POLICY Advisor - Engineering

Position: POLICY ADVISOR - Engineering
Job

Requisition

Opening Date:
May 6, 2026

Closing Date/Time:
June 5, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.

Agency:
Illinois Commerce Commission

Skill Option:
None

Bilingual Option:
None

Salary:
Anticipated Salary $5,643 - $13,028 Monthly ($67,716 - $156,336 Annually)

Job Type: Salaried

Category:
Full Time

County:
Sangamon County

Number of Vacancies : 1

Bargaining Unit Code:
Merit Compensation

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APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

To apply , submit a cover letter, resume, a copy of any college transcripts or diploma, and a copy of your current certification or licensure, if applicable, to:
Illinois Commerce Commission, Human Resources Department, 527 East Capitol Avenue, Springfield, Illinois 62701 or via email to ICC.Human Resources by 5:00 p.m. on June 5, 2026. You must include the position title and job requisition  are applying to in order to be considered. Failure to follow these application instructions as outlined will prevent you from being considered for this position.

Questions may be referred to Valerie Tate at  (work),  (cell), or ICC.Human Resources.

Reasonable Accommodation Statement

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Position Overview

Under administrative direction of the Assistant Director of Utility Research & Analytics (URAD), performs complex technical, engineering, and policy functions involving public utility issues. Develops and conducts research, analysis, and reporting on topics and issues related to public utility regulation, with a primary focus on energy issues that affect distribution, transmission, and generation infrastructure and operations.

Essential Functions

* Conducts reviews and research of public utility issues and policies including in-depth analyses ofvarious data submitted to the Commission by public utilities and/or residing in databases available to theagency. Assists in identifying relevant public utility policies and issues to be researched, planning thedesign of data collection and data analysis, and conducting thorough quantitative analyses using electronic spreadsheets and computer software tools that include statistical software and databases.

* Prepares and presents comprehensive professional reports that effectively communicate the results of research and data analyses in written form and/or in oral presentations. Provide written and/or oraltestimony in ICC proceedings and assist in preparing ICC Staff briefs. Oral presentations may be madewithin or outside the agency and may be made to Commissioners, agency management, agency staff,and various external stakeholders.

* Conducts technical analyses and planning for relevant infrastructure systems, develops subject matter expertise as needed, and clearly communicates findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.

* Assists with the review, analysis, and summarization of comments submitted by parties in Notices of Inquiries (NOIs) and in preparing URAD's Staff NOI Reports with recommendations for next steps.

* Assists in reviewing, analyzing, and summarizing legislative proposals that relate to the work of the Commission and/or to the industries regulated or overseen by the Commission.

* Monitors key public utility issues at the state and national level, including those discussed in trade and academic literature, ICC orders, party filings in ICC proceedings, and ICC workshops to keep abreast ofissues and trends in federal and state utility regulation that may have an impact on Commission policies and synthesizes their implications for agency decision-making.

* Performs other duties, as required or assigned, which are reasonably within the scope of dutiesenumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

* Requires a master's degree in electrical engineering, systems engineering with courses in electrical engineering or power systems planning, or a closely related field

* A bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, systems engineering with courses in electrical engineering or power systems…