Electrical & Control Technician /Technologist

Status: Contract (Up to 18 Months)
Working Conditions: On-site
Education Level: 2-year college diploma in a related field of study*
Base Location: Toronto
Shifts(s): Days
Travel: 75%
Deadline to Apply: February 4, 2025
Salary Range: $37.87 - $61.98 Per Hour

Electrify your career and help build a brighter tomorrow.

Every generation has a challenge that defines them. At OPG, we are calling on all innovators, disruptors, thought leaders and change-makers. Join us as we work to electrify life in one generation and build a sustainable future powered by our electricity, our ideas, and our people. Join OPG and make history.

Whether you work in the skilled trades or are a business professional, a career at OPG is an opportunity to electrify your life on -- and off -- the job.

JOB OVERVIEW
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is looking for a dynamic, strategic and results-driven professional to join our team in the role of Electrical & Control Technician/Technologist.

Reporting to the First Line Manager - Performance & Testing, this position is responsible for maintaining and overhauling all electrical/electronic/control/protection/telecommunication associated with generating stations and facilities.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Install, commission, inspect, troubleshoot, service, maintain and overhaul and assist with the design for all electrical/electronic/control/protection/telecommunication or testing equipment, associated with generating stations and facilities. Take appropriate preventative or corrective action.
• Prepare electrical, control, instrumentation, protection and telecommunication sketches, drawings, and bills of material. Carry out document maintenance activities.
• Co-ordinate large projects or highly complex maintenance enhancements related to the installation of new electrical systems, or the replacement of existing systems with different technologies.
• Assist in the design of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) programs as required for the efficient operation of the station.
• Experience in Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (VT SCADA), specifically integration, screen and tag modifications and verification of end devices interfacing with SCADA.
• Setup, install, programming and connecting of servers/ network switches/ modems/ routes/ gateways. Installation, repairs and commissioning of new network cables.
• Provide technical support, advice, coordination and assistance with regard to emerging work, projects and daily routines, including the development of technical/operational solutions to problems.
• Prepare and modify technical procedures and standards and generate reports.

QUALIFICATIONS

• High School or equivalent, plus a 2-year college diploma in a related field of study. Relevant Field of Education includes: Instrumentation Tech/Technologist; Electrical Tech/Technologist; Electronics Tech/Technologist; Electromechanical Engineering Technology
• Electrical license in Industrial or Construction preferred
• 5+ years of experience as an electrical and control technician/technologist
• Preference to applicants with experience installing, maintaining, inspecting High Voltage Equipment
• Experience programming and troubleshooting Modicon PLCs using Unity Pro is considered an asset
• Work as part of a team in a fast paced, dynamic environment, with tight deadlines and expected high level of detail
• Ability to travel 75% of the time

The successful candidate will exhibit uncompromising integrity and commitment to upholding corporate values, and the OPG Code of Business Conduct.

OPG is committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment. If you require accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact AODA@opg.com.

(O) To be included if position is moving to CHQ This position is moving to OPG Corporate Headquarters: In Summer 2025, OPG will officially welcome employees to our new Corporate Headquarters located at 1908 Colonel Sam Drive, Oshawa, Ontario. This position will be temporarily based in (R/A) insert temporary work location city, ON until the move to Headquarters in the Summer of 2025. Remove entire paragraph if not based at CHQ.

What makes a career at OPG different?
With operations across Ontario and the United States, OPG is one of the most diverse power producers in North America. As the largest generator in Ontario, we meet approximately 50% of the province's electricity needs, largely from low-carbon sources like nuclear and hydro.

As we work to achieve our vision of Electrifying life in one generation, OPG and our family of companies are also helping advance the development of new low-carbon technologies such as Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), refurbishment projects, and electrification initiatives to help power the growing demands of a growing economy. Join OPG and make history.

Please submit your application online at jobs.opg.com. OPG thanks all those who apply; however, only candidates considered for an interview will be contacted.

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The base salary range considers many factors including, but not limited to experience, education, and training, including any collective agreement requirements for union represented positions. It is not typical for the salary to be offered near the top of the range, and salary is dependent on numerous factors. For management roles, the base salary range does not represent the total compensation package. The total compensation package for regular full-time management roles includes pay-for-performance programs for annual and medium time periods. Maintaining a high-performance culture and excellence is a core expectation of every member of our leadership team and is rewarded through the established compensation framework.

OPG is committed to employment equity. As such, we encourage applicants from equity-seeking communities (Indigenous Peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and women). We strongly believe that alleviating the under-representation of equity-seeking individuals will create a stronger OPG team and allow us to better serve the needs of our diverse communities.

In order to fulfill the above-mentioned purpose, priority in hiring may be given to qualified persons who self-identify as a member of equity-seeking groups as identified in the application process. This initiative constitutes a special program under the Human Rights Code/Canadian Human Rights Act.