Commissioner

at  Ontario Energy Board

Overview:
LHH Knightsbridge Executive Search is partnering with the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) to identify candidates to fill the position of Commissioner. Currently there is a need for multiple Commissioners – full-time and part-time – to replace three Commissioners whose terms are ending and to meet the ongoing needs of this Ontario regulator.
The OEB is the independent regulator of Ontario’s electricity and natural gas sectors, protecting consumers and making decisions that serve the public interest to promote a sustainable and efficient energy sector, for today and tomorrow. The OEB performs its mandate through effective, fair and transparent regulation, including adjudicative proceedings.

EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:

• Academic qualifications and experience ideally in natural gas or power operations/engineering, energy system planning, or law/administrative law. Additional relevant experience in one or more of the following would be an asset: economics, finance/business management, consumer/public interest, Indigenous consultation, environmental/energy efficiency, and the Four D’s (Decarbonization, Deregulation, Digitalization, Decentralization).
• Experience in the Ontario electricity and/or natural gas industries, with an appreciation of the complexities of an evolving market, energy transition and innovation.
• Knowledge of the OEB, its mandate and the regulatory and business environment in which it operates. Knowledge of the principles of economic regulation, administrative law and the principles of natural justice, and of the roles, responsibilities and powers of an adjudicative body.
• Experience in making and effectively communicating complex decisions, often involving large amounts of technical evidence, and balancing the interests and rights of a diverse range of stakeholders, ideally in a regulatory agency or quasi-judicial administrative tribunal setting.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary and collaborative environments encompassing highly specialized subject areas.
• Experience in the interpretation and application of legislative and regulatory frameworks or policies.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

If you are interested in being considered for this exciting adjudicative position, please submit your cover letter, indicating your preference for the full- or part-time position, along with your current resume to Chris Sawyer: chris.sawyer@lhhknightsbridge.com

• Render timely and high-quality decisions on applications in accordance with applicable legislative requirements, administrative law and the principles of natural justice.
• Hear and decide substantive and procedural matters in both written and oral proceedings in an independent, impartial and transparent manner.
• Perform in accordance with the principles of regulatory excellence, including independence, accountability, certainty, effectiveness and efficiency. Work collaboratively with other panel members to define and develop the analytical framework for individual cases.
• Function as the presiding member and lead panel processes, as required. Support the introduction of efficiencies and innovation in the adjudicative process.
• Comply with all legal, regulatory and governmental requirements and the OEB’s corporate policies.
• Provide advice to OEB staff on the development of regulatory policy and other matters on which the OEB is consulting the sector