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About the Role
Sitka Power is seeking an Operations Engineer to support the technical operation and continuous improvement of its generation fleet. This role involves traditional plant engineering tasks like equipment troubleshooting and root cause analysis, alongside developing tools for anomaly detection, fault prediction, and streamlined reporting using historian data.
Responsibilities
- Troubleshoot equipment and control system issues across run-of-river hydro, solar, wind, and battery storage facilities
- Perform root cause analysis on equipment failures and performance deviations, and see corrective actions through to closure
- Coordinate maintenance activities with site personnel and third-party service providers
- Hold OEMs and contractors accountable to scope, schedule, warranty terms, and quality of work
- Support outage planning and execution, including scheduling, contractor coordination, and return to service
- Use historian and SCADA data to investigate events, quantify production losses, and support availability reporting
- Maintain and improve existing dashboards and analytical tools supporting equipment monitoring, diagnostics, and performance analysis
- Apply and maintain the fleet's availability and production-loss reporting methodology, and support its continued development
- Identify opportunities to reduce manual reporting effort and improve data accuracy
- Identify operational changes that could improve asset financial performance, and quantify the opportunity
- Contribute to the development of asset management plans for the operating fleet
- Support due diligence, technical assessments, and engineering reviews related to operations or development opportunities
Requirements
- Engineering degree or technologist diploma with preference given to Mechanical or Electrical disciplines
- Registered, or eligible for registration, as a professional engineer or technologist in the applicable Canadian jurisdiction
- Minimum 5 years of experience in an industrial environment with preference given to experience in hydro, wind, solar PV, or battery energy storage
- Demonstrated experience with industrial equipment; rotating equipment experience, including turbines, generators, pumps, or similar assets, is preferred
- Experience with industrial control systems (SCADA, DCS, or PLC environments)
- Experience using data historians, dashboards, or similar data tools for equipment troubleshooting and performance analysis
- Strong root cause analysis and structured problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated ability to manage or support capital and outage projects, including scheduling and contractor coordination
- Valid provincial driver's licence in good standing
- Ability to travel to operating sites across Canada
Skills
- Rotating equipment
- Turbines
- Generators
- Pumps
- Industrial control systems
- SCADA
- DCS
- PLC environments
- Data historians
- Dashboards
- Equipment troubleshooting
- Performance analysis
- Root cause analysis
- Structured problem-solving
- Project management
- Scheduling
- Contractor coordination
- Wind: drivetrain and gearbox systems, hydraulic power units, yaw and pitch systems, converters, and blade inspection or repair campaigns
- Hydro: governors, runners, intakes, trash racks, penstocks, and water licence and flow compliance
- Solar and storage: tracker systems, inverters, BESS operation, and associated protection and controls
- Canary Labs / Axiom historian platforms, or equivalent
- CMMS system
- Scripting
- Data analysis tools
- Python
- SQL
- Condition monitoring
- Predictive analytics
Location
- Calgary (hybrid)
- Remote work considered for candidates in BC and ON
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Remote
Experience Level
- Minimum 5 years of experience
Education Level
- Engineering degree or technologist diploma
Salary/Compensations
- $95,000-$115,000 depending on experience
Benefits
- Performance-based Incentive Plans
- Comprehensive employee benefit plan
- 40 hours per week
- 4 weeks (20 days) vacation
- 4 Health Days
- 3 Personal Development Days
About the Company
- Sitka Power is a renewable energy company committed to powering a sustainable future.
- Our goal is to build, own, and operate a diverse portfolio of renewable energy projects across Canada, including solar, wind, hydro, and battery storage.
Equal Opportunity
- Sitka Power believes in the strength of diversity, and we are dedicated to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce and environment where all employees feel welcome and free to be their authentic selves.
- We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, colour, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, military/veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other protected grounds.
- Accommodation is available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment process.