Date October 31, 2025
Location Mississauga, ON – Hybrid
Requisition ID 20688
Status Temporary
Business Unit Markets and Reliability
Why join us?
The IESO is committed to ensuring Ontario’s electricity system meets the province’s needs today and into the future. We are charged with purpose, delivering reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity for homes, businesses, and communities across the province. We are energized to grow, embracing opportunities to shape the future of a dynamic and evolving energy sector while advancing our careers. We are powered by teamwork, supported by diverse and passionate colleagues who foster respect, celebrate successes, and thrive on shared achievements. At the IESO, it’s not just what we do—it’s who we are!
Who we are
Our central role includes managing the provincial power grid in real-time, overseeing and evolving Ontario’s electricity market, engaging with government, municipalities and Indigenous communities, and planning for Ontario’s future electricity needs. Our employees play a key role in driving grid innovation, protecting the system from threats, advancing the province’s energy conservation programs, and forecasting and procuring the electricity resources we’ll need in the decades to come.
The IESO’s Enabling Resources Program (ERP). The ERP is a set of projects that will enable key emerging resources, specifically electricity storage, hybrid generation-storage pairings (“hybrids”) and Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) into the IESO-administered markets. The aim of ERP is to allow these resources to more effectively provide required system services and contribute to the safe and reliable operation of the bulk power system in Ontario.
In this role, you will contribute towards developing and implementing a new pathway for DERs to access the IESO-administered markets.
This position is represented by the Society of United Professionals.
What makes this role exciting
The energy sector is rapidly evolving, offering exciting new opportunities for those who want to make a difference.
Support the development and implementation of a new participation model for DER aggregations to access the IESO-Administered Market
Interact with a diverse range of internal stakeholders across the IESO, external stakeholders, distribution utilities, government and regulatory bodies.
What you’ll do
In this role, you’ll make a meaningful impact by contributing to the IESO team and supporting the electricity needs of the province through:
Lead or support work to determine design decisions and draft design documents
Develop and implement work plans to achieve a defined objective, working closely with business analysis and subject matter experts across the organization
Spearhead cross-functional teams of subject matter experts to deliver on time and budget
Work with the IESO’s Project Management team to progress design work, identify and mitigate risks, work with audit and other enterprise change functions
In a typical day, you will
You will work with subject matter experts and consultants to develop market design for the DER Integration stream. This includes using your critical thinking skills and technical background to explore design concepts, making design decisions, writing design documents, supporting business requirements documentation.
Support design, you will collaborate with external stakeholders including distribution utilities, aggregators, associations, government and regulatory bodies.
Make risk-informed decisions to advance your work. You will work with IT and external vendors to update tools and solutions in accordance with market design, and support solution testing and other execution phase activities.
Right now/recently, this position builds on the recently implemented foundation of the Market Renewal Project where a major revamp was achieved to support electricity market best practices. The Advisor will create further enhancements to the market for emerging resources and puts you at the forefront to ensuring these resources are being utilized in an effective and efficient manner.
Role Requirements
Our team consists of experts from diverse backgrounds, each bringing their unique perspectives and skills.
To succeed in this role, you’ll need:
Education:
Requires academic training in business, commerce, engineering, math, economics or other applicable field of study at a level to understand and apply the technical/economical legislative parameters governing the energy industry and market place.
Requires critical thinking, analytical and organization skills, high analytical and reasoning skills, and excellent communication skills 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 year university degree, or equivalent.
Experience:
Requires the ability to applying, testing and considering the merits of alternatives in order to effectively deliver on work streams and projects.
Requires intermediate knowledge and understanding of the design and operation of the IESO-administered markets or other electricity markets, and a broad understanding of the electricity industry in general particularly as it relates to the utility sector landscape in Ontario and the bulk system integration of DER aggregations (DER/As).
Requires a strong understanding of, or background in, the utility sector to become familiar with the inherent factors – opportunities and barriers – influencing DER/As in the energy industry including: utility grid modernization; metering and data measurement & verification of DER/As; service stacking of DER/As; and bi-directional Transmission-Distribution coordination.
Requires project management skills to effectively complete work objectives/projects on time and within budget.
A period of over 6 years and up to and including 10 years is considered necessary to gain this experience.
How We Support You
From a comprehensive total rewards program to dynamic learning and development opportunities—including job rotations to broaden your expertise—we empower you to define and shape your own success. When you join the IESO, here’s what you can expect:
Best-in-class benefits and long-term support in the form of a defined benefit pension plan.
A commitment to flexibility as we currently support a hybrid model where applicable, that supports a blend of remote and in-office work based on business needs. Participating employees typically work in-office a minimum of four days and work remotely up to six days over a two-week period with a goal of maximizing in-office time through the use of established team days.
Work in a dynamic and evolving sector that offers exciting opportunities and the chance to explore new career paths.
Leadership that values meaningful discussions, welcomes feedback, and prioritizes career development.
A strong, inclusive culture and a collaborative team environment with a shared passion for impactful work.
Compensation packages that are regularly reviewed to remain competitive and to best accommodate the diverse needs of our employees.
Deadline: November 21, 2025 at 11:59PM
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Thank you for your interest in a career at the IESO. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Please note that the successful candidate must be legally eligible to work in Canada and will be subject to applicable background checks.
IESO will not conduct interviews or offer positions via online, text, chat or social media platforms. We will not gather personal information directly from candidates or potential candidates. Selected candidates will work with our Talent Acquisition team to ensure their application is processed.
We believe in opportunities for everyone.
At the IESO, we know that achieving great results depends on embracing diversity by attracting, developing, and retaining people from a wide variety of backgrounds. We do this by ensuring our recruitment and advancement policies are fair and equitable, and by creating an accessible and inclusive environment—one that values every team member’s unique skills and experiences and ensures they have the support they need to achieve their potential. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please let us know.
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