About the Role
The Engineer provides a wide range of engineering support services to ensure the technical soundness, reliability, safety, and cost-effectiveness of the utility and its Electrical Distribution Power System. The role involves accountability for engineering work, strategic project completion, and participation in the annual planning process.
Responsibilities
- Prepares engineering, technical, or business reports and studies; performs options analysis, testing, and evaluations.
- Leads initiatives in short- and long-range strategic planning, including intelligent grid and annual portfolio planning.
- Owns and leads capital portfolio business case development and approvals.
- Makes independent decisions in response to operational needs such as system contingencies, customer connections, and major external projects.
- Provides timely technical support and consultation, demonstrating effective project management and process efficiencies.
- Reviews, develops, and/or presents business proposals, plans, designs, processes, operational procedures, and practices.
- Accountable for the timely, technically accurate, and cost-effective application of engineering practices.
- Compares alternatives based on cost/benefit, system needs, customer needs, safety, statistical analysis, and engineering principles, recommending optimal solutions.
- Undertakes special investigations and studies, preparing reports with recommendations.
- Prepares material and/or technical specifications and standards.
- Reviews proposals from suppliers, contractors, and consultants for technical merit and compliance.
- Investigates and evaluates the application of new technologies.
- Participates in implementing corporate goals.
- Represents Toronto Hydro in external meetings and/or committees.
- May act as a team or project leader.
- Performs root cause analyses of failure data.
- Performs trend analyses of equipment data and determines actions to improve and optimize capital and operations programs.
Requirements
- University degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Registered as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng) in the Province of Ontario.
- 4+ years of experience with a focus on distribution system analysis, capital project creation and justification.
- Understanding of field inspections and accurate project estimation based on field conditions.
- Experience in CYME is an asset.
- Fluent in enterprise tools for planning and project estimation (e.g., GEAR, SAP).
- Experience with data analysis and project reporting is an asset.
- Masters in Electrical Engineering is an asset.
- Experience in leading strategic projects end-to-end is an asset.
- Valid Class “G” Driver’s License recommended.
- Project Management experience with good knowledge of planning processes is an asset.
- Aptitude and experience in adapting to, managing, and facilitating change demonstrated through self-motivation and stakeholder engagement.
- Self-motivated, operates with a high degree of independence, and can visualize possibilities and opportunities.
- Internal and external customer focused with strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to predict and understand technological trends and their effect on business or strategic work plans.
- Demonstrated knowledge of relevant safety and environmental legislation and regulations.
- Demonstrates commitment to environment, health, and safety.
- Experience in data management.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills that demonstrate relationship building.
- Effective skills in project management operations, budgeting, business process, and productivity improvements.
Skills
- Distribution system analysis
- Capital project creation and justification
- Field inspections
- Project estimation
- CYME
- GEAR
- SAP
- Data analysis
- Project reporting
- Project management
- Planning processes
- Change management
- Stakeholder engagement
- Interpersonal skills
- Technological trend analysis
- Safety legislation
- Environmental legislation
- Data management
- Verbal communication
- Written communication
- Relationship building
- Budgeting
- Business process improvement
- Productivity improvement
Location
- Toronto
- Ontario
- Canada
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Remote
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 4+ years of experience
Education Level
- University degree in Electrical Engineering
- Masters in Electrical Engineering
Salary/Compensations
- $104097 - $146959 Annually
Benefits
- 100% employer paid Health & Dental benefits
- 24/7 access to Employee & Family Assistance Program and Virtual Healthcare
- Company-paid life insurance and long term disability
- Spending account to support fitness goals
- Competitive paid time off (including vacation and parental leave)
- Defined Benefits Pension Plan through OMERS
- Career development and tuition reimbursement
- Exciting employee engagement and appreciation events
About the Company
- Toronto Hydro is committed to leveraging new technologies to support an efficient and inclusive recruitment process.
- Toronto Hydro is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
- Toronto Hydro is pleased to provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals throughout the job application process.
Equal Opportunity
- We welcome applications from all qualified candidates.
