Senior Plant Engineer/Officer

Raise; St. Catharines; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Raise in the Niagara region seeks a Senior Plant Engineer/Officer to provide technical support for safe, reliable, efficient, and compliant operation, maintenance, testing, commissioning, and modernization of hydroelectric and thermal plant equipment at Sir Adam Beck Generating Station.

The role involves planning and managing maintenance and equipment performance, ensuring regulatory and safety compliance, leading projects and work programs, coordinating contractors, and maintaining technical

Qualifications

• Four-year university education in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage maintenance and equipment performance by monitoring plant condition.
• Ensure regulatory, environmental, and safety compliance by enforcing rules and procedures.
• Lead projects and work programs by coordinating inputs, approvals, budgets, estimates, schedules, and cost performance.
• Manage contractors, suppliers, and external resources by preparing specifications, supporting tender evaluations and contracts, overseeing work quality, and maintaining records.
• Maintain technical, operational, and compliance records including data collection, historical equipment information, and technical reports.
• Keep current with industry developments and collaborate externally by training and joint technical studies.

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

Job description

We are currently requesting resumes for the following position:Senior Plant Engineer/Officer

Resume Due Date:Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026 (5:00PM EST)

Number of Vacancies: 1

Duration: 12 months

Hours of work:35

Location:Sir Adam Beck Generating Station.

This position requires full-time site presence

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.

Qualifiacations

Successful completion of a four-year university education in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.

Our client is dedicated to promoting employment equity and encourages applications from equity-seeking communities including but not limited to: Indigenous Peoples, racialized individuals, persons with disabilities, and women. Our client aims to build a diverse team that reflects the communities it serves, enhancing its ability to meet their needs. They are committed to an inclusive and accessible work environment and invites all qualified individuals to apply, offering accommodations during the application, interview and onboarding process as needed. This effort supports their long-term strategy for equity, diversity, and inclusion.