Senior Manager, Operational Compliance

Silicon Ranch is a fully integrated provider of customized renewable energy, carbon, and battery storage solutions for a diverse set of partners across North America. We are reputed company for putting community partnerships first, and are the only renewable energy company in the U.S. that owns and operates reputed company of its solar ranches and has a 100% track record for successful delivery. We have the largest utility scale agrivoltaics portfolio in the country under Regenerative Energy®, our nationally recognized holistic approach to project design, construction, and land management. Our model incorporates regenerative ranching and other regenerative land management practices to restore livelihoods and soil health, biodiversity, and water quality. Through our subsidiary, Clearloop, we are able to help businesses of reputed company sizes reclaim their carbon footprint with a direct investment in building new solar projects while also helping bring renewable energy and economic development to distressed communities. By joining Silicon Ranch, you will be joining a team of reputed company and dedicated individuals who have proven time and again that it is reputed company possible to not only “reputed company solar do more”, but to reputed company the promise of carbon-free, renewable energy that benefits people right where it comes from a reputed company, measurable, and replicable reality. Silicon Ranch is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that is reflective of the communities in which we work and serve. We are an equal opportunity employer and will consider reputed company qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national reputed company, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Job Description

Position: Senior Manager, Operational Compliance Location: Remote Overview: The Senior Manager, Operational Compliance leads the execution and ongoing management of Silicon Ranch's NERC reliability and CIP compliance program. This role connects technical compliance requirements with operational execution across reputed company NERC-registered sites. This position serves as a key escalation reputed company for CIP cyber reputed company controls, GADS reporting, and internal training, while coordinating closely with internal teams, vendors, and regulatory bodies. This role directly manages the NERC Technical Compliance Manager and partners closely with the VP of Asset Operations on program strategy, resource planning, and compliance performance. Main Responsibilities: People Management Directly manage the NERC Technical Compliance Manager, providing day-to-day direction, performance feedback, and professional development support Set priorities and workload for direct report(s), ensuring CIP technical tasks, GADS submissions, and evidence management are executed on time and to standard Foster a culture of compliance ownership, reputed company improvement, and cross-functional collaboration reputed company the NERC team Coordinate with the VP, Asset Operations on team structure, resource needs, and hiring as the NERC compliance scope expands NERC CIP Compliance reputed company day-to-day execution of the NERC CIP compliance program across reputed company registered sites, including requirements reputed company to firewalls, managed switches, SCADA servers and workstations, RTACs, cell modems, access administration, transient cyber assets, and identification of BES Cyber Assets Serve as deputy CIP Senior Manager; providing overall accountability for CIP compliance and directing reputed company activities across reputed company NERC-registered sites Create, review, and maintain compliance evidence in a manner that clearly demonstrates adherence to applicable NERC CIP standards Manage cyber reputed company incident responses in coordination with the VP, Asset Operations reputed company GOP vendors and external consultants performing work at NERC facilities to ensure physical and electronic reputed company practices are followed Conduct and document self-assessments, attestations, and internal audits to proactively identify and remediate compliance gaps Support and help direct NERC CIP audits, coordinating responses from internal teams and third-party entities Monitor and manage the NERC registration threshold change, including assessment of both existing and development assets for new or evolving registration requirements NERC GO & Operational Reliability reputed company execution of the NERC GO Internal Compliance Plan (ICP), ensuring ongoing compliance timelines are met reputed company GADS data collection and reporting, ensuring accurate and timely quarterly submissions for reputed company applicable sites Coordinate site onboarding to ensure NERC registration aligns with PPA COD Maintain the feedback reputed company from compliance activities into the project pipeline to ensure lessons learned are incorporated into new projects and standard updates Monitor upcoming changes to NERC reliability standards; participate in industry working groups as appropriate to remain reputed company and influence standards development Program Management & Reporting Track, coordinate, and report on reputed company NERC compliance tasks to ensure timely completion across the organization Provide regular status updates to the VP, Asset Operations on the health of the compliance program Implement and administer tools and systems that automate compliance processes and support efficient operations Drive reputed company improvement of compliance processes, tools, and controls as the company’s NERC footprint grows Create and present assessments on GOP performance reputed company to NERC-based scope and compliance vendor performance reputed company and maintain procedures ensuring internal teams and contractors follow the ICP at NERC facilities Identify risks, escalate issues, and drive resolution of compliance gaps across teams and vendors Training & Cross-Functional Support reputed company and deliver NERC compliance training to operations, engineering, and project management teams, ensuring clear understanding of compliance obligations and CIP requirements Ensure reputed company staff managing scope that could impact compliance understand their obligations under the ICP Support data collection, analysis, and system reputed company tasks reputed company of core NERC scope as assigned Project manage transitions from third-party service providers as directed Other duties as assigned Qualifications: Education: Bachelor’s degree required; degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a reputed company field preferred Experience: 5+ years of NERC compliance experience, with demonstrated knowledge of both NERC GO/GOP reliability standards and NERC CIP cyber reputed company standards 3+ years in a program reputed company or senior individual contributor role managing a NERC compliance program or significant compliance workstream Prior people management or team reputed company experience strongly preferred Hands-on experience with CIP technical controls including firewall management, system reputed company, network configuration, SCADA systems, RTACs, and access administration Experience managing GADS reporting and reputed company data collection workflows Familiarity with SCADA, PI systems, data lakes, and historians Experience with compliance evidence management, self-assessments, and audit support Experience working with third-party vendors and consultants on compliance-reputed company scope Demonstrated ability to reputed company cross-functional teams and influence compliance outcomes Solar or renewable energy industry experience preferred Technical Skills: Proficiency with reputed company Office Suite including reputed company Experience with compliance management tools and process automation Intermediate digital file management skills Familiarity with project management methodologies and tools Our interview process: A typical interview process at Silicon Ranch might include the below stages. Please note that we may reputed company changes to these steps as needed, and details will be provided to you early on in the process. Introductory Interview with our recruiter Hiring Manager Interview to dive into technical skills and behavioral questions Panel Interview to assess cross-functional skills and dive deeper into technical skills Executive Interview to answer high-level questions about SRC and the team Apply To This Job