Dsgn Engineer Specialist - Struct​/Mech

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Date:
May 29, 2026

Location:

Toronto, ON, CA

Hydro One is proud to be the largest electricity transmission and distribution provider in Ontario, serving nearly 1.5 million customers. We have a long history in the industry with our roots dating back over 110 years to 1906. Since then, we have worked to grow and evolve to meet the changing needs of our customers and communities across Ontario. Today, we’re focused on providing exceptional customer service and ensuring we are building safe communities where we live, work and play.

It’s an exciting time to join the team at Hydro One!

We are honoured to be recognized by Forbes in its list of Canada’s Best Employers for 2026.

This role provides technical leadership for the structural and civil design of transmission stations and related facilities by driving high-quality engineering solutions, design consistency, and adherence to standards, codes, and regulatory requirements. Responsibilities include developing and reviewing structural and civil designs, engineering calculations, specifications, and documentation; supporting constructability and coordination across project phases; and ensuring alignment with design intent, safety requirements, and organizational standards.

The role also supports engineering governance, quality assurance, and continuous improvement by leading peer reviews, contributing to the development of standards and tools, and identifying opportunities to enhance engineering practices. In addition, it provides technical guidance and mentorship to engineering staff, collaborates with internal teams, suppliers, and stakeholders, and supports risk identification, issue resolution, and decision-making to ensure effective and reliable project delivery.

For major and/or complex transformer, switching, frequency changer and condenser stations projects, and the switchyard features associated with generating stations, develop and provide technical oversight for "structural" designs, ensuring alignment with applicable standards, to achieve the concepts, layouts and requirements as specified for the project, exercising sound engineering judgment. Collaborate with all stakeholders in the various phases leading to final design, ensure coordination of various features to avoid design conflicts and support overall design integrity, provide technical guidance and supervise assisting staff as required.

Examine contracts and equipment tenders to ensure they meet the intent of the structural and/or civil design.

• Requires an engineering knowledge of the behaviour and design of steel structures, soil mechanics and foundations, concrete design, structural theory, mechanics of materials, and the applicable engineering mathematics.
• This job requires incumbents to possess their Professional Engineering Ontario (PEO) License (P.ENG License) and seal to approve engineering work done by themselves or others
• This knowledge is considered to be normally acquired through the completion of 4 years of University training (Grade XII plus 5 years) in an appropriate field such as Civil or Structural Engineering.

• Requires practical experience in the structural and civil design areas to fully gain familiarity with the practical approaches, methods, and techniques pertinent to station design projects, including an understanding of the interaction with electrical equipment, and the requirements for drawing production, standards, and practices.
• Requires field experience to develop an understanding of construction methods, installation practices, and constructability considerations.
• Requires progressive experience in the design field related to transformer, switching, frequency changer and condenser stations, working in all areas of station design to effectively perform in the "Specialist" capacity.
• A period of eight to ten years or progressive experience in structural and/or civil engineering design is considered necessary to gain this experience.

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