Engineer, Generation Construction Expansion / Sustainment

Job description:

The Engineer, Generation Construction Expansion and Sustainment is accountable for researching, developing, and implementing tasks, methodologies, and practices for the corporation. As a member of SaskPower’s management team, this position is responsible for overseeing generation construction to ensure project designs, specifications, and standards are met. This position will prepare or review technical studies, business cases, designs, specifications, and construction drawings, and provide field inspection, contract management, and site construction coordination services, ensuring alignment with departmental and corporate strategic goals and objectives.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

- Learn and become familiar with assigned technical tasks, methodologies, and practices

- Supervise, coordinate and provide technical assistance for construction of power generation facilities. Perform technical and economic analysis of alternative solutions for project business cases, and make recommendations on courses of action

- Provide construction oversight to ensure works are executed safely, efficiently and correctly in accordance with industrial standard and applicable codes

- Provide and demonstrate safety and environmental leadership

- Develop criteria, guidelines, standards, and new practices based upon codes, technologies, and methodologies

- Provide directions to technologists, technicians, consultants, and management staff and other external agencies as required.

- Provide assistance to oversee and monitor construction schedule, cost and progress.

- Other related duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

- Eligible for membership in the Association of Professional Engineers of Saskatchewan (APEGS)

- Professional Engineering Designation P.Eng.

- Relevant years of work experience with a combination of engineering tasks such as planning, designing, constructing, operating, commissioning of facilities, management, and coordination of technical aspects of contracts and/or technical coordination of highly complex projects

- Demonstrated experience in trade

- Demonstrated competency in engineering, maintain knowledge on industry standards, industry trends and developments, internal processes, and procedures

- Demonstrated ability to provide recommendations and influence decision making

- Demonstration of strong relationships with working groups, committees and technical leaders across the organization and external partners

- Ability to provide competent leadership, including coaching and development of technical staff including engineers, engineers-in-training and other resources as required

- Deep and/or broad experience providing guidance and expertise on complex technical issues.

- Results oriented thinker, with the ability to manage and provide advice regarding complex and confidential issues with sensitivity and professionalism

- Ability to work and manage in a changing environment

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

- Excellent facilitation, project management and decision-making skills

- Ability to foster a culture focused on safety, innovation, and teamwork

- Demonstrated skill in SaskPower's Competencies

- Must have a continuing record of professional development

- Ability to travel, work remotely, and on a rotational basis

A suitable combination of relevant education and experience may also be considered