Senior Plant Engineer/Officer

Status: Regular Full Time

Working Conditions: Hybrid Working Environment    

Education Level: Bachelors Degree- Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (4 Year)

Base Location: Oshawa, ON

Temporary Work Location: Pickering, ON  

Shifts(s): Days

Travel: Yes- 10%

Deadline to Apply: November 22, 2024

Salary Range: $1,651.02 - $2,832.86 Per Week

Electrify your career and help build a brighter tomorrow.

Every generation has a challenge that defines them. At OPG, we are calling on all innovators, disruptors, thought leaders and change-makers. Join us to electrify life in one generation and build a sustainable future powered by our electricity, our ideas, and our people. Join OPG and make history.

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.

ACCOMMODATIONS

OPG is committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment where all employees feel valued, respected, and supported. If you require accommodation during the application or interview process, please advise us as soon as possible so appropriate arrangements can be made.

If you require information in a format that is accessible to you, please contact AODA@opg.com

This position is moving to OPG Corporate Headquarters: In Summer 2025, OPG will officially welcome employees to our new Corporate Headquarters located at 1908 Colonel Sam Drive, Oshawa, Ontario. This new space will enable teamwork, collaboration and innovation that will help us to achieve our mission to electrify life in one generation. This position will be temporarily based in Pickering, ON until the move to Headquarters in the Summer of 2025.

JOB OVERVIEW

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is looking for a dynamic, strategic and results-driven professional to join our team on a Permanent Full Time Basis, in the role of Senior Plant Engineer/ Officer located in Oshawa, Ontario.

Reporting to the Manager of Engineering (Equipment Reliability - Renewable Generation), the Senior Plant Engineer/ Officer will provide technical support for the safe, efficient and economical commissioning and operation of hydroelectric and thermal generating station assets.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in an environment where you will contribute to OPG’s public outreach, engagement and education efforts as part of the company’s commitment to growing its social license. 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES 

• Provide technical advice and guidance on a variety of mechanical and or electrical issues to ensure safe, environmentally responsible, reliable and efficient power generation. This includes but is not limited to: all manner of maintenance activities and plans, operating concerns and limitations, equipment health and performance, design deficiencies and enhancements, and project related activities. 
• Provide support, coaching and mentoring to junior staff. 
• Provide input and support with maintaining and updating work programs, procedures, and standards related to equipment reliability. 
• Develop or assist with work methods, preparation of reports, and record keeping 
• Assist in allocating work, providing instruction and reviewing reports/results for technical soundness and quality of presentation. 
•  Lead or collaborate in studies or investigations involving both internal and external stakeholders 
• Influence and seek consensus with stakeholders holding diverse viewpoints and objectives. 
• Provide leadership in collaborating closely with engineering, operations, maintenance and corporate stakeholders to build and improve reliability tools and products, and the adoption of their use. 
• Undertake or oversee root cause investigations for equipment related failures or unsatisfactory equipment performance. Provide corrective action plans that address all stakeholder concerns and requirements. 
• Keep abreast of advances in hydroelectric plant design development in general and the assigned technical field in particular.  
• Participate in training programs. 
• Ensure equipment surveillance programs are developed and are executed by station engineering and operations. Ensure equipment and system performance criteria is well documented as well as action plans for abnormal conditions. 
• Ensure adherence to all Section and other OPG governing documents. 
• Ensure adherence to all regulations related to safety, environment or other legal requirements 
• Requirement to travel via road, airplane, float plane, helicopter etc. on short notice up to 10% of time (though actual amount of travel is normally minimal in nature). 

EDUCATION

• Candidate must be a fully licensed engineer in the province of Ontario, or be eligible to be licensed in the Province of Ontario
• 4 year university degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering  
• Valid Ontario Driver’s License in good standing

QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to work effectively and efficiently in a flexible hybrid office environment.
• Minimum 5 years of experience as an Engineer is preferred  
• Experience generating reports and analyzing trends using Power Bi  
• The successful candidate will be results oriented and have a strong focus on the company core values of integrity and personal accountability. 
• Experience working with cross functional teams 
• Experience in a Hydro/Thermal plant is preferred 

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

What Makes a Career at OPG Different?

As Ontario’s largest clean energy generator, we’re building, expanding, and innovating the equipment and technology that keeps Ontario powered with clean, reliable energy.

At OPG, our values are our strengths.  They are fundamental truths about our organization that don’t change: 

Safety – it’s our business
Integrity – always lead with integrity
Excellence – never satisfied with good enough
Inclusion – working together for powerful outcomes
Innovation - creativity accelerates possibility

Here's why OPG might just be the ideal workplace for you:

• Exceptional range of opportunities province-wide
• Long-term career growth and development opportunities
• Electricity is vital to the province and OPG’s clean electricity is helping decarbonize other sectors.

Our promise to you:

• We care about the safety and the well-being of our employees. It is our utmost priority.
• A supportive work environment where you can be your best every day.
• Opportunities to stretch and develop.
• Offer different ways for you to give back to communities where we operate.
• Partner with Indigenous communities and support local businesses.
• We support employment equity, diversity and inclusion.

Are you ready to start a career that has the power to electrify life on and off the job? Apply now.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Please submit your application online at https://jobs.opg.com/ by 11:59 PM E.S.T., Friday, November 22, 2024.  OPG thanks all those who apply; however, only candidates considered for an interview will be contacted.

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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. It is not typical for the salary to be offered near the top of the range, and salary is dependent on numerous factors. For management roles, the base salary range does not represent the total compensation package. 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. This initiative constitutes a special program under the Human Rights Code/Canadian Human Rights Act.