Technical Specialist, Economics & Financial Regulation

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The Federal Public Service is stronger and most effective when we reflect the diversity of the Canadian population we serve. The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) is dedicated to building and promoting a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce, representative of all Canadians regardless of race, ethnicity, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender expression, socio-economic background or lived experience.

The Canada Energy Regulator works to keep energy moving safely across the country. We review energy development projects and share energy information, all while enforcing some of the strictest safety and environmental standards in the world. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta with regional offices in Montréal, Vancouver and Yellowknife, the CER has approximately 500 employees.

The CER is recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in a national competition to determine which employers lead their industries in offering exceptional workplaces for their employees.

Duties

Reporting to a Director within the Energy Adjudication Business Unit, the Technical Specialist, Economics & Financial Regulation provides professional advice to CER staff, executives and Commissioners on all matters pertaining to the economic and financial regulation of oil, gas and electrical industries regulated by the Canada Energy Regulator. The incumbent will be expected to provide guidance related to the CER’s Economics/Financial Regulatory discipline by displaying exemplary leadership in both the ongoing development of the program as well as support of colleagues and the job family as a whole. The Technical Specialist provides coaching to financial and economic professionals in addition to assisting the Business Unit Leadership Team with fostering teamwork and developing the expertise of others including reviewing of documents, developing and providing training.

The incumbent will be required to conduct rigorous analysis and provide recommendations related to the need for and economic feasibility of new energy facilities and tolls and tariffs matters for applications under Parts III, IV, V and VI of the NEB Act. The incumbent will provide such advice on financial resources matters for both pipelines and exploration and production activities for oil and gas.

The incumbent will be required to contribute to corporate documents, such as speeches and annual reports, and may be required to represent the Board at conferences and in presentations to representatives of foreign delegations.

The incumbent, as a Project Manager of major hearings or projects, is expected to plan and coordinate the activities of these hearings/projects. This involves working with professional and technical staff to ensure the timely and thorough review of complex applications or projects.

Intent of the process

Process Intent: Qualified candidates may be used to staff other similar positions at an equivalent or lower level on a term, indeterminate or acting basis.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Education: Graduation from a recognized university with a degree specializing in a related field such as business administration, commerce or economics.

Degree equivalency

Experience:

E1: Do you have extensive and recent experience in providing economic or financial analysis and advice orally and in a variety of written formats related to tolls, tariffs or infrastructure related to the energy industry and or other matters related to the energy industry? Experience in other matters related to the energy industry may also be considered.

E2. Do you have recent experience leading complex projects or teams involving the efforts of several people?

E3. Do you have recent experience providing advice on technical matters in a regulatory energy hearing process?

Note: For the purposes of this process, extensive means several years of substantively more progressive and complex responsibilities. Recent is defined as having recent enough experience that the candidate is familiar with the latest practices and developments and is competent to take on the role with very little direction, typically acquired within approximately the last 1-5 years.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

Asset Qualifications

AQ1 Do you have experience leading or working on a complex tolls and tariff regulatory hearing?

AQ2 Do you have significant experience in conducting or leading audits and reporting on findings?

AQ3 Do you have experience with cost of capital matters in a regulatory hearing?

AQ4 Do you have experience providing analysis and advice on electricity matters in a regulatory hearing?

AQ5 Have you graduated from a recognized university at the Master’s level specializing in a related field such as business administration, finance or economics?

AQ6 Do you have post-secondary studies such as having obtained or eligibility for a professional accounting or financial designation such as CFA or CPA? If yes, please list which one(s)?

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

Organization-wide and Business Competencies:

OC1 Leadership & Teamwork – Proficiency Level: Guide
• Coaches others to make timely and effective decisions and removes barriers that impede improvement.
• Takes a leadership role in team and partnership building.

OC2 Accountability & Results Orientation – Proficiency Level: Shape
• Removes barriers that impede progress.
• Resolves issues beyond one’s own scope of work.

OC3 Initiative and adaptability to change – Proficiency Level: Shape
• Designs and implements business system changes with broad application.

OC4 Oral Communication – Proficiency Level: Guide
• Communicates clearly, concisely and effectively with target audience.

OC5 Written Communication – Proficiency Level: Guide
• Communicates clearly, concisely and effectively with target audience.

OC6 CER’s unique regulatory context – Proficiency Level: Guide
• Understands the CER’s unique regulatory context and is able to apply this knowledge to recognize, interpret and address issues.

Technical Competencies:

TC1 Financial or Economic Principles - Proficiency level: Guide
• Makes connections between past regulatory approaches, current business environment and emerging situations and applies these to analyses.
• Demonstrates ability to influence others with respect to approaches to regulatory problems and challenges.

Competency Level Definitions

Guide is defined as thorough knowledge and capability of the competency. Able to influence and guide others in its application.
Shape is defined as recognized as an expert. Shapes direction of the NEB with regards to the competency

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Organizational Needs: Preference may be given to this Employment Equity Group: *Aboriginal Persons, Visible Minorities, Persons with Disabilities and/or Women. We encourage you to indicate if you belong to one or more of the designated groups by completing the EE section in your application.

Conditions of employment

1) Willingness to undergo, successfully pass and maintain a reliability status security clearance

2) Compliance with the CER’s Code of Conduct is required.
Note: It is strongly recommended that potential applicants read and consider the CER’s Code of Conduct prior to applying. This document is available on the CER Website https://www.cer-rec.gc.ca/en/about/who-we-are-what-we-do/governance/code-conduct-canada-energy-regulator-employees/index.html.

3) Must be willing and able to travel and to work overtime when required.

4) Must be willing to move within and between business units and teams, based on operational requirements and/or as individual development needs are identified.

5) Compliance with the CER Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination is required.
Note: All employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and attest to their vaccination status unless accommodated based on a medical contraindication, religion, or another prohibited ground for discrimination as defined under the Canadian Human Rights Act.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

Other Information:

1. On October 6, 2021, the Government of Canada announced details of its plans to require vaccination across the federal public service.

As per the new CER Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination, all employees of the CER must attest to their vaccination status. The requirement for employees to be fully vaccinated applies whether they are teleworking, working remotely or working on-site. This is a condition of employment and it applies to indeterminate (permanent), determinate (term), casual and student hiring. Should you reach the point in the selection process where it is necessary to verify terms and conditions of employment then the hiring manager or a human resources representative will contact you in order to complete an attestation.

2. The CER has a classification system that differs from the greater public service. This NEB-11 position is similar to a EC-07 in terms of salary range only. The benefits offered, including relocation assistance, may be significantly different than those offered in the greater public service. This position is subject to CER’s Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada Collective Agreement.

3. Salary: Effective 1 November 2021: NEB-11, $109,692 to $133,457..

The CER has the following forms of additional compensation that are separate from base salary, the eligibility for which is determined, in accordance with the provisions in the collective agreement or terms and conditions of employment for the duration period specified:
• a Calgary Allowance in the amount of 4.95% of base salary may be paid on a bi-weekly payroll basis depending on work location
• annual performance pay which includes elements of individual performance (60% of payout) and corporate performance (40% of payout)
• annual market allowance which applies only to specified operational positions applies to this position; the allowance is paid in two semi-annualized payments

4. Application Requirements: Applicants must submit, by the closing date, a resume and cover letter clearly demonstrating how they meet the essential qualifications of education and experience. Applicants are strongly encouraged to demonstrate how they also meet the asset qualifications. Asset qualification(s) may be used at any point in the selection process (screening and/or assessment). Failure to provide sufficient information will result in applicants being screened out.

Applicants must provide a valid e-mail address which is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users. Our intention is to communicate with applicants by e mail for assessment purposes including sending invitations for written tests, interviews and issuing selection process results.

Candidates will need to provide proof of their education prior to appointment. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at https://www.cicic.ca.
NOTE: Equivalencies granted by the Canadian provincial authorities with respect to Applied (Bachelor's) Degrees by colleges and technical institutes (i.e. in Ontario, British-Columbia, Alberta & Manitoba) must always be accepted as equivalent to Bachelor Degrees granted by universities in the provinces concerned.

5. Head Office Location – Calgary, AB: 210, 517 10th Avenue S.W.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.