About the Role
This position is responsible for coordinating and leading engineering activities associated with transmission and distribution capital projects. The role provides oversight of internal and external engineering resources throughout the project lifecycle, including project planning, design, execution, commissioning, and closeout. Working closely with project teams, consultants, and stakeholders, the incumbent ensures engineering deliverables are completed in accordance with approved scope, schedule, budget, quality requirements, and Hydro One standards and policies.
Responsibilities
- Assist in the conduct of operations research, technical/economic/environmental/business/regulatory impact assessments and other specialized studies to determine transmission and distribution customer/system needs.
- Assist in the analysis of problems and the development of strategies, alternatives and preferred solution.
- Assist in the delivery of solution through suppliers and service providers.
- Assist in the development, definition and preparation of programs, processes, standards, procedures or methods related to the management of transmission/distribution assets.
- Assist in the preparation of business cases and other formal documents.
- Assist in the preparation of work specifications and contracts.
- Assist in the monitoring, control and redirection of programs and projects.
- Assist in the coordination of activities with service providers.
- Assist in the development of the business plan, budgets and regulatory submission.
- Assist the unit on discussions and negotiation with customers, stakeholders, regulatory authorities and service providers.
- Prepare comprehensive reports and specifications and present solutions, producing necessary documentation, as necessary.
- Assist in the review and evaluation of industry standards, keep current with the latest developments in the technical standards environment.
- Provide guidance to and work with, other interested groups in the implementation of recommendations.
- Provide necessary technical direction to service providers.
- Assist in coordinating activities with Service Providers and stakeholders.
- Maintain contract databases as required.
- Monitor service provider performance, report variances and give redirection if required.
- Assist in resolving issues through negotiation with the Service Provider, stakeholders and customer.
- Prepare comprehensive reports and specifications and present recommendations to resolve issues, producing necessary documentation, as necessary.
- Assist in the preparation of management reports.
- Maintain management databases, as required.
- Assist the unit in working with the Service Providers to ensure capabilities to perform required works and in evaluating the contracting process for continuous improvement.
- Be a technical resource and consultant on transmission/distribution asset management matters.
- Promote acceptance to corporate proposals and generally work to ally fears, overcome resistance and otherwise contribute towards securing, protecting and advancing objectives.
- Liaise with other internal work groups, divisions and outside interests.
- Maintain an awareness of advancing technology developments and improvements in technical standards related to transmission/distribution assets.
- Provide guidance to others as required.
- Assist in resolution of work problems.
- Train new staff in job responsibilities.
- Perform other duties as required.
Requirements
- Requires an engineering knowledge of electrical power systems and facilities related to transmission/distribution/information system assets, mathematics, information technology to assist in carrying out theoretical, economic and engineering analytical studies related to the application, design and performance of the transmission/distribution/information systems.
- Requires knowledge of technical writing to prepare effective reports.
- Requires good communication skills to prepare and deliver effective presentations.
- Requires experience of the electrical power system operational requirements, policies, practices and procedures governing transmission/distribution/information assets.
- Requires experience related to the design, performance, commissioning, operation and maintenance of transmission/distribution/information assets.
- Requires utility experience to be familiar with the operation and maintenance of power systems dealing with customers and suppliers.
- Requires experience to be familiar with the application of information technology to management control systems.
- Requires experience to be familiar with the development and organization of methods and work.
- Requires experience to be familiar with the scope and responsibilities of the position, transmission and distribution facilities, organization and operation of related work groups.
- Requires an understanding of transmission and distribution systems in Ontario and the technical standards used by electrical utilities.
Skills
- Operations research
- Technical impact assessments
- Economic impact assessments
- Environmental impact assessments
- Business impact assessments
- Regulatory impact assessments
- Specialized studies
- Problem analysis
- Strategy development
- Solution delivery
- Program development
- Process development
- Standards development
- Procedure development
- Method development
- Business case preparation
- Formal document preparation
- Work specification preparation
- Contract preparation
- Program monitoring
- Project monitoring
- Program control
- Project control
- Program redirection
- Project redirection
- Activity coordination
- Service provider coordination
- Business plan development
- Budget development
- Regulatory submission preparation
- Customer negotiation
- Stakeholder negotiation
- Regulatory authority negotiation
- Service provider negotiation
- Technical writing
- Report preparation
- Presentation delivery
- Industry standard evaluation
- Technical standards definition
- Asset performance monitoring
- Database application development
- Technical direction
- Contract database maintenance
- Service provider performance monitoring
- Variance reporting
- Issue resolution
- Management report preparation
- Management database maintenance
- Contracting process evaluation
- Technical resource
- Consultant
- Advancing technology awareness
- Guidance provision
- Work problem resolution
- New staff training
Location
- Toronto
Work Type
- Regular
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Over 4 years and up to and including 6 years
Education Level
- Four-year university education in an appropriate field such as electrical engineering
Salary/Compensations
- $3,610.06 - $5,157.24 / Bi-weekly
Benefits
- Extensive offering of programs to promote a culture of safety, wellbeing, inclusivity, and sustainability
About the Company
- 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.
- Employer of the year 2026
Equal Opportunity
- We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Hydro One, however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.
- Hydro One will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in the job application process.
