NERC Compliance Specialist

About this role

Job Posting End Date 08-24-2026 Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

Job Summary

Assist in ensuring compliance for Transmission Operations regarding the NERC reliability standards as applied by all Regional Reliability Organizations (RROs); collaborating with Transmission, Generation, Commercial Operations, and Corporate in compliance matters; interfacing with these business units in the standards development/review process. Develop standards, ensuring appropriate systems are in place to track and monitor compliance, perform daily tasks to monitor compliance, and perform quarterly/yearly reviews to demonstrate compliance. Works under minimal supervision. Job Description

What you’ll do:  • Perform tasks required to ensure compliance with the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) reliability standards applicable to AEP. The tasks required vary widely relative to the standards measures, as such; tasks would be assigned to make best use of the successful candidate's background. These tasks would be principally related to processes and procedures developed to comply with the applicable NERC suite of standards. This includes: 

• Validating report data against approval lists. 

• Generating reports to save as audit evidence. 

• Collaborating with other AEP business units to compile and validate evidence. 

• Develop and maintain FAC-008 compliance packets and supporting evidence, ensuring documentation is complete, accurate, and audit-ready for internal reviews, regulatory inquiries, and compliance reporting activities.  

• Support sampling and quality assurance reviews of FAC-008 verification activities, including field verification evidence, to confirm adherence to established procedures and identify potential data quality or compliance concerns. 

• Coordinate with engineering, operations, and field personnel to support FAC-008 field verification and re-verification activities, including evidence review, sampling programs, discrepancy resolution, and tracking of corrective actions through completion.  

• Assist the Manager Transmission NERC Compliance to ensure that reliability standards, strategy, documentation, and associated evidence are aligned and consistent with AEP policy and strategy. 

• Coordinate with other Transmission Organizations, Commercial Operations, Generation and Corporate in compliance monitoring and tracking. 

• Maintain systems to track and monitor compliance with the NERC reliability standards. 

• Ensure that appropriate processes are in place to track and monitor newly developed standards. 

• Capture appropriate evidence and confirm that others are capturing appropriate evidence to meet compliance requirements, including approvals. 

• Guide others through the process of reviewing developing standards to enhance the monitoring and tracking of NERC reliability compliance standards and facilitate record keeping of evidence associated with said standards. 

• Participate in periodic audits performed by the RTOs to assess AEP compliance with the full range of NERC reliability standards; assist in performing internal audits as required. 

What we’re looking for:   NERC Compliance Specialist SG7   Education:    • Associate’s degree in business administration, computer science, engineering, or related field,  

• Or High School Diploma / GED and two (2) years of experience in compliance and/or Information Technology. 

Experience:    • Minimum of three (3) years of experience in addition to any experience noted above 

NERC Compliance Specialist Senior SG8   Education:   • Associate's degree in business administration, computer science, engineering, or related field,  

• Or High School Diploma / GED and two (3) years of experience in compliance and/or Information Technology. 

Experience:    • Minimum of six (6) years of experience in addition to any experience noted above. 

In addition:    • Physical demand level is Sedentary 

• Physical demand level is largely sedentary, with field visits 

• Travel up to 20% of the time 

• Demonstrate the highest standards of ethical behavior and support the Company's Corporate Compliance policy. 

• Strong skills in communication, issue resolution, organization, and facilitation are essential. 

• Solid understanding of the business unit / operating company systems is preferred. 

• Experience with SCADA systems is preferred. 

Where you’ll work:  This role sits on site in New Albany, Ohio.   What you’ll get:  NERC Compliance Specialist SG7($87,633.00-$108,480.50)  NERC Compliance Specialist Senior SG8 $98,993.00-$127,439.50)  In addition to competitive compensation, AEP offers a unique comprehensive benefits package that aims to support and enhance the overall well-being of our employees.  Where Putting the Customer First Powers Everything We Do    At AEP, we’re more than just an energy company — we’re a team of dedicated professionals committed to delivering safe, reliable, and innovative energy solutions. Guided by our mission to put the customer first, we strive to exceed expectations by listening, responding, and continuously improving the way we serve our communities. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact and being part of a forward-thinking organization, this is the company for you  American Electric Power (On-Site)  #LI-Onsite  #SCADA  #NERCCompliance  #FAC-008

Compensation Data Compensation Grade:

SP20-007 Compensation Range:

$87,633.00 - $128,688.00 The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S – Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sed

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