Analyst, Market Development

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Step 1: $97,708 to Step 10: $139,568

The successful candidate will be placed at the appropriate step within the salary grade/band, based on relevant years of experience and other applicable considerations.

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!

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 is a unionized position that falls within the Market Analysis Departement in the Markets & Reliability Business Unit.

The energy sector is rapidly evolving, offering exciting new opportunities for those who want to make a difference.

• Provide assistance in the advisory function to management on international electricity and energy market developments and assist in the development of Ontario capacity and electricity market and resource adequacy projects. Assist in the function by serving on assigned committees, task forces etc.
• The Markets Analysis team is looking to fill an additional role. Interested candidates are also invited to apply to the following role:
  Specialist Market Analysis (21236)

In this role, you’ll make a meaningful impact by contributing to the IESO team and supporting the electricity needs of the province through:

• Assist in analyzing and reviewing outcomes of the current Ontario electricity market and the future, enhanced electricity market to assess for potential improvements.
• Assist in the monitoring and study of 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.
• Assist in assessing and linking short-term analysis to long term strategies; considering whether short-term goals will meet long term market development objectives.
• Work within the program to 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.
• Assist in the preparation and review of contingency plans for problems and situations that might occur, and propose a course of action to accomplish long term goals.
• Assist on projects related to market design and development initiatives. This may include working closely with external consultants retained for the same.
• Assist in the analysis and review of market development plans with the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) and government agencies.
• Assist in the review and analysis of input from other stakeholders and incorporate…