Distribution Short-Term Planning Engineer

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As the electricity distributor to the Nation’s Capital, our work powers the essential activities that make up our lives - at home, at work and  as Ontario’s largest municipally-owned producer of green power, we are leading the way to a greener tomorrow.

We are seeking a Distribution Short-Term Planning Engineer, a strategic thinker who can take initiatives from concept to completion and engineer the way to a smart energy future.

Are you ready to make a difference in our community?

JOB SUMMARY Reporting to the Supervisor, Distribution Engineering, the Distribution Short-Term Planning (DSTP) Engineer drives the immediate capacity, reliability, and customer integration of Hydro Ottawa’s distribution system. This role oversees tactical connection planning and near-term capacity management frameworks. By evaluating evolving customer connection demands and managing day-to-day grid engineering, the DSTP Engineer ensures that short-term planning decisions—from load and Distribution Energy Resource (DER) assessments to current-year capital execution—are practical, data-driven, and compliant with regulatory and system standards.

Additionally, the DSTP Engineer provides technical guidance and operational support to operational teams and project stakeholders to ensure that grid modernization activities and new connections are executed safely and efficiently.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES Execute capacity checks, large load inquiries, city circulations and new customer design reviews (including electric vehicle charging capacity checks and large load requests) to ensure effective grid integration.

Perform detailed engineering assessments, Preliminary Connection Reviews, and Connection Impact Assessments for all DERs in strict adherence to regulatory standards (e.g., Distribution System Code and Ontario Energy Board Distributed Energy Resources Connection Procedure).Issue Planning Directives to manage and control the safe, reliable operation of the distribution system. Fulfill operational requests for reliability improvements, and conduct current-state peak reviews and contingency analyses.

Support the execution of the current-year, in-flight capital projects process through to final energization, successfully transitioning low-to-medium complexity distribution planning directives into tangible projects.

Advance the technical workflow for connections, championing internal efficiency for DERs and interconnection tasks while maintaining rigorous data quality assurance.

Provide expert technical support to field operations, collaborating on system deficiency investigations to formulate immediate, actionable recommendations that enhance grid efficiency and reliability.

Identify and formalize tactical gaps or emerging localized system trends (such as clustered EV adoption), delivering this critical localized trend data to the Distribution Long-Term Planning team to refine annual load forecasting models.

Contribute to the routine development and maintenance of local engineering standards, standards applications, and operational guidelines to ensure safety and quality across daily field interfaces.

Represent Hydro Ottawa at external working groups and conferences to stay aligned with evolving industry trends and transfer innovative reliability insights into the organization.

Participate in Hydro Ottawa’s Electricity Emergency Response Program (EERP) including potential after-hours and or on-call responsibilities, as required.

Lead special projects and perform other related duties as required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE Undergraduate degree in…