Regulatory Compliance Specialist

Regulatory Compliance Specialist

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, commerce, or related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in a regulatory capacity.
• Working understanding of the Canadian Energy Regulator, Alberta Energy Regulator, and federal Ministry of Energy and Resources.
• Working understanding of the regulatory bodies in the United States considered an asset.
• Highly developed interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, Power BI, Dynamics 365) and industry applications.
• Self-starter who can quickly grasp engineering design, operational, and integrity concepts and communicate them to internal and external stakeholders.
• Solid judgment when dealing with sensitive issues.
• Able to travel to field locations and internationally.
• Valid driver’s license with a clean abstract.
• Cleared criminal history (background) and satisfactory reference checks.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and submit complex regulatory applications and filings for pipelines and facilities.
• Manage application logistics to secure full regulatory approvals as scheduled, while ensuring a high degree of accuracy and completeness.
• Develop and maintain a regulatory strategy to ensure all required regulatory permits, approvals and licenses are valid and correct.
• Conduct approval / license reviews and, if necessary, prepare amendments for corrections to accurately reflect present operations.
• Conduct regulatory due diligence for acquisitions and provide regulatory oversight on divestitures.
• Participate in the preparation of regulatory application hearings, as required.
• Develop and foster working relationships with all internal stakeholders and field staff.
• Support Plains’ field staff by providing regulatory guidance as it applies to daily activities and projects.
• Support incident response and monitoring of an incident notification system for non-compliance events.
• Support management system elements and area management teams with regulatory requirements as needed.
• Prepare governance documents as necessary and as required.
• Execute maintenance and communication of operational licenses, permits, orders, and approvals and associated conditions and obligations.
• Maintain the Regulatory Information Management System with regulatory project status, requirements, conditions, and reports.
• Research proposed new and amending legislation, identify impacts to the organization and maintain tracking system to verify internal and external consultation with stakeholders is complete.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working understanding of the regulatory bodies in the United States considered an asset.