Substation Site Supervisor & Inspector

At FNX-INNOV, we strive day after day to redefine engineering without barriers. We are a multidisciplinary engineering company with an innovative DNA, positioned today as a leader in creating solutions for the future, thanks to the creativity of our 1,100 experts in 20 offices across Canada.

Recognized for our innovation, technical and technological performance and customer service, we offer a full range of services in environment, energy, infrastructure, water treatment, building, industrial and mining engineering, telecommunications, earth sciences, materials engineering and project and construction management.

In 2023, FNX-INNOV joined the independent engineering group Artelia to become their platform for development in Quebec and Canada. By joining forces, we multiply our expertise, diversify our service offering, gain access to a wide variety of projects of all sizes, and open up career development opportunities worldwide. Moreover, we are proud to announce that as of January 1, 2025, FNX-INNOV will officially change its name to Artelia Canada.

Together, with a presence on five continents and more than 8,500 employees, we will carry out our projects around the world with the determination to constantly contribute, throughout our activities, to having a positive impact on the environment and society.

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Work location: Thunder Bay, Ontario

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.
  
  

• 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 holidays...etc.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.
  
  

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