Substation Site Supervisor

At Artelia, we believe that every project is a unique opportunity to design solutions for a positive life. From the design of responsible projects to the implementation of cutting-edge technological solutions, our approach is based on the conviction that every challenge can be overcome through ingenuity and individual and collective commitment.

In Canada, Artelia operates in seven major fields: Mobility, Buildings, Energy, Environment and Earth Sciences, Water, Industry and Telecoms and Operational Technologies. Our 1,200 experts, spread across 18 offices across the country, are committed every day to meeting complex challenges ranging from energy transition and water resource management to infrastructure modernization and industrial decarbonization.

As part of the Artelia Group, which has more than 100 years of history, 10,000 employees and a presence in 40 countries, we combine our local expertise with the strength of a global network to offer comprehensive solutions tailored to our clients' most complex demands. We are an engineering group, 100% owned by our managers and employees, and united by a common passion, exercising a profession that combines the art of designing with ingenuity and building with commitment.

Driven by our values of technical excellence, proximity to clients and entrepreneurial spirit, we are more than ever determined to be a company that is useful to the world and to people, and that contributes to have a positive impact on the environment and society.

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Work location: Thunder Bay

Your Responsibilities
As a site supervisor with our client Hydro-One:

• Participate in the supervision of all electrical activities (testing and commissioning) work in electrical substations (115kV/44kV);
• Prepare daily, weekly, monthly, and annual reports pertaining to the work progress, QA/QC results, and work with the contractor on site to have an actual and anticipated expenditures;
• Familiarize yourself with the requirements of the project and its particularities, such as environmental, quality and safety techniques;
• Verify the quality of plans and specifications and their compliance with current standards;
• Comment on contractors' quality plans;
• Make sure the contractor follows only the latest revision of the drawings issued by the engineer of records;
• Ensure that the quality plan is applied with regards to technical, safety and environmental requirements;
• Participate in processing of the necessary reports on the work as a whole, such as progress of work, monitoring of supplies, labor, materials, additional work, damage to property and the environment, technical defects, questions, technical modifications and those relating to quality system procedures;
• Review and approve all QC (Quality control) check list;
• Participate in the follow-up of non-conformance reports following work supervision;
• Ensure that no non-conformities or deficiencies impede commissioning;
• Provide site recommendations to enhance or optimize the activities;
• Liaises with the contractor and all subcontractors;
• Follow client's working hours and adhere to the safety requirements;
• Perform any other related tasks.

Your profile

• Must have substation construction experience, at least 2 years and great knowledge in all associated activities especially electrical activities (testing and commissioning) for substation and hydro project and should be able to read all engineering design drawings;
• Knowledge of Hydro-One standards;
• Capable of providing field recommendations to the sub-contractors working on-site;
• Capable of giving general feedback on RFI (Request for information) generated by the sub-contractor;
• Driver's license required (Class G);
• Knowledge of computer tools and MS Office software;
• Knowledge of SharePoint;
• The candidate must be available to travel 2 weeks In and 1 week out for the duration of the project (rotation bases), however the job may take the present of the inspector for more or less time-based on-site condition, statutory
• Fluency in spoken and written English.

Your Benefits

• Competitive salary, accommodation, meals, transportation, truck & gas, laptop, cellphone, PPE and flight tickets are provided;
• Stimulating work environment.

Please note that Artelia subscribes to the Employment Equity Program and encourages women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, and persons with disabilities to apply. Accommodation measures are available upon request.