Technical Engineer - HFE (54116) (x4)

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

• Vendor Oversight : Collaborate with third-party vendors to manage HFE deliverables, ensuring compliance with applicable guidelines, engineering standards, design basis information, and operational documentation.

Design Review & Governance : Provide oversight, review, and acceptance of vendor designs and deliverables for Human-Machine Interfaces (HMI), including reports, verification and validation plans, conceptual designs, specifications, and workplans.

Analysis & Evaluation : Prepare, review, and accept HFE analyses such as operational experience reviews, system function analysis, task allocation, workload assessments, workspace layout evaluations, usability testing, and validation reports.

Technical Recommendations : Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to advise design leaders on modification-specific documentation, including technical specifications, design drawings, manuals, and software requirements.

Installation & Commissioning Support : Review construction completion declarations, commissioning reports, and participate in oversight of vendor activities during walkdowns, meetings, and system readiness milestones.

Issue Resolution : Identify, recommend, and track the resolution of significant HFE issues throughout refurbishment and modernization projects.

Verification & Validation : Review integrated HMI verification and validation plans and results to ensure compliance with program objectives.

Training & Procedures Input : Confirm that modification-specific HFE documents are properly identified as inputs for training and operational procedures.

Regulatory Interface : Provide support for regulatory interactions, including status updates, input to correspondence, and participation in inspection interviews.

Aggregate Analysis : Conduct broader HFE assessments to evaluate cumulative impacts on staffing levels and operational readiness, ensuring integrated program goals are met.

About You

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Human Factors, or a related discipline.

Extensive experience in Human Factors Engineering, with demonstrated expertise in Human-Machine Interface design and evaluation.

Proven ability to oversee vendor deliverables, conduct HFE analyses, and provide technical recommendations across all phases of engineering change.

Strong background in verification and validation processes, usability testing, and ergonomic assessments.

Experience supporting installation, commissioning, and operational readiness activities.

Familiarity with nuclear or highly regulated industrial environments, including refurbishment and modernization projects.

Demonstrated competency in applying industry standards, guidelines, and best practices for HFE.

Prior experience with specialized reactor or power plant systems is highly desirable.

Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and documentation skills.

Professional certifications or qualifications in Human Factors Engineering or related disciplines are an asset.

Pay Range

$69.31 - $79.31 / hr

How to Apply

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You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco / Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco / Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer : Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco / Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco / Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. 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. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco / Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco / Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

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

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.