Senior Technical Engineer / Officer (57276)

Vaco LLC; Oshawa; On-site; CAD 102,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, is seeking an experienced engineer with 6–8 years of hands-on experience in facility design, commissioning, operation or maintenance to provide technical evaluations, recommendations, and robust documentation across multiple work areas.

This role requires strong analytical skills, a safety mindset, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering.
• 6–8 years in facility design, commissioning, operation or maintenance.
• Strong background in industrial systems and equipment performance.
• Experience in nuclear or highly regulated environments is an asset.
• Excellent English communication, written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical evaluations, advice, and solutions across multiple work areas.
• Identify potential problems and opportunities, assess options, and recommend disposition.
• Prepare submissions including cost justification, financial evaluation, and technical documentation.
• Develop specifications, engineering calculations, installation, testing, and maintenance procedures.
• Ensure proposals and installations meet intended design and operational requirements.
• Deliver training, lectures, and field instruction to staff as needed.
• Maintain awareness of operating and maintenance issues, implementing improvements where appropriate.
• Collaborate with external organizations and vendors to arrange tests and provide documentation.
• Keep abreast of new developments and incorporate them into equipment or operations.
• Develop and update operating procedures consistent with safety, efficiency, and compliance standards.
• Prepare reports, studies, and investigations to support improvements and provide historical data.
• Review proposals from internal and external sources, recommending changes or adoption.
• Support procurement activities, including specifications, requisitions, and installation oversight.
• Recommend spare parts requirements and research programs to improve reliability and performance.
• Contribute to departmental budget preparation and variance monitoring.
• Periodically supervise staff, assigning and reviewing work, and providing guidance.

Skills

Engineering design

Technical evaluation

Reporting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering

Job description

Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada (Onsite). Rotating shifts - 1st shift (6:30am-2:30pm), 2nd shift (2:30pm-10pm), 2-week rotation. Candidates must be able to work on Saturdays.

Full-time

About the Company

Our client is a leading Canadian energy organization with a strong presence across Ontario.They operate critical infrastructure that supports millions of customers and drives economic growth.

Why Work Here

Our client is engaging in ongoing transformation and investing in cutting-edge technologies and modernizing operations to meet the evolving needs of the energy sector. By joining, you will be part of an organization that values collaboration, professional development, and making a meaningful impact on the future of clean energy.

About the Opportunity

• Provide technical evaluations, advice, and solutions across multiple work areas.
• Identify potential problems and opportunities, assess options, and recommend disposition.
• Prepare submissions including cost justification, financial evaluation, and technical documentation.
• Develop specifications, engineering calculations, installation, testing, and maintenance procedures.
• Ensure proposals and installations meet intended design and operational requirements.
• Deliver training, lectures, and field instruction to staff as needed.
• Maintain awareness of operating and maintenance issues, implementing improvements where appropriate.
• Collaborate with external organizations and vendors to arrange tests and provide documentation.
• Keep abreast of new developments and incorporate them into equipment or operations.
• Develop and update operating procedures consistent with safety, efficiency, and compliance standards.
• Prepare reports, studies, and investigations to support improvements and provide historical data.
• Review proposals from internal and external sources, recommending changes or adoption.
• Support procurement activities, including specifications, requisitions, and installation oversight.
• Recommend spare parts requirements and research programs to improve reliability and performance.
• Contribute to departmental budget preparation and variance monitoring.
• Periodically supervise staff, assigning and reviewing work, and providing guidance.

About You

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering, or a related discipline.
• 6–8 years of experience in engineering roles related to facility design, commissioning, operation, or maintenance.
• Strong background in industrial systems, equipment performance, and technical problem?solving.
• Experience in nuclear or highly regulated industrial environments is an asset.
• Proven ability to evaluate components, materials, and processes, and perform economic and technical studies.
• Skilled in preparing clear, concise reports, recommendations, and technical documentation.
• Strong communication skills in English, both written and verbal.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross?functional teams and external organizations.
• Experience supervising staff and providing technical guidance.
• Commitment to safety, compliance, and continuous improvement in engineering practices.

Pay Range

$74.30 - $74.31/hr

EEO Notice

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [e-mail] .

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present you as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree to represent information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

For residents of Ontario, Canada: Based on Highspring’s discussions with its Client, Highspring’s understanding is that this position for employment is a current vacancy (either through Highspring as a contractor or with the client directly).

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Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring’s use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/ ). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client’s use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.