Manager Operations Integration - Mississauga, Canada - Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)

Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)

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Mississauga, Canada

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Description

Manager Operations Integration:

Date:
Feb 16, 2024

Location:

CA

Company:
Independent Electricity System Operator

INDEPENDENT ELECTRICITY SYSTEM OPERATOR (IESO)

Requisition ID:

19538
Location:
Mississauga
Hybrid
Status:
Temporary up to 18 months
Business Unit:
Markets & Reliability
Why join us?

You've got great skills. And you want to use them in an organization where you know what you do every day matters. We get that.
We also know that ensuring Ontarians have access to affordable and reliable power doesn't happen by accident.

So we give you the tools, flexibility and support you need to achieve your goals, and development opportunities to help you grow.

You'll thrive in a collaborative, team-based environment that values your unique skills and experiences - and recognizes that when you do better, we become even better too.

Who we are

The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) works at the centre of the province's power system, ensuring Ontarians have access to reliable and cost-effective electricity when and where they need it.

We operate the province's electricity grid 24/7, design, run and oversee the wholesale electricity markets, and plan and prepare to meet Ontario's electricity needs - now and into the future.

The opportunity

The Manager, Operations Integration will lead and manage the Operations Integration team that works within Operations and across the IESO to effectively integrate power system and IESO changes, with a goal of reliable and efficient real-time operations, as well as supporting operational planning efforts.

The team champions effective project management, including change management, and has the primary responsibility for ensuring quality processes that support the IESO's key operations and assessment needs.

A key part of this position is to champion improvements to operational effectiveness and the development and implementation of human performance improvement items.

As needed, this role will manage the preparation and delivery of training and ensure full circle communication and coordination of linked work activities across IESO groups.

The Manager, Operations Integration will exercise full managerial responsibilities over staff and oversee the administration of linked processes and work programs/projects across IESO groups related to:

Operations changes, including project management and change management

- registration and participation authorization activities of external organizations
- operation of the market and power system in Ontario

What you'll do

Reporting to the Senior Manager
Operations Readiness, exercise control for assigned departmental accountabilities including full supervisory responsibilities over staff
Plan, organize, and assign work of staff to maintain control of quality and work performance. Ensure staff output effectively meets business needs and goals, ensuring quality, quantity, timeliness of work to achieve business objectives. Provide advice and guidance, including direction to staff on the more complex aspects of the work as required, develop work methods, processes and procedures to maintain efficient and effective work operations. Make effective recommendations on staff development, training, hiring, discharge, performance increases and performance management. Provide clear expectations, performance measures, meaningful feedback and corrective action as required.
Ensure staff training on work methods and techniques including awareness of established and changing practices and procedures.
Participate as a management resource to resolve labour relations matters such as job challenges, grievances and arbitration cases. May be called upon to act as a management representative on various committees, teams, etc.
Exercise control, oversight and supervision of assigned work programs related to power system demand, supply resources, transmission infrastructure, and participation in markets and programs, including some or all of the following
Manage the overall authorization process for participation in IESOadministered markets and/or programs with internal IESO business units and organizations seeking such participation.
Manage the overall "facility registration lifecycle" with internal IESO business units and external participants.
Facilitate the registration, maintenance and deregistration of physical facilities for IESOadministered markets or programs.
Manage the issuance of approval documentation to the participant and within the IESO on recommended decisions pertaining to participation or physical facilities.
Manage the IESO registration system and Online IESO. Champion the registration system as a central library for all master data required by the IESO.
Establish proactive discussions with participants or IESO personnel either to mitigate existing issues or to develop new solutions to challenges surrounding registration act