Junior UX Designer Intern

Enercare Inc.; Markham; Hybrid; CAD 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Enercare Inc. in Markham is seeking a hands-on Junior UX Designer Intern to join the product team. You will translate requirements and workflows into clear, build-ready designs, focusing on usability and fast iteration within an agile environment.

You should have strong UI/UX fundamentals, experience with Figma, and a collaborative mindset to work with Product and Engineering.

Qualifications

• Strong UI/UX fundamentals with clear, intuitive experiences.
• Experience creating user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity designs in Figma.
• Translate business requirements and workflows into practical, build-ready designs.
• Hands-on contributor comfortable working within an agile team (sprint ceremonies, working ahead of dev).
• Experience with mobile app design.
• Strong collaboration with Product, Engineering, and stakeholders.
• Understanding of usability, accessibility, and modern UI patterns.
• Comfortable iterating quickly and balancing speed with quality.

Responsibilities

• Translate requirements and workflows into clear UI/UX designs.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to implement designs in an agile environment.
• Deliver build-ready interfaces and maintain design consistency.

Skills

UI/UX fundamentals

Figma

Wireframes

Mobile design

Agile teamwork

Collaboration

Usability

Accessibility

Tools

Figma

Job description

Enercare Inc. is one of Canada’s largest home and commercial services companies servicing over one million customers across Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec and New Brunswick. Enercare is the Experts at Home, operating under several brands including Enercare, HydroSolution, and Pioneer Plumbing & Heating.

A proudly Canadian-owned company, we are the Experts at what we do and deeply care about our customers. We value a diverse, collaborative culture, and take pride in our commitment to health and safety, and knowing our work serves and supports our communities every day. No matter your role, we invest in making sure you have opportunities to grow, learn, and become the Expert you want to be.

Role: Junior UX Designer Intern

Status: Full-time (1-year contract)

Department: IT - Development and Business Analysis

Location: Hybrid - Markham 4 days in office

Compensation: $23/hourly

Summary

This role is a hands-on, execution-focused UI/UX designer embedded within the product team. The individual is responsible for translating requirements and workflows into clear, intuitive, and build-ready designs. They should be strong in core design fundamentals, including user flows, wireframing, and high-fidelity UI, and comfortable working at pace within an agile environment. The role operates within established design patterns and guidance from the Senior UX Designer, with success measured by the ability to collaborate closely, iterate quickly, and deliver practical, user-friendly solutions without overengineering.

Requirements

• Strong UI/UX fundamentals with the ability to design clear, intuitive user experiences
• Experience creating user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity designs in Figma (components, auto-layout, prototyping)
• Ability to translate business requirements and workflows into practical, build-ready designs
• Hands-on contributor comfortable working within an agile team (sprint ceremonies, working ahead of dev)
• Experience with mobile app design
• Strong collaboration skills with Product, Engineering, and stakeholders
• Understanding of usability, accessibility, and modern UI patterns
• Comfortable iterating quickly and balancing speed with quality

Nice to Have

• Exposure to design systems (working within established components and standards)
• Familiarity with AI-assisted design tools for prototyping and exploration
• Experience working on operational or service-based workflows (not just marketing sites)
• Basic usability testing or feedback incorporation

Experience

• At-least 6months+ experience in UX design (as Co-Op or equivalent assignment)

Enercare is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship, marital status, disability, pregnancy, military status, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable law. Enercare’s recruitment process includes accommodation for applicants with disabilities in accordance with applicable provincial accessibility laws and regulations. All accommodations will take into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability and are available upon request.

Our company leverages artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of the candidate screening process to help review applications efficiently and fairly. These tools may assist in evaluating qualifications against job requirements. All decisions regarding hiring are ultimately made by our recruitment team. All roles posted are opportunities we’re actively recruiting for, unless stated otherwise.