Posting End Date: Education Level: Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Shift: Travel Required: Electrify your career and help build a brighter tomorrow.

Whether you work in the skilled trades or are a business professional, a career at OPG is an opportunity to electrify your life on -- and off -- the job.

Electrical, Plant Engineer/Officer .

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

Reporting to the Production Supervisor - Technical, this position is responsible to provide electrical/protection & control enginering technical support for the continuous safe and effective operation of OPG's NorthEast operations.

Plan, coordinate and conduct electrical engineering assessments, studies, inspections, investigations, designs, and evaluations for generators, power systems transformers, control associated with hydroelectric generating stations and associated infrastructure.

Perform condition and risk assessments and provide recommendations with respect to life cycle management of electrical infrastructure.

Preparation of drawings, technical specifications, construction estimates, Request for Proposals, proposal evaluation, award, contract negotiations & administration & co-ordination, construction monitoring, resolution of contract disputes.

Provide input to business plans, work plans, budgets with respect to project priorities, schedules, and resource requirements.

Collaborate with customers, stakeholders, consultants, contractors, and government agencies as required.

As a technical expert in electrical engineering provide advice, guidance, consultation, and services to engineering problems including:

Electrical/P&C; engineering matters related to projects and Operations.

Electrical Programs such as Arc Flash and grounding assessments

Respond to emergencies, equipment failure, unsatisfactory equipment performance, conduct field investigations, prepare reports, and recommend actions.

Develop plans, standards and technical procedures for inspection, maintenance, and monitoring programs.

Serve on study, project teams or task groups.

Pre-start health and safety reviews,



investigation of safety or technical incidents.

4 year Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.

Minimum 2 years experience in an Electrical Engineering role;

Experience working in a Hydroelectric Generating Facility is preferred;

Experience working in an Industrial Power Systems or Utilities organization.

Experience using AutoCAD is preferred.

Demonstrated knowledge of the OH&S; Act and Regulations, especially for Industrial Establishments (Ont. 213) in Ontario & the Ontario Electrical Safety Code & various codes and standards associated with electrical engineering and application of their requirements.

Experience with planning and conducting assessments, studies, inspections, investigations, designing, evaluating, construction monitoring & maintenance of electrical works associated with hydroelectric generating stations.

Ability to Independently problem solve with methods and tools required for electrical engineering applications.

The Ideal candidate will have demonstrated knowledge and experience with AC & DC systems, communication, generator, and protection / control systems, grounding, instrumentation, LV & MV systems & switchgear, oil containment, PLC's, transformers, teleprotections, and regulatory requirements.

Software associated with electrical engineering, monitoring and instrumentation, Power System Software, SCADA, Data Historians MS Suite of software & AutoCAD;

Experience in analysis in electrical testing & results.

Willingness to travel via road, airplane, float plane, helicopter etc. Ability to work effectively and efficiently in a flexible hybrid office environment;

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 will exhibit uncompromising integrity and commitment to upholding corporate values, and the OPG Code of Business Conduct.

As the largest generator in Ontario, we meet approximately 50% of the province’s electricity needs, largely from low-carbon sources like nuclear and hydro.

As we work to achieve our vision of Electrifying life in one generation, OPG and our family of companies are also helping advance the development of new low-carbon technologies such as Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), refurbishment projects, and electrification initiatives to help power the growing demands of a growing economy.

The Darlington New Nuclear

Project is leading the way in the advancement of Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technology in Canada – the future of nuclear power generation! Using new and innovative technologies such as small modular reactors, hydrogen and battery storage, while expanding our hydroelectric and nuclear portfolios, we are changing the electricity landscape in Ontario.

The base salary range considers many factors including, but not limited to experience, education, and training, including any collective agreement requirements for union represented positions. The total compensation package for regular full-time management roles includes pay-for-performance programs for annual and medium time periods. Maintaining a high-performance culture and excellence is a core expectation of every member of our leadership team and is rewarded through the established compensation framework.

OPG is committed to employment equity. As such, we encourage applicants from equity-seeking communities (Indigenous Peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and women). We strongly believe that alleviating the under-representation of equity-seeking individuals will create a stronger OPG team and allow us to better serve the needs of our diverse communities.

In order to fulfill the above-mentioned purpose, priority in hiring may be given to qualified persons who self-identify as a member of equity-seeking groups as identified in the application process. OPG may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of the applicant screening process.

📌 Electrical, Plant Engineer/Officer (Canada)
🏢 Ontario Power Generation
📍 Canada