The Opportunity
The Director of Stations, Planning and Asset Optimization provides strategic leadership and governance over InnPower's station assets, system planning, system operations, and asset optimization functions. This role is accountable for setting long-term infrastructure and asset strategies, optimizing capital investments, ensuring system reliability and safety, and overseeing regulatory and stakeholder engagement. The Director leads grid modernization and continuous improvement initiatives while providing executive oversight, risk management, and technical expertise to support InnPower's corporate objectives and sustainable system growth.
Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
Strategic Leadership & System Planning:
- Provide enterprise-level leadership for distribution and transformer stations, system planning, system operations, and asset optimization functions to ensure the safe, reliable, and cost-effective delivery of electricity.
- Establish the long-term vision and strategic direction for station development, system expansion, grid modernization, and asset lifecycle management aligned with InnPower's corporate objectives and regulatory obligations.
- Translate corporate strategy into multi-year capital, operational, and asset management plans.
- Provide strategic oversight of 24/7 system operations, including control room governance, outage management, and restoration performance.
- Monitor system reliability metrics, outage trends, and performance scorecards; ensure corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives are implemented.
- Champion a culture of operational excellence, safety leadership, and public protection across all infrastructure activities.
Capital Planning & Asset Optimization:
- Direct the development, approval, and prioritization of short- and long-term capital plans, including stations, system expansion and modernization, automation, and asset renewal programs.
- Oversee the development and maintenance of asset condition data, risk-based prioritization frameworks, and investment optimization strategies.
- Ensure capital investments are evidence-based and aligned with reliability, safety, customer growth, and regulatory expectations.
Technology, Innovation & Grid Modernization:
- Lead the strategic direction for smart grid initiatives, system automation, SCADA, GIS, analytics, and emerging technologies.
- Promote innovation that enhances system visibility, decision-making, and customer outcomes while managing technology risk.
Governance & Risk Management:
- Provide oversight of all stations, planning, SCADA, GIS, protection and control, and system operations activities, ensuring strong governance, internal controls, and accountability.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate operational, technical, financial, regulatory, and safety risks associated with system growth, aging infrastructure, and emerging technologies.
- Ensure business continuity and system resilience through robust emergency preparedness, outage response governance, and contingency planning.
Regulatory, Stakeholder & External Relations:
- Act as the senior technical authority and corporate representative in dealings with the Ontario Energy Board, IESO, Hydro One, municipalities, Indigenous communities, developers, and other stakeholders.
- Provide oversight of regulatory filings, technical submissions, reliability reporting, and compliance with applicable legislation, codes, and standards.
- Support Indigenous engagement strategies related to station development and infrastructure expansion, ensuring respectful consultation and regulatory compliance.
People Leadership & Organizational Development:
- Provide leadership and direction to management and supervisory staff, fostering accountability, collaboration, and professional growth.
- Build organizational capacity through succession planning, talent development, and continuous skills advancement.
Financial & Corporate Accountability:
- Provide oversight of capital and operating budgets within the portfolio.
- Support senior leadership and the Board with technical insight, risk analysis, and recommendations related to infrastructure investment and system performance.
- Contribute to corporate planning, policy development, and cross-departmental initiatives as a member of the senior leadership team.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Civil Engineering.
- A Licensed Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario, in good standing is required.
- A minimum of 10 years' related industry experience in protection, control and industrial communications is required.
- A minimum of 5+ years in a leadership role in both technical and commercial functions.
- A master's degree or MBA is considered an asset
- EDA/IHSA/Ministry Apprenticeship Program completion - P&C Technician status is considered an asset.
- A valid Ontario Class 'G' drivers' license.
- Understanding of substation, electrical protection, and computer and network fundamentals is required.
- Strong knowledge of utility regulations, safety codes, engineering standards, and business contracting.
- Skilled in leading diverse teams in a complex, safety-sensitive, and regulated environment.
If you are interested in this opportunity, we would love to hear from you!
