Power Plant Compliance Specialist

Description

The Compliance Specialist provides direction and oversight for safety, health, environmental, and NERC regulatory programs. Prepares necessary reports for environmental and regulatory compliance reporting. This position supports 5 simple cycle power plants in Illinois, located in Manhattan, Crete, Tilton, Shelby County, and Gibson City.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Provide direction and oversight for safety, health, environmental, and NERC regulatory programs.
Prepare necessary reports for environmental and regulatory compliance reporting.
Oversee the safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance training.
Establish and enforce the safety programs for the facility including but not limited to LOTO, confined space, hot work, PPE, and chemical safety.
Executes day-to-day and periodic NERC program requirements.
Supports assigned facility personnel with all NERC, Regional Reliability Entities issues that impact facility operations.
Upholds compliance programs and the assigned facilities and ensures the programs are current with all enforcement dates and all registered entity functions follow those programs. Evaluates, develops, and recommends new programs for integration into facility operations.
Ensure waste shipments and waste discharges are properly sampled, documented, and reported as required by law and company policy.
Provide safety oversight of contractor personnel during plant outages.
Compiles all necessary data, investigates, and prepares written reports for any on-site accidents following the guidelines provided in the Safety Manual for Accident Reporting.
Provides viable alternatives and makes economic evaluations related to plant equipment and/or procedures modifications to assure improved plant safety and environmental compliance, including all environmental and other appropriate regulatory agencies.
Maintain the Environmental QA/QC Manual and ensure compliance with all environmental regulatory requirements.
Maintains and updates the plant safety and environmental records as required. Ensures a complete electronic and hardcopy of the reports for historical use.
Maintains electronic safety and environmental data management systems.
Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum five years' experience in compliance for operating facilities, preferably in power plant or power-related industry.
General knowledge of power plant operations, including the interrelationship of NERC, safety, and environmental compliance with operation and maintenance functions.
General knowledge of major safety and environmental legislation involving air, water, hazardous materials, and waste management with at least one specialized area of knowledge at the regulatory requirement level.
Strong persuasive oral and written communication skills as well as good planning and organizational skills are necessary.
Demonstrated experience indicating effective communication skills, analytic ability, detail orientation, and ability to make decisions and meet deadlines.

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