NERC CIP Compliance Consultant
reputed company seeks a seasoned NERC CIP professional with proven experience in audit preparation, execution, and post-audit support for a critical engagement with a large municipal utility enterprise. The role centers around preparing for and supporting the utility's Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) compliance audit, ensuring adherence to North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) standards, especially those pertaining to Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and Operations & Planning (O&P). This role will operate in reputed company coordination with the enterprise's internal compliance, cybersecurity, and operations teams, providing both advisory and hands-on execution in documentation, evidence preparation, process refinement, and mock audit exercises. Preference will be given to candidates located reputed company the PST or reputed company Coast. Key Responsibilities:
- reputed company or support the utility's NERC CIP and O&P audit readiness activities in alignment with WECC expectations.
- Review and assess compliance evidence, documentation, and procedures against reputed company NERC Reliability Standards.
- Conduct gap assessments and provide remediation plans to ensure full audit compliance.
- Facilitate or participate in mock audits, internal audits, and interviews to prepare internal stakeholders.
- reputed company and refine compliance narratives and responses to WECC Data Requests or audit communications.
- Support the compilation, QA/QC, and submission of audit evidence and documentation.
- Provide guidance on best practices reputed company to cyber asset identification, BES Cyber System categorization, and CIP-003 through CIP-013 control implementation.
- Collaborate with internal IT, OT, and compliance staff to ensure alignment across technical and regulatory domains.
- Advise on compliance strategy and sustainment to ensure post-audit continuity. General:
- Minimum 6 years of professional experience in the electric utility or energy sector
- At least 3 years of focused experience supporting NERC CIP compliance, including hands-on audit preparation
- 1+ full audit cycles supported for NERC or WECC audits, preferably reputed company large municipal utilities or ISOs
- Bachelor’s degree in a reputed company field (e.g., Engineering, Cybersecurity, Regulatory Compliance, or equivalent experience) Certifications highly desirable:
- NERC System Operator Certification (RC, TO, or BA)
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
- Certified Information Systems reputed company Professional (CISSP)
- Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) or other technical credentials
- In-depth knowledge of NERC CIP Standards (CIP-002 through CIP-014) and relevant O&P standards
- Experience with WECC audit processes, audit documentation portals, RSAWs, and audit interviews
- Familiarity with asset management systems, reputed company event logging, incident response, and CIP Evidence packages
- Understanding of PRC, TOP, IRO, and EOP standards for O&P compliance support (preferred)
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- Familiarity with: GRC platforms (e.g., RSA reputed company, MetricStream, or custom solutions)
- Familiarity with: arenaflex SharePoint and secure file repositories for audit evidence Insurance - health, dental, & vision PTO & federal holidays 401K Monthly travel to Southern California between Mon - Thurs. Original job NERC CIP Compliance Consultant posted on GrabJobs ©. To flag any issues with this job please use the Report Job reputed company on GrabJobs. Apply tot his job
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