Senior Advisor, Strategic Workforce Planning

Hydroone; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utility company in Toronto seeks a Senior Advisor for Strategic Workforce Planning. In this role, you will support workforce initiatives to align with operational objectives and ensure talent readiness for future challenges. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in analytics and strong interpersonal skills. Join a committed team recognized for fostering safety, innovation, and inclusivity.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in business, engineering, statistics, or human resources.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel for data development and analysis.
• Excellent communication skills are required to work with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support workforce planning and budgeting processes with detailed review and analysis.
• Prepare analytical reports and presentations for stakeholders.
• Supervise staff on specific project assignments.

Skills

Business acumen

Data analytics

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Analytical skills

Education

Post-secondary education

Tools

Excel

PowerBI

Tableau

SQL

Job description

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Senior Advisor, Strategic Workforce Planning

Date: Sep 30, 2025

Location: Toronto, ON, CA

Hydro One is proud to be the largest electricity transmission and distribution provider in Ontario, serving nearly 1.5 million customers. We have a long history in the industry with our roots dating back over 110 years to 1906. Since then, we have worked to grow and evolve to meet the changing needs of our customers and communities across Ontario. Today, we’re focused on providing exceptional customer service and ensuring we are building safe communities where we live, work and play.

It’s an exciting time to join the team at Hydro One!

Job Function:

Hydro One’s Workforce Planning team has been newly established with a strategic mandate to align workforce initiatives with the organization’s long-term operational, regulatory, and technological objectives in the rapidly evolving utilities sector. This team will work closely with Business HR and other key stakeholders to forecast labor supply and demand, identify and address skill gaps—especially in the context of a dynamic workforce and accelerated digital transformation with an overall objective of ensuring that talent is prepared to support grid modernization, renewable energy integration, and regulatory compliance.

As part of this effort, we are seeking a seasoned professional in Strategic Workforce and Capacity Planning to help shape and build this function. The ideal candidate will drive impactful, data-informed workforce strategies that enable safe, reliable, and future-ready utility services.

Specific Accountabilities:

Provide key support to the corporate workforceplanning and budgeting process, including detailed review and analysis of planning assumptions, implementation of regulatory requirements, identification of emerging issues and trends, the development of instruction and guidelines and consolidation of results.

Support the reporting & analytics of workforce plans, and other human capital related metrics reporting to the Board of Directors, Province of Ontario and other stakeholders, including preparation of the confidential corporate business plan document, presentations, briefing notes and other workforce planning materials, as required.

Provide various analytical services related to human resources information and data processing such as providing general advice and guidance on data requirements on both a local and business basis, definition of user and system requirements, specifications for information systems; and the subsequent development of these systems. Review computer system requirements for adherence to corporate HR policies and procedures, compliance with overall business computer strategy and the general appropriateness of both existing and potential systems. Integrate system requirements with other potential requirements for processing human resources data and existing computer systems. Ensure computer systems used in HR take into account corporate standards in both hardware and software.

Develop plans and recommend priorities for the development of human resources data processes. Coordinate process to identify constraints, interface with application development groups and ensure that the schedule of priorities is understood and adhered to.

Supervise staff on specific project assignments.

Perform other duties as required.

Selection Criteria:

Requires post-secondary education and a minimum of 5-7 years of experience and acumen in business, engineering, statistics or human resources

Knowledge of data analytics concepts and experience in analytics would be an asset

Requires an advanced knowledge of Excel to allow for the development and analysis data. Knowledge of PowerBI, Tableau, SQL would be highly beneficial.

Requires excellent speaking, writing, listening and presentation skills

Requires advanced interpersonal skills to deal with multiple stakeholders from all areas within the company on projects ranging from highly technical to conceptual

Knowledge of electric utility regulation would be highly beneficial and the candidate would be expected to build an expert level of knowledge soon after being retained.

At Hydro One we understand that the success and strength of our business rests with our people. When we develop their skills, we are investing in both their success and ours. To secure the best talent, we seek to create a workforce that reflects the diverse populations of the communities where we live and work and to create a culture based on safety, innovation and inclusiveness.

We are honoured to be recognized by Forbes in its list of Canada’s Best Employers for 2025.

Thank you for considering a career with Hydro One, we welcome applications from all qualified candidates. If you are having difficulty using our online application system and you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email [e-mail]. Hydro One will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in the job application process.

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Deadline: October 14, 2025

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