{"id":2422146,"url":"https://alion.io/job/hydro-one-regulatory-policy-advisor","title":"Regulatory Policy Advisor","company":{"id":1900363,"name":"Hydro One","domain":"hydroone.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/hydroone-com","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SuccessFactors","truth_index":null},"role":"Public Policy","role_family":"Public Policy","seniority":null,"employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Toronto, Canada"],"countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":4374,"max":5874,"currency":"CAD","period":"week","gross":null,"usd_annual":213980},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-09T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-09","last_verified_at":"2026-10-19T13:25:15Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":10,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":10},"description":"52197- Toronto- Temp 18 months\nHiring salary range: $4,374.92 - $5,874.88 / Bi-weekly\nHydro One is proud to be the largest electricity transmission and distribution provider in Ontario, serving nearly 1.5 million customers. We have a long history in the industry with our roots dating back over 110 years to 1906. Since then, we have worked to grow and evolve to meet the changing needs of our customers and communities across Ontario. Today, we’re focused on providing exceptional customer service and ensuring we are building safe communities where we live, work and play.\nIt’s an exciting time to join the team at Hydro One!\nJob Function:\nThis position will support internal policy development efforts related to advocating for regulatory changes that will enable Hydro One’s corporate strategy through Conducting regulatory research to support internal policy development.\nCoordinating drafting of individual submissions Monitoring and analyzing regulatory policy developments in Ontario- Supporting overall governance of Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) work, including Monitoring and reporting on internal policy development activities.\nMaintaining up-to-date progress reporting for leadership (e.g. SPC, ELT briefs, briefings for the Board of Directors)-Preparing materials for SPC and Standing Policy Working Group (SPWG) (e.g. slides, briefs, meeting minutes, etc.\nFacilitating internal policy development teams.\nProvide advice and guidance to Lines of Business relating to regulatory policies and strategies, implications and the appropriateness of various management processes and practices on policy application and interpretation.\nMay be required to work on OEB regulatory proceedings and compliance on an ad-hoc basis in the development, filing and defending of regulatory proceedings (Written/oral) and work with staff within the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) to ensure the requirements of filings and compliance submissions are fully understood.\nGeneral Accountabilities:\nSupport the development, approval and submission of regulatory And policy filings to regulatory agencies associated with revenue requirement, rate design, recovery of deferral accounts, regulatory reporting, asset sales and acquisitions and compliance issue/challenges.\nProvide advice and guidance to Lines of Business relating to regulatory policies and strategies, implications and the appropriateness of various management processes and practices on policy application and interpretation.\nContribute to the development of strategies, tactics and positions for the Company to adopt related to regulatory and policy issues. Conduct risk assessments and business analysis to ensure the strategies, tactics and positions are based on well-founded business cases.\nWork with expert staff to conduct the necessary business Analysis and prepare the regulatory and policy submissions required to successfully achieve the business objectives of Hydro One.\nSupport and develop the business relationships needed between Hydro One and the OEB, the IESO, and other utilities and industry associations to ensure Hydro One interests are understood and positions adopted, as appropriate. Develop and maintain a network of internal and external business associates including peers within the OEB, other utilities, industry associations and all key business units within Hydro One. Assist in negotiating positions which may be of a controversial nature convincing them to adopt a course of action to one which is aligned with the business objectives of the company and achieving efficient and favorable regulatory and policy outcomes.\nSupport the development of regulatory and policy submissions by Identifying the required deliverables and assist with planning, scheduling and assigning the required tasks. Prepare schedules of key tasks and deliverables, monitor progress of deliverables and related quality, update the schedules and provide recommendations for corrective action. Prepare and present reports outlining the status of the project and need for corrective actions.\nDevelop a budget for submissions, obtain the necessary approvals through the development of a business case and establish a cost control, approval and monitoring mechanism to ensure effective management of the budget. Prepare reports covering the financial status of project.\nProvide advice to Supervisor on effectiveness of team members for future involvement in regulatory and policy matters.\nAssist with the formulation of process improvements to streamline regulatory approvals by ensuring efficient processing of regulatory submissions.\nSupport the development of regulatory and policy-based special studies such as studies on Performance Based Regulation, Concepts for Cost Allocation and Rate Design, Regulatory efficiency.\nParticipate on OEB or IESO lead industry teams related with regulatory matters.\nEstablish a comprehensive understanding of all OEB and IESO related Legislation, Rules, Licenses and Codes and act as the subject matter expert within the company in specific areas, including providing interpretation and ensuring all the necessary processes and products are in place to ensure compliance.\nPerform other duties as required.\nSelection Criteria:\nEducation:\nRequires knowledge of financial concepts, economics, engineering, quantitative analysis, statistics in order to develop business strategies and business cases for presentations.\nRequires a good knowledge of English to develop effective written submissions and make effective presentations to internal and external committees and promote new strategic and policy options.\nRequires knowledge of computer applications for developing submission and presentations.\nThis knowledge is considered to be normally acquired through the completion of 4 years of university training (Grade XII plus 5 years).\nExperience:\nRequires experience in Finance, Asset Management, Field Operations or Engineering Services, including involvement with regulatory products issued by the OEB and IESO, such as the Market Rules, Transmission System Code, Distribution System Code, Affiliate Relationship Code.\nRequires experience in project management, conducting business analysis and developing business cases with internal and external staff and OEB/Industry and/or utility staff on external industry-based initiatives.\nA period of over 8 years and up to and including 10 years is considered necessary to gain this experience.\nProblems are encountered in the development and implementation of strategies, policies and submissions, which are often precedent setting. The proposals, business cases and submissions developed must integrate the input from a variety of disciplines spanning the areas of Finance, Asset Management, Field Operations, Engineering Services, and must be designed to effectively respond to Company objectives.\nRequires performing scenario analyses of strategic options involving consideration and evaluation of numerous variables, such as, understanding of the external business environment, strategies and sound decision making to ensure the Company's financial integrity is maintained.\nWork assignments are usually received in the form of general work objectives and specific actions are then self-initiated. Work is received in accordance with assigned ongoing responsibilities to provide direction, assistance, guidance and advice to corporate staff involved in carrying out studies. Checks are maintained on the work through the requirement to submit conclusions, recommendations and reports for review and approval by Supervisor and also through feedback from others on assistance provided.\nRequires providing limited supervision to staff by providing advice, guidance and work instruction on work programs and projects.\nRequires contact with senior management in the development of business strategies which may be of a controversial nature convincing them to adopt a course of action to one suitable to the Company.\nRequires contact with the OEB, government agencies, customer associations, industry associations, other utility staff and intervenor groups to discuss business issues and negotiate positions which may be of a controversial nature convincing them to adopt a course of action to one which is aligned with the business objectives of the company.\nErrors in technical or business judgment in the development of business strategies and regulatory submissions could lead to considerable financial loss resulting from adverse OEB decisions. Errors could also have considerable adverse effect on public or employee relations\nRequires performing duties under the normal business office environment with the occasional absence from home while on company business\nAt Hydro One we understand that the success and strength of our business rests with our people. When we develop their skills, we are investing in both their success and ours. To secure the best talent, we seek to create a workforce that reflects the diverse populations of the communities where we live and work and to create a culture based on safety, innovation and inclusiveness.\nWe are honoured to be recognized by Forbes in its list of Canada’s Best Employers for 2026.\nThank you for considering a career with Hydro One, we welcome applications from all qualified candidates. If you are having difficulty using our online application system and you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email . Hydro One will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in the job application process.\nPlease note this email is only for accommodation requests. Resumes sent to this email address will not be considered.\n\"Employer of the year 2026\"\nDeadline: October 20, 2026\nThe base salary for this role considers a variety of factors, including candidates' knowledge, skills, experience, education, and any applicable collective agreement requirements for union-represented positions. Hydro One provides an extensive offering of programs to promote a culture of safety, wellbeing, inclusivity, and sustainability to enable our employees to be the best version of themselves. For management roles, compensation is based on the principle of pay-for performance compensation philosophy, and the amount of annual adjustments and incentive payments depends on how well you and the company perform (subject to plan terms). We encourage open dialogue about compensation with our Talent Acquisition Team, who can provide more detailed information specific to this role.\nThis posting is for an existing vacancy.\nHydro One uses AI tools to assist in the screening and assessing candidates for this role. Our use of AI does not replace human decision-making.\nIn the event you are experiencing difficulties applying to this job please consult our help page here.\nWe thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Hydro One; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.","description_format":"text","description_chars":10964,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Power Grid"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-13T05:40:05Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":69,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.767,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":10,"expected_fill_days":25,"reasons":["conf:1","win:mid"],"computed_at":"2026-10-19T05:45:15Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":213980,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/hydro-one-regulatory-policy-advisor","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/hydro-one-regulatory-policy-advisor.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-19T14:51:41Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":10929,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-20T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1900363},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1900363"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fhydro-one-regulatory-policy-advisor"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fhydro-one-regulatory-policy-advisor"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fhydro-one-regulatory-policy-advisor"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/hydro-one-regulatory-policy-advisor\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fhydro-one-regulatory-policy-advisor"}]}