Senior Electrical Specialist – Technician/Technologist

AtkinsRéalis; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working culture

Competitive benefits

Professional development opportunities

Flexible time-off policies

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in Canada seeks a Senior Electrical Specialist – Technician/Technologist to lead advanced tooling projects for nuclear refurbishment and field-service operations. You will supervise technicians, design and test electrical systems, and guide complex troubleshooting and commissioning efforts.

The role requires strong LabVIEW and Siemens PLC expertise, hands-on wiring and control panel experience, plus proven leadership and project-management skills.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Electrical Engineering Technology or related discipline with 10+ years of progressive experience.
• Experience with LabVIEW, NI hardware, DAQ systems, automated testing, and instrumentation.
• Advanced experience with Siemens PLCs, drives, distributed I/O, STEP 7, TIA Portal, WinCC, PROFIBUS/PROFINET, and servo systems.
• Experience supervising, project execution, procurement, engineering change control, and configuration management.
• Hands-on experience with control panels, wiring, and electrical testing; strong troubleshooting skills.
• Nuclear/industrial field-service or manufacturing experience is highly desirable.
• Ability to interpret and markup electrical drawings, procedures, and documentation.
• Ability to work independently, influence project outcomes, and lead teams in challenging environments.

Responsibilities

• Supervise technicians, technologists, and other staff and provide technical directions.
• Plan and execute complex tooling projects and field assignments with limited supervision.
• Oversee design modification, procurement, assembly, testing, and maintenance of electrical systems and tooling.
• Lead installation, calibration, and commissioning of instrumentation and control systems.
• Support testing, FAT/DVT/qualification activities, and field deployments.

Skills

LabVIEW & NI hardware

Siemens PLCs & drives

Industrial networks

Electrical testing & troubleshooting

Leadership & mentoring

Project planning

Education

Electrical Engineering Technology Diploma

Alternate: Secondary School Graduation + 18+ years experience

Tools

LabVIEW

National Instruments hardware

DAQ systems

Siemens STEP 7

TIA Portal

WinCC

PROFINET

Job description

Job Description

Overview

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Senior Electrical Specialist – Technician/Technologist (TML5) to join the Retube Tooling & Field Services Department. This role provides advanced technical leadership for the development, assembly, integration, testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, refurbishment, and maintenance of automated and robotic tooling used in nuclear refurbishment and field-service projects.

Your role

• Supervise and provide technical directions to technicians, technologists, and other technical staff.
• Plan and execute complex tooling projects, technical studies, and field assignments with limited supervision.
• Oversee the design modification, procurement, assembly, testing, operation, and maintenance of test rigs, specialized tooling, electrical systems, and associated components.
• Lead the installation, setup, integration, and calibration of instrumentation, control systems, motion-control equipment, and data-acquisition systems.
• Provide specialist support for Siemens PLCs, drives, industrial networks, HMI/SCADA, LabVIEW, instrumentation, and machine-control systems.
• Lead complex troubleshooting, root-cause investigations, and corrective actions involving electrical, control, software, wiring, signal, and equipment-interface issues.
• Lead FAT, DVT, CCT, vendor testing, equipment qualification, commissioning, refurbishment, and field-deployment activities.
• Develop innovative equipment, methods, and procedures that improve tooling safety, reliability, maintainability, and performance.
• Prepare and review technical reports, test documentation, work plans, maintenance records, and as-built information.
• Support engineering change control, configuration management, procurement, cost control, and schedule management.
• Assign and review technical work, mentor team members, and provide input to performance reviews.
• Lead teams during field assignments, including work involving high-voltage equipment, radiological areas, or challenging environmental conditions.
• Be accountable for the safety of personnel working under the position’s project guidance and control.

About you

• Diploma from a recognized institute of advanced technology in Electrical Engineering Technology, Instrumentation and Controls Technology, Electromechanical Technology, or a related discipline, with normally more than 10 years of pertinent and progressive technological experience.
• Alternatively, Secondary School Honour Graduation with normally more than 18 years of pertinent and progressive experience, or an equivalent combination of experience, education, and training.
• Experience with LabVIEW, National Instruments hardware, DAQ systems, automated testing, and test instrumentation.
• Advanced experience with Siemens PLCs, drives, distributed I/O, Step 7, TIA Portal, WinCC, PROFIBUS, PROFINET, VFDs, servo systems, or similar technologies.
• Experience with technical supervision, project execution, procurement, engineering change control, and configuration management.
• Strong hands-on experience with control panels, wiring, cable assemblies, instrumentation, electrical testing, and complex troubleshooting.
• Nuclear, industrial plant, manufacturing, vendor-testing, or field-service experience is highly desirable.
• Ability to interpret, review, and mark up electrical drawings, test procedures, and technical documentation.
• Ability to work independently under limited direction and make recommendations that significantly influence project outcomes.
• Recognized technical expertise in industrial electrical systems, automated or robotic equipment, specialized tooling, test facilities, commissioning, or nuclear field services.
• Superior technical knowledge, innovation, and multidisciplinary problem-solving skills.
• Strong leadership, supervision, mentoring, consulting, and communication abilities.
• Demonstrated project planning and project-management capabilities.
• Sound judgment, initiative, accountability, reliability, and attention to detail.
• Willingness to travel, support regular or irregular field assignments, work shifts or extended hours when required, and obtain applicable nuclear security clearances.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career at AtkinsRéalis in Canada.

Enjoy competitive compensation, employee recognition, and a brilliant range of flexible benefits you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs.

Make the most of diverse opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.

And take advantage of our hybrid working culture and generous time-off policies to balance a fulfilling career with your personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

We’re AtkinsRéalis, a world‑class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We’re committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

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