NEWS RELEASE: INPOWERD is Hiring: Principal Consultant, NERC Operations and Planning

By

Earl Shockley

January 20, 2026

Press Release

INPOWERD is seeking a Principal-level Consultant with deep, hands-on expertise in NERC Operations and Planning Reliability Standards to join our growing consulting practice.

This is a senior, trusted-advisor role for an experienced professional who has lived inside real-time operations, planning, or regulatory oversight and understands how NERC standards are applied in the real world, not just how they are written.

The ideal candidate brings:

• Extensive experience with NERC Operations and Planning Reliability Standards (such as TOP, IRO, BAL, FAC, TPL, PRC as applicable)

• Practical background in system operations, planning, or compliance leadership

• The ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical, sustainable internal controls

• Experience supporting or leading audits, self-reports, mitigation, and regulator engagement

• Executive-level communication skills and the credibility to advise senior leaders

At INPOWERD, we do not sell templates or checklists. We help clients simplify regulatory complexity, strengthen culture and accountability, and reduce reliability risk through experience-based consulting grounded in trust and integrity.

If you are a seasoned Operations and Planning professional who wants to apply your expertise in a high-impact, values-driven consulting environment and work alongside former operators, planners, and regulators, we want to hear from you.

Interested candidates are encouraged to submit your resume to:

Robyn Wilder, Director of Business Operations

robyn.wilder@inpowerd.com

business phone: 423-949-4677

About the Author

Earl Shockley

Earl Shockley

President and CEO of INPOWERD

earl.shockley@INPOWERD.com

Short Bio

Earl W. Shockley is the President and CEO of INPOWERD LLC and a nationally respected authority on NERC reliability, compliance strategy, and grid-risk governance. With more than 40 years of experience in real-time system operations, regulatory oversight, and enterprise risk management, he brings rare operational and regulatory depth to the challenges facing today’s electric grid. A former NERC executive and certified auditor, Earl has led or supported over 100 compliance and enforcement engagements, including audits, investigations, and major blackout reviews. He now serves as a trusted executive advisor and leadership coach to utility boards, CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CIOs, senior executives, and frontline leaders helping them strengthen decision-making, clarify accountability, and align governance, culture, and internal controls with reliable outcomes. Through INPOWERD, Earl helps organizations move beyond check-the-box compliance to build resilient, accountable cultures. His leadership approach blends real-world regulatory experience with trust-based leadership, adaptive leadership skills, and emotional intelligence empowering leaders to manage risk, navigate uncertainty, and protect reliability while strengthening public trust.

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