NERC Compliance Engineer

About the Role:
Take ownership of the cybersecurity and compliance posture for a major power generation facility as our NERC Compliance Engineer. This isn't just a "paperwork" role; you will be deeply integrated into the plant's operational technology, maintaining firewalls, managing configuration baselines, and assisting with DCS and PLC maintenance. You’ll be the go-to authority for identifying system anomalies, conducting root cause analyses, and ensuring our industrial networks are both secure and efficient.

About TAI:
TAI is a full-service, multi-disciplinary engineering and construction firm built to scale; delivering mission-critical, integrated solutions across the full design–build–maintain lifecycle. For more than 35 years, TAI has partnered with leading organizations in advanced manufacturing, life sciences, food and beverage, energy, and government to design, build, and sustain complex facilities and infrastructure. TAI brings deep expertise across five core service pillars: Engineering, Construction, Systems Integration, On-Site Services, and Technical Services. Our unified approach combines precision engineering, field execution, and technical depth to deliver end-to-end results that drive reliability, safety, and long-term value for our clients.

Team members at TAI are capable, well-rounded, flexible, and optimistic. We have found that the best employees are the ones who recognize the importance of what they do and the ones who let that guide them in the actions they take. More than any skill, we seek people who make decisions that support the common good. We work for our clients, and we work for one another.

Here’s a glimpse into your day to day:

• Coordinates all aspects of the Plant Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Standards
• NERC CIP Compliance which Includes maintaining NERC procedures and logs and other required documentation.
• Keep all site NERC procedures to the current NERC CIP Standards
• Maintain all NERC CIP defined equipment to ensure they are kept up to date with all the latest cyber security updates
• Conducts audits of plant systems to ensure compliance, which will include CIP policies, procedures, practices, checklists, worklists, internal controls, process flows, training material and other material as needed to support compliant, effective, and efficient business operations
• Assess evidence of compliance gathered by subject matter experts to determine its applicability and completeness for demonstrating compliance to NERC standards.
• Identify and investigate potential anomalies and/or non-compliances and escalate to management, as necessary; perform root cause analyses and develop corrective actions to mitigate the potential reoccurrence of near-misses and/or non-compliances.
• Assist in the preparation of self-reports.
• Support roll-out of training at the plant to support NERC compliance activities.
• Support and assist in all efforts to prepare, draft, and coordinate materials responsive to regulatory questionnaires, and other Requests for Information.
• Assist the plant DCS engineer with the maintenance of the Plant’s DCS system as well as the numerous PLC (Programmable Logic Control) systems that are running site wide. This will include assisting operations and maintenance by troubleshooting logic issues, making logic changes due to process changes or improvements, and making graphics changes.

You’ll be a perfect fit if you have:

• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, IT, Cybersecurity, or Business Administration, or one year of NERC CIP Reliability Standard knowledge and experience strongly desired.
• Master’s degree preferred but not required.
• Practical experience in power plant operations and maintenance is desired.
• Knowledge of firewalls, switches, routers, servers, and Windows.
• Familiarity with NERC CIP Medium Impact requirements.
• Strong understanding of networks, change management, anti-malware, configuration baselines, patching, or other security practices
• Strong Administrative and computer experience
• Experience with Windows Server, Active Directory, patch management systems, and endpoint protection tools.
• Working knowledge of change management, configuration baseline, and incident response.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Pay: $110,000 annual maximum (depending on experience)
• Annual Profit Sharing Bonus (variable)
• PTO and Paid Holidays
• Health Benefits: Employee through family level coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurances. Company funded life and long-term disability insurances. Short Term Disability, FSA, HSA, EAP, and supplemental life insurances (employee – family) are also available!
• 401(k)with employer match

Other Offerings:

• The opportunity to make a real impact on a variety of industry-leading projects.
• The ability to balance your work and family activities.
• Flexible work schedule
• Work in a dynamic and collaborative environment that values creativity and innovation.
• A chance to learn and grow alongside some of the brightest minds in engineering.
• Professional Development, Tuition Reimbursement, and Association Membership Reimbursements.

Discover what makes TAI a top-20 manufacturing partner, according to Engineering News-Record (ENR), and one of the top-50 fastest-growing private companies in the Baltimore Business Journal. Learn more about us at www.taiengineering.com.