Oshawa Power Manager, Engineering and System Planning

Oshawa Power is located 45 minutes east of Toronto off the shores of Lake Ontario, Oshawa serves as the economic engine for the Durham Region. Oshawa Power is part of the Oshawa Power Group of Companies and dedicated to the evolving needs of our customers as a leading enabler of integrated critical energy and infrastructure Oshawa Power maintains 1000 km of overhead and underground distribution lines within a 150 km2 service territory, operated at 44 and 13.8 kV, supplied by 9 distribution and 3 transmission substations.

The organization is committed to the safe, reliable, and efficient delivery of electricity through responsible financial management, strategic reinvestment, and continuous innovation. Oshawa Power is proud have been rated as a cost-efficient utility by the Ontario Energy Board.

Reporting to the Vice President, Engineering & Operations, the Manager, Engineering & System Planning will provide strategic and technical leadership in the planning, design, prioritization, review, and approval of the Company’s electrical distribution, station, protection and control systems, automation, SCADA, and operational communications systems and infrastructure. The Manager will lead a team responsible for delivering safe, reliable, cost-effective, and customer-focused solutions aligned with the Company’s operational and long-term system needs.

The Manager will help shape the Company’s infrastructure strategy by monitoring evolving industry trends, technological advancements, regulatory requirements, and customer needs, and translating them into actionable engineering initiatives, design standards, and policies. With a focus on continuous improvement, the role will advance engineering practices, operational efficiencies, and long-term system planning.

This existing position offers an annual salary range between $118,989 and $148,736. Final compensation will be based on experience, skills, and overall fit for the role. In addition to the base salary, Oshawa Power offers highly competitive benefits, employee reimbursement programs, and bonus structure. Oshawa Power has is a learning culture where employees are encouraged to grow their careers through internal and external opportunities.

• Monitor evolving industry trends, technological advancements, regulatory requirements, and corporate objectives and translate them into actionable enterprise-wide engineering strategies, policies, standards, and initiatives, capable of supporting all facets of the organization;
• Accountable for ensuring engineering activities, standards, designs, asset management practices, and infrastructure planning comply with Ontario Regulation 22/04, the Distribution System Code, and other applicable regulatory requirements;
• Develop, manage and monitor departmental operating and capital budgets in accordance with approved corporate financial plans;
• Lead continuous improvement of engineering processes, workflows and service delivery through standardization, proper documentation, performance monitoring and workforce optimization.
• Support enterprise-wide business initiatives, including digitization, data governance and quality, technology implementation, and integration of different systems;
• Provide technical and strategic input into corporate business planning, budgeting, and organizational initiatives;
• Lead a highly skilled team of engineers, technologists, technicians, and other technical professionals to deliver high-quality work; monitor design throughput, budgets, and quality variances, implementing corrective actions as required;
• Other duties as assigned;