Electrical /Instrumentation & Control (I&C) Technical Lead

Next Structural Integrity, NSI is a leading engineering company providing essential engineering services and solving complex problems for our clients in the Nuclear and Oil and Gas industries. We are a team of energetic and creative individuals offering the best engineering solutions and consulting services.

We strongly believe that every established engineering solution should exhibit the utmost quality and meet regulatory prerequisites. Our level of service not only makes our relationships mutually rewarding but facilitates lasting relationships with the parties involved. The skills that we have developed and the multi-level design and analysis capacity we have acquired while working across various industries inimitably qualify us as your go-to engineering partner.

Our growing company is seeking an experienced Hot Cell Controls Technical Lead to provide technical leadership and drive the design and engineering of controls systems for the ANMRC Hot Cell project.

Employment Type: This is the Full/Part-timeposition.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for the design and engineering of all Hot Cell control systems.
• Lead the development and review of controls system designs, ensuring alignment with project requirements, operational needs, and applicable codes and standards.
• Serve as the primary technical authority for controls design decisions, issue resolution, and engineering recommendations.
• Coordinate with clients, project stakeholders, and multidisciplinary engineering teams throughout design development and implementation.
• Review and verify engineering deliverables, including design documentation, specifications, calculations, drawings, and technical reports.
• Lead engineering change activities and support design modifications in accordance with established change control processes.
• Provide technical guidance during system integration, testing, commissioning, and project turnover.
• Identify and resolve technical issues, risks, and design interfaces to support successful project delivery.
• Mentor and provide technical direction to engineers and designers as required.
• Support site activities and provide technical guidance during implementation and commissioning.
• Ensure engineering activities comply with applicable project requirements, codes, standards, and quality processes.
• Perform other duties as assigned by project management.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation & Control (I&C) Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in I&C, controls engineering, or control systems design. Candidates with strong, directly relevant experience may be considered.
• Experience developing I&C or control system designs from conceptual and preliminary design through detailed design.
• Strong knowledge of control system architecture, functional requirements, instrumentation, PLC/DCS systems, and control logic.
• Experience preparing and reviewing engineering deliverables such as I/O lists, instrument datasheets, specifications, control logic diagrams, cable/block diagrams, and design documentation.
• Experience conducting technical reviews, design verification, engineering analysis, and resolving technical issues.
• Familiarity with applicable codes, standards, and regulatory requirements for nuclear or other highly regulated industries. Nuclear experience is preferred.
• Experience coordinating with multidisciplinary engineering teams, clients, suppliers, and other stakeholders.
• Ability to provide technical guidance, support design decisions, and take ownership of engineering issues.
• Familiarity with testing, commissioning, system integration, and project turnover activities.
• P.Eng. registration in Ontario, or eligibility to obtain registration, is preferred/required depending on project needs.
• Proficiency with relevant engineering tools such as AutoCAD, PLC/DCS platforms, or other I&C design software.
• Willingness to travel to client sites as required by project needs.

NSI is particularly interested in people who enjoy working on a variety of work and who are keen to continue to develop their knowledge and expertise.

If you believe you have the necessary knowledge, experience, and enthusiasm to succeed in this position, then we would like to hear from you.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls. We are dedicated to maintaining a respectful, fair, and equitable work environment, and welcome submissions from all qualified applicants. We are committed to providing a barrier free workplace. If accommodation is required during the selection or interview process it will be available upon request.