DutiesAre you interested in advancing Canada’s energy conversation? Would you like to use your energy expertise to advise decision-makers on issues of national importance? If you answered yes to these questions, we’re looking for you!
As a Market or Supply Analyst, you’ll play a critical role in the CER’s energy information work, one of our core responsibilities. Accordingly, you can make key contributions in guiding the CER’s energy information strategy, analysis, and programs.
This includes supporting energy information publications, adjudication work, and its data management. Detailed duties may include:
• Participate in adjudicative processes by conducting technical analysis, advising Commissioners, and drafting decisions.
• Communicate and present data and pipeline information products to a variety of audiences, including technical staff and senior leadership.
• Contribute to the design and maintenance of both a relational database and non-relational database including implementation testing, quality control, table design, and access management.
• Collect, manage, validate, and visualize energy-related data using SQL, Python, Tableau Desktop, and Tableau Server.
• Write scripts in Python and SQL to scrape data from a variety of data source types, including PDFs, excel, csv, and webpages.
• Conduct research, analysis, and drafting of energy and pipeline information products, including market snapshots, pipeline profiles, content for interactive maps, and online data visualizations.
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams in developing and publishing energy and pipeline information products, including content for interactive maps, data analysis, and online data visualizations.
• Develop and build relationships throughout the CER to facilitate collaboration and knowledge-sharing in data management, energy market analysis, technical expertise, web product development, and design.
• Utilize enterprise platforms and systems and follow CER policies and processes in program activities.
• Leverage a variety of CER information systems such as the Commodities Tracking System (CTS), REGDOCS (a regulatory database for activities and transactions conducted at the Canada Energy Regulator), and the Data Lake (database) to develop and validate information about the facilities we regulate.
• Support supply analysis by collecting, synthesizing, and evaluating data from diverse sources to assess supply conditions, draw evidence-based conclusions, and support the organization’s supply monitoring and regulatory mandate.
• Support supply assessments, advice, and reporting by estimating resource availability and deliverability, while developing knowledge of current and emerging legislation, regulations, and guidelines to inform recommendations.
Work environmentThe Canada Energy Regulator (CER) helps keep energy moving safely across Canada by reviewing projects, sharing energy information, and upholding world-class safety and environmental standards. Headquartered in Calgary, with regional offices in Montréal, Vancouver, and Yellowknife, the CER employs approximately 600 people.
Recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, the CER is committed to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve.
The CER is proud to be an employer of choice for Indigenous Peoples*. We support Reconciliation through meaningful actions, including access to Elders, cultural and community supports, paid and unpaid leave for traditional practices, one-on-one coaching, social and cultural events, and flexible work arrangements, including hybrid and telework options when needed.
*Indigenous Peoples refers to First Nation, Inuit, or Métis.
Important messages
This position is subject to CER’s Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada Collective Agreement.
The benefits offered may be different than those offered in the greater public service.
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:
• Annual performance pay which includes elements of individual performance and corporate performance.
The ability to communicate effectively in writing will be assessed throughout your application.
As part of your application, you will be required to answer screening questions related to the essential education and experience and asset qualifications. You must provide CLEAR, CONCRETE EXAMPLES with sufficient detail for each question. Responses such as “please refer to CV/résumé” will not be accepted. Applications that lack specific examples or sufficient detail may be rejected, as the Assessment Board must have enough information to determine whether the requirements are met.
Volume Management strategies may be used.
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