Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Compliance Specialist

Everyday a new adventure!

Location: Edmonton or Calgary AB

Division: ATCO Electric

Duration: 10 months

 

What We Offer:

Salary Starting from $3,627.20 bi-weekly Monday to Friday, 8am – 5pm 15 days paid vacation 5 additional paid days off An engaging, hands-on experience in the electric utility sector Flexible benefits from first day of employment A culture based on caring, integrity, agility, collaboration, and striving for excellence This term position has the potential to open the door to other opportunities within our company.

 

Why Work Here

Skilled employees at ATCO are offered endless variety. We are entrepreneurial with a large degree of autonomy and freedom, experiencing new situations and learning opportunities every day. Internal advancement is commonplace, and we are always supported in our career journey.

 

About the Role

Reporting to the Senior Engineer Operations Engineering, AS a CIP Compliance Specialist (Technical Resources Technologist), you'll play a crucial role in ensuring our compliance with critical infrastructure protection standards. You'll be at the forefront of developing and maintaining our CIP-Substation Engineering program, managing audit and compliance tasks, and engaging with key stakeholders. Your expertise will drive our incident response efforts and enhance our service improvements. If you're passionate about compliance and ready to make a significant impact, this role is for you.

 

What You’ll Do:

Provide assistance on SUB assets, answering CIP program questions from other groups, and collecting yearly audit evidence. Assist in responding to Audit Information Requests (IR), gathering patching and baselining evidence from various vendors, and participating in annual vulnerability assessments. Support the development and maintenance of a CIP-Substation Engineering program to ensure ongoing CIP compliance. Engage in upcoming CIP standards changes, provide feedback to the CIP Governance Team (CGT), and monitor CGT developments.  Help prioritize and manage CIP tasks using a tracking list. Build and maintain relationships with the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO), other Transmission Facility Operators (TFO), MSA, and other stakeholders to address common CIP-related issues.  Assist in developing and testing a committee for the ATCO Electric Cyber Security Incident Response Plan (CSIRP). Review ARS Compliance Process Documents, document CIP requirements, identify necessary processes/practices for compliance, validate compliance, and perform quarterly GAP assessments. Track compliance self-assessments and mitigation plans, and draft Near-Miss or Self-Reports on ARS & ATCO Electric’s CIP requirements contraventions.  Assist with planning improvements and aligning them with key performance indicators (KPIs).  Support the Engineer group in delivering ARS compliance evidence on a project basis.

 

What you Bring:

Completion of a post-secondary technology diploma in a related discipline from a recognized Canadian institute of technology  May be required to attain registration with A.S.E.T. 2-5 years of related experience working in CIP Compliance, Projects and Audits.

 

We would like to thank everyone for their application; however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted. 

 

ATCO Electric is part of ATCO Ltd. ATCO delivers inspired solutions for a better world. We are a diversified global corporation with investments in the essential services of Structures & Logistics, Utilities, Energy Infrastructure, Retail Energy, Transportation and Commercial Real Estate. Learn more about how we build communities, energize industries and deliver customer-focused solutions like no other company in the world at www.atco.com. ATCO is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Visit our website for more information. 

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