Senior Plant Engineer​/Officer - Electrical Engineering

Senior Plant Engineer/Officer
- Electrical Engineering

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Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is looking for a dynamic, strategic and results-driven professional to join our team in the role of Senior Plant Engineer/Officer
- Electrical Engineering.

Status: Regular

Number of Openings: 2

Education Level: 4-Year University Degree in Electrical Engineering.

Base

Location:

14000 Niagara Pkwy, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L2E 6T2.

Shift: Days

Travel Required: 10%

Final date to receive applications:29/09/2026

Salary Range: $1,664.34 - $2,622.59 per week

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is looking for a dynamic, strategic and results-driven professional to join our team in the role of Senior Plant Engineer
- Electrical Engineering.

• Providing technical support and leadership to maintenance crews, and management.
• Manage electrical engineering assessments, studies, inspections, investigations, designs, and evaluations for hydro turbine generators, and auxiliary systems associated with hydroelectric generation.
• Preparation of drawings, technical specifications and construction estimates.
• End to end management of request for proposals (RFP) process.
• Provide technical support in regards to hydroelectric station maintenance operations, performance, design and commissioning.
• Collaborate with customers, stakeholders, consultants, contractors, and government agencies as required.
• Respond to emergencies, conduct field investigations, prepare reports, and recommend actions; pre-start health and safety reviews, investigation of safety or technical incidents.
• Develop plans, standards and technical procedures for inspection, maintenance and asset life management programs.

• 4 year University Degree in Electrical Engineering;
  Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) certification in good standing in the Province of Ontario is an asset.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience as an Electrical Engineer; demonstrate technical knowledge of hydro-electric generation; consideration will be given to more junior candidates as well.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas:
  • High Voltage equipment over 115kV (transformers, breakers, switches)
  • Medium voltage equipment 600V to 115kV (switch gear, disconnects, grounding, arc flash analysis)
  • Exciters (static and rotated)
  • Electrical Protections
  • PLC, SCADA system and real time control networks (large scaled and wide geo would be a plus)
  • Hydro generators and auxiliary systems
• Experience conducting assessments, testing, studies, inspections, investigations, design, evaluations, construction monitoring & maintenance of electrical works associated with generating stations;
• Experience participating in and leads root cause analysis for equipment issues.
• Strong verbal and written communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills for the purposes of gathering and relaying information, resolving issues of concern;
• Good organizational and leadership skills, and to be a self-starter who can work both independently and in a team environment that is dedicated to engineering excellence and best practices;
• High integrity, upholding company values including H&S, and protection of the environment;
• Demonstrated knowledge of the OH&S Act and Regulations, especially for Industrial Establishments (Ont Reg 851) & Construction (Ont Reg 213) and various codes and standards associated with electrical engineering and application of their requirements.
• Results and detail oriented individual;
• Candidate must be a fully licensed engineer in the Province of Ontario, or be eligible to be licensed in the Province of Ontario.

The successful candidate willexhibituncompromising integrity and commitment to upholding corporate values, and the OPG Code of Business Conduct.

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