Job Description

Mississauga

Regular, Full-Time

• Conducts studies to monitor developments and trends in electricity and other energy markets. Provide advice to management on the relevance of such to the Ontario electricity market in the form of reports, presentations, review and study results.
  
• Assess and link short-term analysis to long term strategies; considers whether short-term goals will meet long term market development objectives.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of developments in market theory and in current or proposed methods for energy/electricity trade. Peruse academic, technical and financial reports, studies, books, journals etc. dealing with various aspects of energy markets. Keep abreast of technological developments and best practices in the industry as they apply to electricity markets.
• Prepare contingency plans for problems and situations that might occur, and propose a course of action to accomplish long term goals.
• Participate in projects related to market development initiatives. This may include working closely with external consultants retained for the same.
• Analyze and review market development plans with the OEB and government agencies.
• Review and analyze input from Compliance Section and Market Assessment Units and incorporate findings into market development plans.
• Coordinate and align market development plans with the IESO business development plans.
• Review regulatory decisions both abroad and in Ontario to determine possible implications on Ontario electricity market. Synthesize and propose to incorporate any possible implications into the market development plans.
• Represent the Division or the IESO, as assigned, on committees, task forces and in various forums. Make presentations concerning methods, results or analytical studies pertaining to market development plan to internal and external groups, as needed.
• Analyze and produce recommendations and reports on specific market development initiatives.
• Organize, conduct and participate in a public stakeholder process of market development recommendations and reports prior to developing final recommendations.
• Contribute to the development of Market Rule amendments as required.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of internal and external training as required.
• Provide market participants and others both within and outside of the IMO with advice regarding market development.
• Work collaboratively with other members of the manager’s team to effectively implement the goals of the team within the context of the broader corporate direction.
• Perform other duties/tasks that may be required/assigned.

    Education

• Requires academic training in business, commerce, engineering, and economics at a level to understand and apply the technical/economical legislative parameters governing the energy industry and market place.
• Excellent command of the English language, both written and oral, in order to develop strategies, communicate and effectively interface with all contacts involved in accomplishing the work objectives.
• This knowledge is considered to be normally acquired through the successful completion of a 4 years university degree, or equivalent.

    Experience

• Requires a background in the utility business to become familiar with the inherent factors and problems influencing the energy industry.
• Requires a background that allows for broad thinking and high analytical and reasoning skills.
• Demonstrated experience in the review of vast amounts of information, breaking it down, prioritizing and synthesizing several related trends to determine relevant impact within and outside Ontario.
• Experience in building relationships, strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
• Some project management skills to effectively complete work objectives/projects on time and within budget
• Strong presentation skills.
• A period of over 8 years and up to and including 10 years is considered necessary to gain this experience.

• Good analytical and communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Deadline oriented individual.
• Proven excellent customer service skills.
• A strong personal commitment to customer needs.
• Demonstrates organizational skills.
• A strong commitment to corporate objectives.

If you have the experience and qualifications for this position please apply online using this application form.

We thank all candidates for their interest in opportunities with the IESO. While we appreciate your submissions, we regret that we can only contact those candidates selected for interviews. The IESO is an equal opportunity employer.