Senior Manager - FERC Compliance

Location: On site 5 days a week in Orange, CT or Boston, MA

The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from:

• $148,160 to $185,200 in Orange, CT
• $154,880 to $193,600 in Boston, MA

What We Offer:

• Competitive benefits and growth opportunities

• Generous performance‑based bonuses

• 12% 401(k) match

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance

• Tuition reimbursement

• Professional development and clear career advancement pathways

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Job Summary

The Senior Manager – FERC Compliance position supports the Company’s recognized and award-winning ethics and compliance program and reports to the Chief Compliance Officer of Avangrid Networks, Inc. (“Avangrid Networks”).  This role provides subject matter expertise, program management and strategic support in how Avangrid Networks and its subsidiaries ensure compliance with applicable regulations of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and closely related state regulatory requirements.  This position manages annual compliance activity plans, reporting, compliance policies, communications, training, assessments, case management, and other aspects of effective FERC regulatory compliance programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing, maintaining, and improving a FERC compliance program designed to effectively (1) prevent potential noncompliance with applicable FERC laws, regulations, and orders, and analogous state requirements; and (2) ensure that internal company standards and practices meet or exceed internal requirements for compliance (including the Avangrid Code of Business Conduct and Ethics) and expectations of FERC and other external stakeholders.  
• Maintaining, revising, and updating program documentation, including policies, governance frameworks, plans, inventories of obligations and controls, records, and other relevant documentation.
• Developing and implementing elements of an effective regulatory compliance program, including FERC compliance risk assessments, auditing, training, communications, investigations, and records management.
• Provide subject matter expertise on Avangrid’s FERC compliance activities in relevant areas, including:
• FERC standards of conduct and state separation of activities regulation.
• Anti-market manipulation.
• EQR, regulatory, and financial reporting.
• FERC compliance activities, including enforcement, audits, data requests, and investigations.
• Other areas prioritized by FERC for compliance, including OATT, merger obligations, records retention, etc.
• Undertake compliance-related strategic initiatives and manage related projects, as assigned, based on the results of risk assessment activities, monitoring, and program benchmarking.
• Monitor changes in best practices and new requirements, resolve changes in risks and controls, disseminate compliance information, and promote an overall culture of ethics and compliance.
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in legal, audit, or other compliance-related field of study and a minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience.  An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Broad knowledge of laws, regulations, and compliance obligations promulgated by FERC and the business best practices used by regulated electric and natural gas utilities in the United States to ensure compliance. 
• Experience with best practices for compliance and ethics programs under the U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines and related legal frameworks.
• Strong IT and business tool literacy, including familiarity with common project management tools and the ability to quickly learn and apply new systems, databases, tools, and methods common to program management in the energy & utility industry (e.g., SAP, GRC Archer, Workday).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with emphasis on clear and concise writing and presentation of data using common office tools such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and advanced project management and analytics tools such as MS Project and PowerBI. 
• Skilled in prioritizing competing Skilled in prioritizing competing responsibilities, shifting focus as needed.
• Fluent in English, any level of fluency in other languages is beneficial but not required.
• Must be a proven team player capable of supporting a culture of teamwork, accountability, quality, professional development, and prioritization of organizational goals.
• Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and, in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned.
• Occasional travel is expected.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in legal, audit, or other compliance-related field of study.
• Professional certification in corporate compliance and ethics, process improvement, project management, quality management, or similar disciplines relevant to improving regulatory compliance programs.
• Prior experience in the FERC Compliance program of an electricity utility company managing audits, trainings, investigations, and data requests from FERC staff.

Competencies

• Growth & Continuous Improvement
• Initiative & Change
• Focused on Results
• Customer Centric (internal and/or external)
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Leadership (people managers/leaders)

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Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate functions.  This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Power.

Avangrid employees may also be assigned a NERC Reliability Standards compliance role supporting Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and/or Operations and Planning (O&P) responsibilities. This is applicable to employees that will work in electric transmission, operations, and cyber security business areas in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate business areas. NERC Reliability Standards compliance roles and responsibilities may include additional access protections, training, audit engagement, and required evidence retention, and will be communicated by the employee’s management.

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