Engineer​/Scientist Electrical Design - OPG Site Services Details | Kinectrics

Kinectrics takes pride in being consistently ranked as one of the best places to work in the energy and utility industry, where purpose and people mean as much as innovation and growth. That’s why we choose only the best and brightest to join us. To keep pace with the expanding energy and utility sector, Kinectrics has grown from a company of 300 to over 1,000 in only the last few years - and we aren’t looking to slow down.

Join our diverse, supportive workplace for a rewarding career in the electricity industry.

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The Opportunity

Position:
Engineer/ Scientist Electrical Design

Employment Type:

Permanent

Employment Level: Intermediate / Senior

Location:

910 Borack Road, Pickering

Department:
Design and Engineering Services

Reports to:

Section Manager, Site Engineering (Electrical, Instrumentation & Control), OPG Site Services

Hours per week: 37.5

What We Offer

At Kinectrics, employees are recognized for their knowledge, experience, and contributions while working in a highly technical and challenging environment. Kinectrics puts you in the driver’s seat of your own career, setting you up alongside industry experts who will help you develop the skills essential to your professional growth in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and rewarding work culture.

• Purpose: The work we do each day helps communities around the world. Find satisfaction in work that really matters, working alongside and as part of the best and brightest in the industry.
• Growth: To keep pace with Canada’s expanding energy and utility sector, we are growing more each day, which means more opportunities for you. We encourage our employees to grow alongside our company thanks to a number of significant training and personal development opportunities.
• Innovation :
  Our staff proudly develop innovations that push the industry forward.
• Diversity :
  The company is dedicated to promoting diversity in its workforce, up to and including the senior management level. Our diversity committee ensures we stay up to date on leading trends and best practices, creating a desirable workspace for each and every one of our employees.
• Competitive Compensation :
  We offer a competitive total compensation package unmatched by most industries throughout North America.

Kinectrics has a growing portfolio of services supporting the development and deployment of new nuclear power plants and lead the life extension projects of existing nuclear power plants in Canada and around the world. As part of our growing design team, the successful candidate will be responsible for the design of electrical systems and/or components both in the traditional nuclear market, and in new initiatives to develop nuclear technology.

The successful candidate will be working within a multi-discipline engineering team mainly supporting the design engineering team located in Durham Region. The role is within the OPG Site Engineering (Electrical, Instrumentation & Control) section, which is focused on leading projects at various OPG sites, e.g. Pickering, Darlington, etc. The role will be engaged in either refurbishment projects and/or new build projects led by Kinectrics OPG site services team.

To deliver electrical engineering expertise to power generation utilities and other customers. The specific accountabilities of the position are as follows:

• Provide input and direction to the development of conceptual/detailed equipment designs as they progress through a structured design process.
• Provide technical oversight and mentoring of more junior members of the Engineering team.
• Provide electrical power distribution design and analysis for operating nuclear and other industrial plants.
• Perform condition assessments of electrical equipment such as transformers, breakers, switch gears, electric motors, motor control centers, generators and other power plant equipment.
• Develop life cycle plans, including inspection and test programs.
• Perform engineering change design and analysis following established Engineering Change Control procedures.
• Perform electrical analysis, equipment protection, cable and electrical equipment selection.
• Interface with construction/procurement partners and…