Senior Protection And Control Supervisor

Job Overview

Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG) is looking for a professional to join our team, in the role of Senior Protection and Control Supervisor.

The Senior Protection and Control Supervisor leads and participates in the installation, maintenance, testing, and troubleshooting of protection, control, and electrical systems. The role is responsible for planning, organizing, and assigning work; supervising staff; and providing technical leadership on complex protection, control, and electrical installations, as well as unique or challenging operating issues.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop, direct, and adjust the Unit work program in accordance with applicable standards, local requirements, changing priorities, and operational needs.

• Plan, organize, and supervise Unit staff and work activities to achieve operational objectives safely, efficiently, and effectively.

• Monitor work program costs, analyze variances, and identify opportunities to improve productivity, methods, procedures, and overall effectiveness.

• Determine technical, labour, material, and scheduling requirements for projects, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders as required.

• Interpret and implement standards, procedures, and work strategies related to the commissioning, maintenance, modification, and operation of protection, control, and electrical equipment.

• Evaluate protection, control, and electrical facilities; identify deficiencies; and recommend or implement improvements to equipment, systems, and work processes.

• Provide technical advice, guidance, and support on protection, control, and electrical matters, while ensuring coordination with other internal and external groups.

• Prepare technical documentation, estimates, specifications, drawings, work orders, tenders, and material requirements; support installation and commissioning activities; and ensure staff are trained in safe and effective work practices

Qualifications

• Completion of a four-year university degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline

• A minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in protection, control, and electrical systems within a generation, utility, or comparable industrial environment.

• Strong knowledge of electrical theory and the operating characteristics of protection, control, metering, telecommunications, generators, transformers, switchgear, and related equipment.

• Experience with the design, commissioning, operation, maintenance, and modification of protection, control, and electrical systems.

• Knowledge of plant control systems, power-system interrelationships, and the practical application of engineering theories in operating environments.

• Experience developing, planning, scheduling, and coordinating work programs, including project management activities.

• Demonstrated supervisory or team-lead experience, including the ability to provide technical guidance, direction, and support to others.

• Strong technical writing skills, with experience preparing technical reports, specifications, design instructions, estimates, and related documentation.

• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills, with the ability to manage priorities and work effectively with diverse stakeholders.