Senior Plant Engineer/Officer

Job summary

Provide technical support for the operation, maintenance, and modernization of hydroelectric and thermal plant equipment. Lead assigned projects and manage external contractors while ensuring strict adherence to safety and regulatory standards.

Job details

Senior Plant Engineer/Officer Resume Due Date: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026 (5:00PM EST) Number of Vacancies: 1 Level: MP4 Duration: 12 months Hours of work: 35 Location: Sir Adam Beck GS 1 (ND1), this position requires full-time site presence at the following base office location: 14000 Niagara River Parkway, Niagara-on-the-Lake Job Overview Provide technical support for safe, reliable, efficient, and compliant operation, maintenance, testing, commissioning, and modernization of hydroelectric and thermal plant equipment. Plan and manage maintenance and equipment performance by monitoring plant condition, identifying deficiencies or emerging issues, investigating failures, and implementing approved corrective actions. Ensure regulatory, environmental, and safety compliance by enforcing applicable legislation, procedures, standing instructions, safety rules, and emergency-response practices. Lead assigned projects and work programs by coordinating technical inputs, approvals, regulatory requirements, investment justifications, design changes, budgets, estimates, schedules, and cost performance. Manage contractors, suppliers, and external resources by preparing specifications and purchase requirements, supporting tender evaluations and contract awards, overseeing work quality, resolving technical or contractual issues, and maintaining related records. Maintain technical, operational, and compliance records including data collection, historical equipment information, technical reports, work-management documentation, and hazardous-materials/waste records. Maintain professional expertise and collaborate externally by keeping current with industry developments, participating in training, and contributing to joint technical studies with utilities, research groups, suppliers, and regulatory bodies. Qualifications Successful completion of a four-year university education in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.

What you’ll do

Provide technical support for the operation, maintenance, and modernization of hydroelectric and thermal plant equipment. Lead assigned projects and manage external contractors while ensuring strict adherence to safety and regulatory standards.

Requirements

Requires a four-year university degree in Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent qualification. Candidates must be able to manage technical documentation and coordinate complex engineering work programs.

Listed skills

• Budgeting · Preferred
• Technical Reporting · Preferred
• Regulatory Compliance · Preferred
• Project management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Plant Engineering
• Hydroelectric Power
• Thermal Plant Equipment
• Maintenance Planning
• Project Management
• Contractor Management
• Regulatory Compliance
• Environmental Compliance
• Safety Management
• Technical Reporting
• Equipment Commissioning
• Modernization
• Budgeting
• Tender Evaluation
• Failure Investigation
• Mechanical Engineering

Job areas

• Engineering
• Energy
• Manufacturing
• Environmental & Sustainability
• Management & Leadership