Deriva Energy is a leading Independent Power Producer in the US renewables market, with over 6.5 GW of operating or under-construction wind, solar, and storage projects across the country. Formerly a part of Duke Energy, Deriva is now a Brookfield Renewable company. Brookfield Renewable operates one of the world’s largest publicly traded, pure-play renewable power platforms. Join a dynamic team committed to excellence and innovation who envision a future of energy independence using resilient, carbon-free generation. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to make a significant impact in the rapidly evolving energy industry. Deriva empowers customers with innovative clean energy solutions that strengthen communities and serve future generations.
The Senior Manager, Compliance leads Deriva Energy’s NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and Operations & Planning (O&P) compliance programs, as well as compliance and coordination activities involving ISOs, RTOs, and PUCs. This role provides strategic direction, regulatory judgment, and team leadership across the company’s wind, solar, and storage fleet. This role owns the design, execution, and continuous improvement of the compliance program, setting priorities, managing risk, meeting regulatory deadlines and ensuring Deriva’s practices meet or exceed evolving NERC standards. This role works closely with engineering, IT, Cyber, Legal and Procurement to effectively manage regulatory compliance across Deriva Energy.
Reporting to senior compliance or regulatory leadership, this individual serves as a primary point of contact for NERC audits and regulatory inquiries, advises executive leadership on compliance posture and emerging regulatory risk, and builds the people, processes, and controls needed to scale the program as the fleet grows. The Director level scope carries department wide accountability and executive advisory responsibility; the Senior Manager-level scope carries multi-team/program ownership with strong influence on strategic planning. The selected candidate will be hired at the aligned level based on experience, interview performance, and internal alignment. Title, responsibilities, and compensation will reflect the appropriate level.
This position is located at Deriva Energy Headquarters based in Charlotte, NC.
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Deriva welcomes veterans of the United States Armed Forces to apply for this position. Deriva includes veterans of all branches and a diverse set of occupational specialties. We value the independent thinking, problem solving, leadership, and teamwork that our veterans have developed through their service. We welcome applications from any service and any military occupational specialty.
Deriva Energy is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, protected veteran or military status, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law.
Deriva Energy is an established industry leader in clean energy, with over 6,200 megawatts of operating assets and over 10,500 MW of assets in development across the U.S. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Deriva is a portfolio company of Brookfield, one of the world's largest owners and operators of renewable power and climate transition assets.
