Date: To be completed by TAA
Location: Mississauga/Oakville/Toronto, ON
Requisition ID: 20760
Status: Regular
Business Unit: Market Assessment & Compliance
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. This role is a part of…
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What makes this role exciting
The energy sector is rapidly evolving, offering exciting new opportunities for those who want to make a difference.
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What you’ll do
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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:
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Identifying Information
Title: Assistant Analyst Compliance and Dispute Resolution
Occupational Code: 728201
Union Affiliation: Society
Grade: MP2
Hours of Work: 35
Job Purpose / Summary Statement (Part 1)
Support Senior Analyst in performing core functions related to the enforcement of the Market Rules for the Ontario Electricity Market.
Conduct monitoring to assess electricity market performance; analyze market participant behaviour to assess possible breaches of the Market Rules and Reliability Standards or instances of Local Market Power; prepare reports as required. Assist in the creation of data models and queries using structured and unstructured datasets; apply analytics and visualization technics to derive key insights.
Assist in conducting audits and payment recoveries, as well as investigations of potential non-compliance with the Market Rules and Reliability Standards; conduct evidence gathering, analysis and maintenance; assist in assessing the impacts of market participant conduct and market events on market outcomes and grid reliability.
Support the IESO’s dispute resolution process, as it pertains to disputes arising specifically from MACD enforcement determinations and orders.
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Job Description - Key Responsibilities (Part 1)
1) Assist in conducting audits and payment recoveries as well as investigations of potential non-compliance with the Market Rules and Reliability Standards.
2) Assist in conducting investigations of Local Market Power and associated conduct of market participants.
3) Assist in conducting major investigations of possible breaches of the General Conduct Rule, encompassing major market manipulation, exploitation, and deceptive and anti-competitive market conduct.
4) Assist in the preparation of formal Notices to market participants and the IESO, as applicable, ensuring that all MACD’s Market Rules-based requirements and obligations are met.
5) Conduct evidence gathering, analysis and maintenance.
6) Assist in implementing processes affording investigation and audit targets the opportunity to present views and representations to the VP of MACD.
7) Support in the identification and preparation of witnesses for potential litigation purposes.
8) Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, including economists, lawyers, and engineers, to support drafting investigation and audit reports making recommendations regarding possible violations of the Market Rules and Reliability Standards as well as payment recoveries.
9) Support in assessing the impact of investigated conduct on market outcomes and grid reliability. Support the investigation team in making recommendations regarding applicable sanctions in respect of possible breaches of the Market Rules and Reliability Standards.
10) Assist in presenting findings and recommendations to support the VP of MACD's consideration of enforcement rulings, determinations and orders.
11) Conduct analysis and daily monitoring to assess the performance of the IESO-administered markets and grid, and the conduct of market participants; prepare reports, as required.
12) Assist in the creation of data models using structured and unstructured datasets and apply analytics and visualization techniques for the purpose of deriving key insights and “telling a story” with data.
13) Assist in maintenance of data catalogues and daily monitoring indices; ensure that the catalogues are kept current and notify/publish as required.
14) Support the department in the development of corporate frameworks, business processes, tools and/or procedures for monitoring, investigations, audits, and enforcement.
15) Coordinate with other MACD line units, staff and contractors in respect of mandated market monitoring, complaint intake, whistleblower referrals and other detection methods, for the purpose of identifying possible breaches of the Market Rules and Reliability Standards.
16) Support the IESO’s dispute resolution process, as it pertains to disputes arising specifically from MACD enforcement determinations and orders.
17) Perform other duties as required.
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Education
Bachelor's Degree (e.g. BA, BSc)Education Details
Requires an academic background in engineering, economics, finance or business at a level to understand the technical/economic/legislative parameters governing the energy industry, the IESO-administered markets and the IESO-controlled grid.
Requires good written and oral communication skills, in order to prepare reports, develop training documents, and communicate effectively with all contacts at various levels of authority involved in accomplishing the work objectives.
This knowledge is considered to be normally acquired either through the successful completion of 4 years of university education in Engineering, Economics, Statistics or by demonstrating an equivalent level of knowledge through work or related experience.
Experience
Requires some experience in audits or methods of discovery, investigation of strategic behaviour in emerging competitive markets, which involves having good analytical and reasoning skills. Exposure to system and market operation practices and procedures, including legislation, resource utilization and system control techniques is also required.
Requires experience conducting statistical and/or analytical assessments and evaluations, particularly. Experience with analyzing large data sets, using statistical and/or econometric modeling techniques is preferred.
Requires knowledge of the legislative and regulatory parameters governing the Ontario electricity marketplace.
Exposure to a commercial environment is needed.
Requires some experience in electrical transmission, power system modeling and/or costing and pricing in a non-regulated environment and/or assessing a market for inefficiencies, design and structural flaws and /or behaviors of market participants.
Requires some experience with statistical and database software, desktop software applications, various PC-based data query and calculation tools.
Requires some experience with data collection, transformation, aggregation and analysis.
Requires some understanding and experience with one or more programming languages and computer system interfaces.
A period of over 4 years, up to and including 6 years is considered necessary to gain this experience.
Nature of Supervision Given to Others
Occasionally requires showing others (for example, students hired on a temporary basis) how to perform tasks or duties.
Internal Contacts
Contacts involve working with others in MACD in the solution of mutual or overlapping work or problems, and which require an employee to coordinate their work effort, or the work effort of their group, with that of others.
Coordinate with other MACD line units, staff and contractors in respect of mandated market monitoring, complaint intake, whistleblower referrals and other detection methods, for the purpose of identifying possible breaches of the Market Rules and Reliability Standards.
External Contacts
Contacts involve only gathering and providing information, or explanation of amplification of it (i.e. market participants).
Skills
Market rule complianceReliability assessmentsMarket expertiseCompliance assessmentsOntario electricity marketMarket power mitigation processesSecure operation of the IESO administered marketsInformation systems auditing processMarket designMarket funds administrationEnergy contractsDesign of IESO-administrated marketsMarket or system event analysisInvestigations
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.
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
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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.
The IESO will be transitioning to a 3-day in-office work week effective January 2026. Over the course of 2026, the IESO will advance plans to acquire additional office space to accommodate more in-office time. While the timeline for moving to a full 5-day in-office model has not yet been established, we are committed to keeping employees and candidates informed as plans progress and give them as much advance notice as possible to prepare for any changes.
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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