Job Description

General Manager

Chapleau Hydro is a Local Distribution Company serving the community of Chapleau, Ontario. The utility operates two 115-4.16 kV transformers for approximately 60% of its 1200 customers. The balance of customers are serviced from a 25 kV system owned by Hydro One. The utility has 30 km of overhead and underground line, with more than 700 poles and 250 transformers. Chapleau Hydro employs 5 individuals and is entirely owned by the Municipality of Chapleau.

Chapleau has a stable and diverse economy based on forestry, mining, tourism and as a base for CP Rail. The community offers a hospital, elementary and secondary schools in both French and English, golf course and recreation center.

Duties:

• Work with Board of Directors to advance the mandate of the Utility
• Ensure the Utility operates in a responsible corporate environment with due regard to the environmental footprint and public and employee safety
• Supervise operations to ensure compliance, production efficiency, accuracy, quality, service and the cost-effective management of resources
• Lead operational capital planning
• Understand and manage Regulatory requirements from the OEB and IESO
• Produce and submit to IESO monthly reporting
• Produce and submit to OEB annual Incentive Rate-setting Mechanism (IRM) & Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements (RRR)
• Oversee production and submission of Cost of Service (COS) as required
• Compile the yearly Scorecard
• Manage and maintain annual budget, financial statements
• Supervise customer, billing and financial requirements - billing, payroll, A/P, A/R, disconnects, reconnects, outage reporting, customer service indices

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of management and supervisory experience
• Degree or equivalent in Engineering, Business Administration or Finance
• Knowledge and experience in the electricity and power sectors
• Familiarity with financial statements, budgets and asset management planning
• Experience with OEB electricity regulations

Remuneration:

• Salary including a benefit package, will be in accordance with the existing salary and benefits scale and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Please submit cover letter and resume to the attention of Chapleau Hydro Board of Directors; by 4:00 pm, Friday, January 20th, 2023. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

General Manager

Chapleau Hydro is a Local Distribution Company serving the community of Chapleau, Ontario. The utility operates two 115-4.16 kV transformers for approximately 60% of its 1200 customers. The balance of customers are serviced from a 25 kV system owned by Hydro One. The utility has 30 km of overhead and underground line, with more than 700 poles and 250 transformers. Chapleau Hydro employs 5 individuals and is entirely owned by the Municipality of Chapleau.

Chapleau has a stable and diverse economy based on forestry, mining, tourism and as a base for CP Rail. The community offers a hospital, elementary and secondary schools in both French and English, golf course and recreation center.

Duties:

• Work with Board of Directors to advance the mandate of the Utility
• Ensure the Utility operates in a responsible corporate environment with due regard to the environmental footprint and public and employee safety
• Supervise operations to ensure compliance, production efficiency, accuracy, quality, service and the cost-effective management of resources
• Lead operational capital planning
• Understand and manage Regulatory requirements from the OEB and IESO
• Produce and submit to IESO monthly reporting
• Produce and submit to OEB annual Incentive Rate-setting Mechanism (IRM) & Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements (RRR)
• Oversee production and submission of Cost of Service (COS) as required
• Compile the yearly Scorecard
• Manage and maintain annual budget, financial statements
• Supervise customer, billing and financial requirements - billing, payroll, A/P, A/R, disconnects, reconnects, outage reporting, customer service indices

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of management and supervisory experience
• Degree or equivalent in Engineering, Business Administration or Finance
• Knowledge and experience in the electricity and power sectors
• Familiarity with financial statements, budgets and asset management planning
• Experience with OEB electricity regulations

Remuneration:

• Salary including a benefit package, will be in accordance with the existing salary and benefits scale and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Please submit cover letter and resume to the attention of Chapleau Hydro Board of Directors; by 4:00 pm, Friday, January 20th, 2023. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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