NERC Compliance Engineer -open to Texas, Midwest, East locations

Benefits

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Salary

$98K-$162K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$116,543 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+9.8% - Much faster than average

12% above the BLS role benchmark for software engineering aggregate.

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function

Engineering From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Seniority

Mid From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Schedule

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About this role

NERC Compliance Engineer -open to Texas, Midwest, East locations NERC Compliance Engineer -open to Texas, Midwest, East locations | Posting Country United States | City Houston As an NRG employee, we encourage you to take charge of your career and development journey. We invite you to explore exciting opportunities across our businesses. You'll find that our dynamic work environment provides variety and challenge. Your growth is key to our ongoing success-take the lead in shaping your career development, goals and future! Job Summary: As a member of the ETS Electrical NERC Team, the NERC Compliance/Electrical Specialist provides essential support for NRG's NERC Operations and Planning (O&P) Compliance Program under the leadership of the Regulatory Compliance Manager. This dynamic position involves assisting with analyzing protection systems settings, modeling generator system performance, supporting design change projects for NERC O&P, serving as an SME during audits and assessments, and managing engineering documentation and reporting. This position also provides opportunity to assist in emergent protection and electrical equipment issues in the NRG fleet. With periodic travel to power plant locations and collaboration with cross-functional teams, this role ensures adherence to NERC O&P standards while staying current with evolving requirements, ultimately contributing to the integrity and reliability of our plant operations. Essential Duties/Responsibilities: Technically assess and document reports of protection system settings for compliance with the NERC PRC standards. Review protection system maintenance results and recommend required correctiv

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