Commissioner's Assistant

Title: Commissioner's Assistant

Agency:  Illinois Commerce Commission
Closing Date/Time:  December 16, 2024 @ 5:00 p.m. 

Work Location: Chicago or Springfield

Springfield - 527 E. Capitol Ave. Springfield, IL 62701

 Chicago - 160 North LaSalle. Suite, C-800 Chicago, IL 60601.

Salary: $4,752 - $10,890 Monthly
Job Type:  Professional
County:  Cook or Sangamon
Number of Vacancies:  1
Plan/BU:  Exempt, Merit Compensation, Grade 12 position

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To Apply: submit a cover letter, resume, and college transcripts (photocopies or official) to: Illinois Commerce Commission, Human Resources Department, 527 East Capitol Avenue, Springfield, Illinois 62701 or via email to Colette.Smith@illinois.gov on or before the close of business (5:00pm) on December 16, 2024. Please refer questions concerning this posting to Colette Smith at (217) 557-4206 (phone) or Colette.smith@illinois.gov (e-mail).

Colette Smith

colette.smith@illinois.gov

217-557-4206

217-720-5690

527 E. Capitol Ave. Springfield, IL 62701.

Posting Identification # 43322

ICC Overview

The ICC is made up of 2 main segments. The Bureau of Public Utilities and The Bureau of Transportation. 

Public Utility Services

Through its Bureau of Public Utilities, the Commission oversees the provision of adequate, reliable, efficient and safe utility services at the least possible cost to Illinois citizens served by electric, natural gas, telecommunications, water and sewer public utility companies.

Transportation Services

Through its Bureau of Transportation, the Commission oversees public safety and consumer protection programs with regard to intrastate commercial motor carriers of general freight, household goods movers, relocation towers, safety towers, personal property warehouses and repossession agencies. The Commission’s Rail Safety Program also inspects and regulates the general safety of railroad tracks, facilities and equipment in the state.

Job Responsibilities

The Commissioner’s Assistant aids the Office of the Chairman and Commissioners with research, analysis, and development of issues and opinions relating to the industries regulated by the Commission; conducts research projects, prepares reports and economic based studies; assists the Chairman and Commissioners’ Office in amending proposed orders, drafting dissenting and concurring opinions; provides expert advice, analysis and research on a variety of issues related to the regulation of energy, telecommunications, water, and the transportation industries; plans and conducts extensive and complex research or data analysis to determine if economic and policy analyses provided by utilities, industry, and consumer advocates support a proposed action before the Commission; confers and advises the Commissioner on controversial problems of statutory interpretation and compliance; assists in reviewing materials filed in the cases before ICC, prepares case summaries, assists in developing questions and alternative orders, reviews and comments on orders, testimony, staff reports and other filings and otherwise provides policy analysis to assist the Commissioner; researches and drafts letters, memoranda, speeches, articles and legislative proposals as requested by the Chairman and Commissioners’ Office; acts as a liaison between the Chairman and Commissioners’ Office and other Advisors, ICC staff, governmental agencies, and industry parties; monitors trade and academic literature in order to keep abreast of issues and trends in utility regulation; establishes and maintains a regulatory policy research agenda for the Office of the Chairman and Commissioners’, as required or directed; and serves as representative of the Chairman and Commissioners’ Office at meetings, as required.

Minimum Qualifications

The Commissioner Assistant reports directly to the assigned Commissioner, appointed by the Governor. This position requires a bachelor’s degree in economics, engineering, finance, accounting, or related field. An advanced degree in economics, engineering, law, policy, finance, or accounting is preferred. Significant additional experience in public utility regulat