Protection and Control Technologist

PROTECTION AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGIST

Greater Sudbury Hydro Inc (GSHI) is a trusted electrical distribution company delivering safe and reliable electricity to the City of Greater Sudbury and West Nipissing. GSHI is part of Greater Sudbury Utilities, a diversified, community-owned corporation focused on excellence, innovation, and growth. The GSU group of companies provides leadership in energy distribution, alternative generation, water heater rental products, and leading-edge telecommunications technologies and services.

Reporting to the Operations Supervisor – Technical Services, the Protection and Control Technician will install, commission and maintain SCADA, Load Control, Distribution Automation, Substation Protective Relaying-Metering Control and the Communication Networks for these systems. They will participate in the planning and design of the above systems. They will also participate in the analysis and studies related to the technical and economic feasibility of Utility projects. The successful applicant will maintain a professional working relationship with customers and perform protective device coordination studies.

The successful applicant must possess the following qualifications:

· Three-year college program in electrical technology or equivalent background and experience.

· Excellent planning, coordination, interpersonal and communication skills.

· Five years’ experience in relaying, metering, control, and communications work, preferably within an electrical utility.

· A competent working knowledge of a utility’s distribution system, equipment, construction materials and work methods.

· Experience using all types of electrical and optical test equipment such as relay calibration test set, three phase power analyzer, power quality disturbance recorder, transformer ratiometer, digital storage scope, fibre optic power level meter, fibre optic OTDR, RF power level meter, etc.

· Experience using operating systems and application software such as Windows Server, SQL server and office 365. Experience with AutoCad, Survalent SmartVU and STC Explorer, Accelerator Quickset, Millsoft, Cyme and other electrical system analysis software.

· Experience in calculating and applying relay settings to electromechanical, electronic, and PLC relays such as overcurrent, directional overcurrent, transformer differential, feeder management, voltage regulating, etc.

· Experience in trouble shooting and repairing all types of electrical, electronic, and communications circuits and equipment, occasionally right to a defective component on a printed circuit board.

· Familiarity with serial communications standards such as RS-232, RS-485, Ethernet communications and protocols such as Quindar Quics IV, modbus, DNP 3.0, TCP/IP, etc.

· Valid class G driver’s license as job duties require frequent field work.

· This is a full-time unionized position with an hourly rate of $47.62 - $52.04 and an industry leading benefits package including a municipal pension plan.

Interested applicants are invited to submit a detailed resume by Friday, September 5, 2025, no later than 4:30 p.m. to:

jobposting@gsuinc.ca

At GSU, we value the diversity of backgrounds, identities, and perspectives within our team in accordance with the principles of employment equity. We encourage applications from people who identify themselves as members of designated groups. We invite people with disabilities to email jobposting@gsuinc.ca with any requests for accommodation or adaptation during the recruitment process, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (Regulation 191/11).

We thank all applicants for their interest in our organization, however, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $47.62-$52.04 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

- Dental care

- Employee assistance program

- Extended health care

- Life insurance

- On-site parking

Work Location: In person