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Connect Guidehouse consulting solutions to solve client problems. You will facilitate business development and support the sales process. You are responsible for establishing and leading project workstreams which includes interacting with the client and Guidehouse experts to ensure engagement success. Thisinvolvessupporting day-to-day operational meetings with client sponsors and internal team leaders. The Associate Director, Cybersecurity and NERC Compliance role is expected to leverage industry connections to foster client and firm success across Canada: establish business development opportunities, communicate well-organized, effective Guidehouse solutions and presentations to client and internal executives. You may lead, coach and mentor consultants and ensure quality deliverables. This is a role designed to maximize customer success through integrating sales, stakeholder engagementand project delivery.\nResponsibilities include but are not limited to:\nSupporting meetingsales and growth targets within the Risk, Compliance, Security Team.\n\nEstablishing and facilitating business development meetings and foster industry relationships for short, medium, and long-term success throughout Canada.\n\nSupporting workstreams that enable the assessment, development, and enhancement of business strategies, operating plans, business processes andorganizational structures with an emphasis on our Canadian market.\n\nsupporting infrastructure for clients. and Canada with emphasis on our Canadian market\n\nConducting NERC audits, improving NERC Compliance and Cybersecurity processes, analyzing internal controls, and implementing process improvements.\n\nApplying technical competencies from the ground upwith clients and potential clients.\n\nAnalyzing NERC internal compliance programs,and related strategy implementation and associated compliance efforts.\n\nCommunicating solutions and new strategies to clients through meetings, reports, and presentations.\n\nProviding detailed fact finding, research, and analysis to further support risk assessment and mitigation plans.\n\nEnsuring quality of deliverables to meet client expectations.\n\n What You Will Need:\nDue to nature of client engagements must be a Canadian Permanent Resident or Canadian Citizen\n\nBachelor’s degreeAND Nine (9) plus years post-graduation working experience OR Master's degree AND Seven (7) years post graduation working experience, within the electric utility industry, including as a regulator. Work experience emphasis on NERC Reliability Standards (Canada and/or USA) supporting regulatory frameworksand processes around NERC and provincial and regional entities.\n\nWork experience should include Regional Entity, NERC, or related regulatory monitoring entity (e.g., Independent System Operator, Market Surveillance, Utility Commission) and/or experience working in a internal monitoring compliance, engineering or operations role.\n\nDemonstrated working proficiency in the with NERC Reliability Standards.\n\nStrong industry relationships across Canada.\n\nStrong project management skills.\n\nStrong communications skills, including both written and verbal.\n\nStrong critical analysis and problem-solving skills.\n\nHighly developed organizational and management skills.\n\nAbility to manage multiple time-sensitive priorities without diminished effectiveness.\n\nAbility to travel within Canada and/or the US.\n\nAbility to work onsite in a Guidehouse Office or close proximity to aClient Office location.\n\nCurrently reside in Canada.\n\n What Would Be Nice To Have:\nPreference will be given to candidates within reasonable driving distance of listed Guidehouse Office or Client Office Location.\n\nMBA degree or similar advanced degree in business, communications, and/or economics discipline.\n\n5+ years of additional working experience in a Reliability Compliance field for an electric utility, a Region, ISO, PUC, NERC, FERC, or similarly structured or related regulatory body\n\nSpecific working experience related to any of the following:\n\nBulk Electric System (BES) and power systems\n\nElectrical Reliability\n\nNERC/FERC Enforcement or Auditing\n\nCritical Infrastructure Protection (CIP)\n\nOperations and Planning (O&P)\n\nWhat We Offer:\nGuidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.\nAbout Guidehouse\nGuidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer-Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.\nGuidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.\nIf you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at . All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.\nAll communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or . Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse. Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process.\nIf any person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity with Guidehouse, please report the matter to Guidehouse’s Ethics Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you have received, please contact . Guidehouse is not responsible for losses incurred (monetary or otherwise) from an applicant’s dealings with unauthorized third parties.\nGuidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. 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