpret policies and advises on the potential impact of external economic, political, and technical environment upon BPA's Reliability Compliance Program and processes.

Provide input and recommendations for program outcomes, priorities, strategies, and implementation plans.