Project Manager- Intermediate - VF

Compliance Program Manager – NERC CIP / NERC 693

Position Overview

The Compliance Program Manager will support NIPSCO's regulatory compliance and operational readiness initiatives related to the certification and commissioning of a new Control Center, establishment of a new Physical Security Perimeter (PSP), and onboarding of new Bulk Electric System (BES) Cyber Systems and assets into production operations.

This role will coordinate NERC CIP and NERC 693 regulatory activities required to achieve compliance readiness before facility go-live, operational turnover, and regulatory audits.

The Compliance Program Manager will work across multiple functional teams, including Cybersecurity, Operational Technology (OT), Physical Security, Communication & Control, Facilities, and Compliance. The individual will serve as the primary coordination point between project stakeholders and compliance subject matter experts to ensure regulatory requirements are addressed, documented, tested, and validated before commissioning.

Key Responsibilities

NERC Compliance & Regulatory Readiness

• Lead NERC CIP and NERC 693 compliance activities for a new Control Center implementation.
• Develop and manage project plans, milestones, risks, dependencies, and regulatory readiness activities.
• Facilitate compliance reviews and validation of controls associated with CIP-002 through CIP-013 and applicable NERC 693 Reliability Standards.
• Ensure regulatory requirements are incorporated into design, build, testing, commissioning, and operational turnover activities.
• Partner with stakeholders and compliance subject matter experts to validate implementation of required controls.

Control Center & Asset Commissioning

• Coordinate certification and commissioning activities for new:
  • BES Cyber Systems
  • Electronic Security Perimeters (ESP)
  • Physical Security Perimeters (PSP)
  • Electronic Access Control and Monitoring Systems (EACMS)
  • Physical Access Control Systems (PACS)
  • Protected Cyber Assets (PCA)
• Support Control Center construction, migration, certification, and operational readiness activities.
• Coordinate compliance activities associated with onboarding new BES Cyber Systems and assets into production operations.
• Facilitate operational turnover and sustainment planning to ensure compliance responsibilities are successfully transitioned to ongoing operations teams.

Compliance Documentation & Evidence Management

• Develop and maintain compliance readiness plans, evidence repositories, audit packages, and transition documentation.
• Ensure all required compliance evidence is developed, retained, and organized in accordance with NERC record retention requirements.
• Translate regulatory requirements into actionable project deliverables and controls.
• Ensure compliance requirements and supporting documentation are complete and ready for audit scrutiny.

Project & Stakeholder Management

• Manage complex compliance and infrastructure activities across multiple business functions.
• Track and manage compliance risks, action items, deficiencies, project dependencies, and milestones.
• Coordinate activities across Cybersecurity, OT, Physical Security, Communication & Control, Facilities, Compliance, and other project stakeholders.
• Facilitate meetings, compliance reviews, validation activities, and stakeholder discussions.
• Provide clear project status, issue, risk, and readiness reporting to stakeholders and leadership.
• Manage competing priorities across technical, operational, cybersecurity, and compliance teams.

Required Qualifications

Compliance & Training

• Successful completion of a Personnel Risk Assessment.
• Completion of required NERC CIP training modules.

Program & Project Management

• Experience managing complex compliance or infrastructure projects involving multiple business functions.
• Strong project planning and schedule management skills.
• Experience with issue management, risk management, and executive reporting.
• Ability to manage competing priorities across technical, operational, cybersecurity, and compliance teams.

Control Center & Operational Readiness

• Experience supporting Control Center construction, migration, certification, or operational readiness initiatives.
• Understanding of OT cybersecurity and utility operational environments.

Compliance Documentation & Evidence Management

• Ability to interpret regulatory requirements and translate them into actionable project deliverables and controls.
• Strong documentation, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of NERC CIP Reliability Standards and NERC 693 requirements.
• Utility transmission or electric operations experience.
• PMP certification.
• Archer experience.
• Experience with Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) programs.
• Experience commissioning BES Cyber Systems, substations, generation assets, transmission assets, or Operational Technology (OT) environments.