Capital Power

Capital Power

Senior Industrial Controls Engineer

Brampton, ON · Senior · Full-time

Work authorization required$138k-$160kDetected 31 days ago
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About the role

  • A little about Capital Power Capital Power (TSX: CPX) is dedicated to Powering Change by Changing Power.
  • This north star guides our ambitions, focus, and actions as we transform our energy system.
  • We're a growth-oriented North American energy company headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta.

Responsibilities

  • Our people are at the core of our journey to deliver reliable, affordable, and lower-carbon power solutions.
  • With us, your contributions matter - we want you to be empowered to innovate, collaborate, and ultimately drive results.
  • This role supports Industrial Control Systems (ICS), SCADA, and Operational Technology (OT) across our power generation fleet, with a primary focus on Ontario operations.
  • Reporting to the Director, ICS and ICE Engineering, the successful candidate will provide day-to-day engineering and technical support, contribute to system design and lifecycle management, and help ensure the safe and reliable operation of control and instrumentation systems within our facilities.

Requirements

  • Minimum 7 years of experience in practicing engineering.
  • Engineering experience in an operating plant setting
  • Periodic travel (10-20%) to Ontario based facilities will be required.
  • Limited travel throughout North America may be required.
  • As this is a safety sensitive position, clearance of a pre-employment drug & alcohol test is required, subject to applicable law.
  • In order to be considered for this role you must be legally eligible to work in Canada.

Nice to have

  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer, Process Control or Electrical Engineering preferred.

Skills

  • Advanced knowledge of Instrumentation and Control Systems (I&C) best practices in an operating plant environment.
  • Strong understanding of industrial communication protocols such as MODBUS, ICCP, DNP3, and OPC.
  • Experience with Windows server and workstation administration, domain administration, and virtualization in an OT environment.
  • Experience with, or familiarity using, Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) such as Maximo.
  • Knowledge of network administration, configuration, and troubleshooting within industrial and OT networks is considered an asset.
  • Familiarity with ICS cybersecurity principles, frameworks, and best practices.
  • Proven ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within cross‑functional teams.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Compensation

  • The pay range for this position is $137,500.00 to $160,000.00.

Benefits

  • The successful candidate for this position will undergo an education verification, reference checks and criminal record check.
  • That is why we provide flexible and affordable employee benefits, retirement savings, performance-based bonus incentives and paid time off programs.

Company info

  • Delivery of day-to-day engineering and technical support of industrial control systems and OT architecture for the Capital Power fleet.
  • Take ownership and accountability for assigned work, deliverables, and outcomes.
  • Apply sound engineering principles to develop and implement technical solutions for OT and ICS activities, including control logic modifications, alarm setpoint reviews, firmware updates, network changes, and instrumentation upgrades.
  • Develop and implement solutions to address complex and diverse Instrumentation and Control Systems challenges across multiple generating facilities.
  • Support and help facilitate the ICS cybersecurity maintenance program for onsite systems, including patching, incident response, backup and recovery, network security, and system monitoring.
  • Develop predictive tools, enhance maintenance practices, review predictive and preventative maintenance outputs, and implement design changes to improve system reliability and performance.
  • Provide technical direction and oversight to contract and maintenance personnel to ensure the successful execution of Instrumentation and Control Systems work.
  • Provide support and guidance on ICS/SCADA/OT Sustaining Capital and O&M projects
  • Evaluate the technical and economic benefits of proposed solutions and provide recommendations for alternative approaches where appropriate.
  • Maintain and optimize operational data historian systems to support plant operations, analytics, and reporting.
  • Manage and maintain licensing and support agreements for onsite control and automation systems.
  • Contribute to the development, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of the NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) compliance program.
  • Review, apply, and develop internal engineering standards, including Management of Change (MOC) processes.
  • Collaborate effectively across engineering, operations, maintenance, corporate teams, OEMs and vendors to build strong working relationships.
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