Regulatory Affairs Compliance Specialist

Status: Regular Full Time
Education Level: Four year university education or equivalent level of education that is WES approved in an appropriate field such as electrical engineering mechanical engineering power systems engineering cyber security or IT.
Shifts(s): Days
Travel: 10%
Electrify your career and help build a brighter tomorrow.

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is looking for a dynamic strategic and results-driven professional to join our team in the role of Regulatory Analyst.

Reporting to the Senior Manager of Reliability Compliance this position is responsible to support Ontario Power Generations (OPGs) involvement in regulatory activities including the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) ORCP (Ontario Reliability Compliance Program) as well as reliability standard development to comply with NERC (North American Reliability Corporation) NPCC (North East Power Coordinating Council) and the IESO (Independent Electricity System Operator) compliance requirements.

This role focuses on standard and policy document development to address new and revised NERC standards (both CIP and O&P standards) NPCC Directories IESO Market Manuals and Market Rules as well as OPG governance.
Engage with industry standard drafting teams to provide OPG comment on critical changes that may impact OPGs compliance obligations to NERC and NPCC standards as well as IESO Market Manuals and Market Rules.
Interpret and implement as required the latest NERC CIP (Critical Infrastructure Protection) and NERC O&P (Operations and Planning) standards and requirements into OPG governance.
Assist with design delivery and evaluation of stakeholder impact to new and revised reliability compliance standards to gauge compliance readiness.
Duties include chairing internal meetings to develop positions and feedback for draft industry standards at the NERC NPCC and IESO level; and to serve as a reference point for all reliability compliance governance within OPG.
Develop communication plans for internal and external use in supporting OPGs positions and to keep all employees informed of developments relating to industry restructuring market design market rules new and/or modified reliability compliance standards and regulatory issues. Produce communications products on regulatory issues in various formats e.g. emails reports presentations speeches.
Represent the Reliability Compliance division on interdisciplinary OPG project teams and with external stakeholder groups and organizations.
Maintain an understanding of plans activities and issues in key areas of OPG and their potential impact on the OPGs reliability compliance posture.

Requires a four year university education or equivalent level of education that is WES approved in an appropriate field such as electrical engineering mechanical engineering power systems engineering cyber security or IT.
Requires working knowledge of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and Operations and Planning (O&P) reliability standards.
Requires extensive background in the English language to develop the necessary communication skills essential for dealing with management and other employees and to prepare clear concise descriptions and analyses of subjects/ issues

The successful candidate will exhibit uncompromising integrity and commitment to upholding corporate values and the OPG Code of Business Conduct.

As the largest generator in Ontario we meet approximately 50% of the provinces electricity needs largely from low-carbon sources like nuclear and hydro.

As we work to achieve our vision of Electrifying life in one generation OPG and our family of companies are also helping advance the development of new low-carbon technologies such as Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) refurbishment projects and electrification initiatives to help power the growing demands of a growing economy. Please submit your application online at thanks all those who apply; OPG may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of the applicant screening process. The base salary range considers many factors including but not limited to experience education and training including any collective agreement requirements for union represented positions. The total compensation package for regular full-time management roles includes pay-for-performance programs for annual and medium time periods. Maintaining a high-performance culture and excellence is a core expectation of every member of our leadership team and is rewarded through the established compensation framework.

OPG is committed to employment equity. As such we encourage applicants from equity-seeking communities (Indigenous Peoples racialized persons persons with disabilities and women). We strongly believe that alleviating the under-representation of equity-seeking individuals will create a stronger OPG team and allow us to better serve the needs of our diverse communities.

In order to fulfill the above-mentioned purpose priority in hiring may be given to qualified persons who self-identify as a member of equity-seeking groups as identified in the application process. This initiative constitutes a special program under the Human Rights Code/Canadian Human Rights Act.