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Kinectrics takes pride in being consistently ranked as one of the best places to work in the energy and utility industry, where purpose and people mean as much as innovation and growth. That’s why we choose only the best and brightest to join us. To keep pace with Canada’s expanding energy and utility sector, Kinectrics has grown from a company of 300 to over 1,000 in only the last few years - and we aren’t looking to slow down. Join our diverse, supportive workplace for a rewarding career in the electricity industry.

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The Opportunity

Position: Section Manager, Mechanical Design

Location: 393 University Avenue, Toronto

Department: Design & Engineering Services (DES), Mechanical & Civil Engineering

Reports to: Director, Mechanical and Civil Engineering

Number Required: 1

What We Offer

At Kinectrics, employees are recognized for their knowledge, experience, and contributions while working in a highly technical and challenging environment. Kinectrics puts you in the driver’s seat of your own career, setting you up alongside industry experts who will help you develop the skills essential to your professional growth in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and rewarding work culture.

• Purpose: The work we do each day helps communities around the world. Find satisfaction in work that really matters, working alongside and as part of the best and brightest in the industry.
• Growth: To keep pace with Canada’s expanding energy and utility sector, we are growing more each day, which means more opportunities for you. We encourage our employees to grow alongside our company thanks to a number of significant training and personal development opportunities.
• Innovation : Our staff proudly develop innovations that push the industry forward.
• Diversity : The company is dedicated to promoting diversity in its workforce, up to and including the senior management level. Our diversity committee ensures we stay up to date on leading trends and best practices, creating a desirable workspace for each and every one of our employees.
• Competitive Compensation : We offer a competitive total compensation package unmatched by most industries throughout North America.

If you want to work for a purpose-driven company where you’ll see the real impact of your work, apply today.

Accountabilities: How You Will Make an Impact

The Mechanical and Civil Engineering Department is currently growing to respond to the needs of our nuclear portfolio including Bruce Power, OPG, New Brunswick Power and Cernavoda, among others. We are looking for a highly motivated and dynamic leader for our Section Manager, Mechanical Design role. The position provides an opportunity to lead a specialized team of engineers and designers and to manage a diverse portfolio of mechanical design activities through technical oversight of these professionals on various client projects.

Working closely with the Director, Mechanical and Civil Engineering, you will be responsible for the following key technical aspects for the section:

• Leadership of mechanical-led multidisciplinary projects and oversight for mechanical design projects and development of junior designers.
• Mechanical engineering activities including:
• All aspects of power plant systems and equipment design and operation.
• Pressure Boundary and Mechanical design activities, including specifications, assessments, hydraulic analysis, overpressure protection reports, design report reviews, etc.
• Design modifications using established Engineering Change Control (ECC) processes.
• Integration with other disciplines within Design Engineering and across Kinectrics.
• Project Management services/oversight for mechanical design projects.
• Working knowledge of relevant codes and standards including but not limited to CSA N285, ASME Section III, Section VIII and B31.1.
• Knowledge and implementation of client Engineering Change Control process including BP-PROC-01081 for Bruce Power and N-PROC-MP-00090 for OPG.
• Identify opportunities for synergy & integration with other Kinectrics service line offerings.
• Manage quality processes and ensure best practices are followed through HU tools.

Performance and Leadership:

• Leads by example and achieves results by effectively communicating technical job performance expectations.
• Facilitate internal relationships and effective use of resources, including integration with other Kinectrics pillars and for multidiscipline project teams.
• Proactively seek to enhance the resource base.
• Responsible for staffing and resourcing decisions, including scheduling and assigning work.
• Performs managerial functions such as hiring, promotion, performance reviews, pay increases, staff development. and disciplinary actions in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Provide mentoring and development to employees and contribute to the recruitment of new staff.
• Identify growth and development opportunities for team members.

Financial:

• Ensure business systems are updated and accurate including revenue forecasts.

• Manage and motivate assigned staff and team members, achieving effective utilization of resources and prioritization. Ensure effective facility management, work allocation and safe operations.
• Accomplish financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual operations budget; scheduling expenditures; analysing variances; initiating corrective actions.
• Supports Director with maintaining service line profit and loss, material cost, labour, and bottom-line results.

Culture Development:

• Drives a culture of high performance and safety where everyone is committed to and accountable for delivery of performance goals and operational KPIs, ensuring a customer first culture.
• Provides training and skill development for both day-to-day operations as well as for growth and improved performance.
• Develop a culture of continuous improvement in processes and initiate/monitor corrective actions required to improve performance.
• Creates and maintains a positive culture focused on worker morale and corporate social responsibility.

Health, Safety and Compliance:

• Drives a culture of Right first time/Safety First and that all engineering work are conducted in compliance with municipal, provincial, and federal safety, workplace, or environmental regulations that apply to the facility.
• Ensures quality of investigations to identify corrective action and non-recurrence.
• Accountable supporting error free culture & staff behaviors by implementing human performance tools.

Management and Continuous Improvement:

• Ensure that the business strategy is well developed and based on good market and competitor knowledge. The agreed strategy is to be clearly articulated and communicated.
• Develop a business model which drives efficiency into the business.
• Seek to grow the scope of the product and service enhancements, and ensure that the physical resources (CAPEX, facilities etc.) are appropriately up to date.
• Create and deliver to rigorous production schedule ensuring every product is delivered on-time.
• Build relationships with current and future customers while maintaining high customer satisfaction.
• Ensure effective project management within service line.
• Drive timely input to invoicing and collections processes.
• Meet personal and team billability targets.
• Ensure projects deliver to quality standards.

What You Need to Succeed

• A Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in Engineering. Professional Engineer of Ontario (PEO), or eligible for PEO status, with a passion for engineering.
• 8+ years relevant work experience, with preference given relevant prior mechanical/piping design and analysis as well as site & management experience in the nuclear industry.
• Familiarity with nuclear industry requirements for mechanical/piping design engineering.
• Strong understanding of nuclear power plant design and operation.
• Excellent understanding of Kinectrics Quality Assurance requirements and applicable industry codes and standards.
• Demonstrated leadership ability among a team of individuals with diverse skill sets aligning them to exceed organizational goals.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and demonstrated a high commitment to quality and delivering on client commitments, including experience in leading technical projects to successful conclusions.
• Proven ability to successful manage large, complex, and multi-disciplinary projects and deliver on time and on budget.
• Ability to build and maintain the working relationships with our customers and suppliers at the operating level.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
• Strong team building, decision-making, mentorship, and people management skills.
• Innovative, enthusiastic, and ready to be part of our dynamic leadership team.

Kinectrics welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.