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Date: May 12, 2025
Location: Toronto, ON, CA
Company: Hydro One Networks Inc
50442 - Toronto - RegularNot Applicable/Optional
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!
Job Function
Work under the Section Manager, implement engineering goals/objectives/strategies by providing effective team leadership and direction in establishing/maintaining an effective engineering/design/analysis service. Plan, organize, schedule and coordinate work and assign tasks providing instruction, as required to ensure that projects achieve their deliverables. Develop, obtain approval for and maintain engineering policies, standards, templates and products. Support engineering management by providing consolidated information on the engineering portion of project schedules and projected labour requirements. Prepare and monitor the unit's budget. This Job document is inclusive of Stations specialties (Drainage and Spill Containment, Foundations, Structures, Power Systems).
Specific Accountabilities
•Manage the work of a technical engineering team in the delivery of expert engineering/design/analysis services involved in the design, construction, installation, reliability analysis, implementation and provision of technical support for maintenance of Stations systems. Organize, plan, schedule, direct and coordinate work, assign tasks and monitor the progress of work to conform to schedules.
•Evaluate the effectiveness of the section's engineering capability through various means (capability assessments, quality control, etc.) and recommend changes to enhance performance. Interview and select candidates for staff positions. Assess the performance of staff and conduct performance appraisal interviews as required. Initiate recommendations on hiring, firing, transfer and promotion of staff. etc.
•Recruit, develop and maintain staff with the necessary type and quality of skills to deliver required engineering services levels in the context of E&CS and Hydro One Networks' strategies, plans and objectives.
•Assume leadership roles in the management and development of skills training programs required to enhance staff capability.
•Perform day-to-day supervision, work assignment, monitoring and quality assurance of engineering staff within the assigned engineering team. Be responsible for the work of staff assigned to specific projects or sub-projects, assigning and checking their work, and giving guidance and direction as necessary, in a working environment which has the philosophy and goals of continuous quality improvement.
•Lead the development and implementation of designs for Stations systems to meet and enhance the reliability and performance of the power system and to meet other business needs. Lead the development and preparation of engineering designs, estimates, specifications and instructions for work on projects of major complexity for Stations facilities involving highly complex analysis. Designs to meet all health, safety & environmental requirements/regulations.
•Receive requests for engineering estimates and studies from internal and external customers and assign staff from within the team to develop the estimates. Establish multi-discipline teams for complex projects. Work under the direction of the Engineering Coordinator (EC) and the project manager, review the required work scope and communicate engineering requirements to the EC and to the appropriate staff in other departments.
•Work closely with others to ensure engineering designs are aligned with requirement and constraints in the other engineering disciplines.
•Liaise with peer engineering managers and others to set common project plans and understandings, clarify roles, accountabilities and communication channels on an as needed, project-by-project basis.
•Be accountable for ensuring performance of acceptance and commissioning tests and accept/inspect facilities, as required. Provide technical support for reported problems on newly installed or operating systems.
•Monitor engineering work status of the team, provide analysis of progress and issues and provide feedback to the Engineering Manager, Engineering Coordinator (EC), project managers and others.
•Monitor utilization of specific system resources. Evaluate problem areas. Anticipate future hardware and software requirements. Make recommendations to take action to improve hardware and software efficiency, effectiveness and reliability.
•Lead the development and maintenance of standard specifications, policies and procedures for Stations facilities and equipment provided within the engineering team.
•Keep abreast of developments in the field of Stations Identify and integrate industry best practices as they relate to Stations engineering and benchmark against these. Make changes to engineering standards and templates, as required.
•Evaluate and maintain current knowledge of emerging Stations technologies and commercial services to ascertain suitability for use in the delivery of required systems.
•Provide ways and means to improve efficiency and economics of systems. Review technical publications and other literature. Communicate with counterparts in similar fields, to exchange views and discuss the merits of improved design and technology.
•Prepare and monitor short and long term budgets. .Conduct special engineering studies and analysis.
•Contribute in the development and documentation of Engineering & Construction Services engineering processes, systems and practices, including new concepts, working culture (people acceptance), philosophy, operating and maintenance of standards and engineering policy in the dynamically changing field of utility engineering
At Hydro One we understand that the success and strength of our business rests with our people. When we develop their skills, we are investing in both their success and ours. To secure the best talent, we seek to create a workforce that reflects the diverse populations of the communities where we live and work and to create a culture based on safety, innovation and inclusiveness.
We are honoured to be recognized by Forbes in its list of Canada’s Best Employers for 2025.
Thank you for considering a career with Hydro One, we welcome applications from all qualified candidates. If you are having difficulty using our online application system and you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email careers@hydroone.com. Hydro One will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in the job application process.
Please note this email is only for accommodation requests. Resumes sent to this email address will not be considered.
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Deadline: May 27, 2025
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.
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