Manager, AIC Reliability Standards Compliance

About Us

Ameren is a leader in the energy industry, and our transformation toward more clean, renewable energy is also transforming other industries and infrastructure in our communities. As a regional company serving local customers, we not only serve our communities, we're a part of them. This isn't just a job. At Ameren, we invest in you, so you can power the quality of life you want.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is one of the core values that guides us in everything we do. We are committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that brings diverse perspectives to every area of our business.

Our benefits include:

• Medical coverage on date of hire
• 100% employer paid cash balance pension plan
• 401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire
• Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays
• Paid parental leave and family caregiver leave

About Ameren Illinois

Ameren Illinois provides electric transmission and distribution service and natural gas distribution service. Every day, we deliver electricity to 1.2 million electric and 816,000 natural gas customers in central and southern Illinois. We deliver safe, reliable energy to more than 1,200 communities. 

About The Position

The AIC Reliability Standards Compliance Manager holds overall responsibility for program leadership to meet Ameren reliability standards compliance requirements. This position is responsible for the identification and monitoring of reliability requirements and the development of processes, procedures and controls to ensure that AIC meets or exceeds all of these requirements.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develops and leads AIC’s reliability standards (NERC, SERC, FERC, etc.) compliance program, including tracking, planning, and facilitating all related activities and coordinating with other AIC/Ameren Department’s.
• Lead a team responsible for supporting AIC’s reliability standards compliance program.
• Drive a culture of compliance for all AIC stakeholders involved in reliability compliance activities. Ensure leaders responsible for executing compliance policies/procedures are fully engaged with compliance requirements.
• Proactively identifies, continuously monitors all relevant (NERC, SERC, FERC, etc.) reliability requirements affecting Ameren's assets and operations, and ensures that policies, procedures and controls are developed and implemented to meet or exceed the identified requirements.
• Serves as main point of contact for Ameren’s Reliability Standards Compliance Department and coordinates efforts among other work functions to meet all requirements for compliance.
• Takes leadership in AIC’s internal readiness audits for Ameren. Requests/collects/keeps records and data for audit evidence; ensures timely revision of documents and availability of evidence for regional audits and NERC readiness evaluations, and reviews and provides comments on pre and post audit reports.
• Supports, develops and implements training programs to ensure understanding and compliance with policies and procedures; updates training material and deploys updated training to the company’s facilities.
• Assists in developing policy positions and advocates these positions internal to Ameren and with external audiences when necessary. 
• Provides Management with periodic updates related to internal or external reliability issues. Provides employees with ongoing direction, coaching and feedback.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited College or University required; specialization in a business or technical discipline required. Ten or more year’s relevant professional experience in the electric utility industry required. Three or more years of high-level project/team leadership or supervisory experience required. Three or more years of professional working experience directly related to NERC/SERC compliance with electric reliability standards required. Substation/relaying experience preferred. Experience that includes overall responsibility for managing and administrating a compliance program is highly preferred. 

*This is a hybrid position requiring 3 days in the office and 2 days remotely. The reporting/office location will be in the service territory located in Illinois and will be based on successful candidate's location

If end date is listed, the posting will come down at 12:00 am on that date:

Thursday October 31, 2024

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by law.