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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. Our team safely delivers, builds, and creates balanced energy solutions for customers across North America.\nOur people are at the core of our journey to deliver reliable, affordable, and lower-carbon power solutions. We provide purpose-driven work in a safe and inclusive environment, and we live by our North Star. With us, your contributions matter - we want you to be empowered to innovate, collaborate, and ultimately drive results. We're here to partner with you so you can learn, grow, and forge a career that's meaningful to you. Join us in powering North America!\nYour Opportunity\nOne Temporary Full-Time Position Commencing May 2027.\nBring your Engineering studies to life at Capital Power’s Goreway facility. As a Summer Student, you’ll gain hands-on experience in power generation while working alongside the Plant Engineer, subject matter experts, and Operations & Maintenance professionals. Through a combination of office-based work and field exposure, you’ll support daily engineering requirements, troubleshooting equipment, maintenance activities, and technical change initiatives that contribute to safe and reliable plant operations.\nWhat You'll Do:\nSupport daily engineering requirements and respond to operational and maintenance needs as they arise.\nWork alongside engineering and Operations & Maintenance teams to troubleshoot equipment issues and identify opportunities for process and equipment improvements.\nSupport Management of Change (MOC) activities, including coordinating technical information and updating relevant engineering documentation.\nContribute to technical projects and day-to-day engineering activities that support safe and reliable plant operations.\nReview and update engineering drawings, procedures, P&IDs, equipment documentation, and other technical materials.\nGain practical exposure to routine plant operations, maintenance activities, and planned outage work.\nOrganize, analyze, and present technical or operational information to support engineering activities and decision-making.\nCollaborate with employees across the site while developing an understanding of how engineering, operations, and maintenance work together in a power generation facility.\nWhat You'll Bring:\nEducation:\nCurrently enrolled in a Mech, Chemical or Electrical Engineering program at an accredited Canadian university.\nTechnical Skills:\nAn ability to understand P&IDs is preferred.\nFamiliarity with AutoCAD, Excel, and BI reporting tools is considered an asset.\nProfessional Skills:\nComfortable working both independently and as part of a team.\nCurious and eager to learn in a hands-on operating environment.\nStrong problem-solving skills with an interest in mechanical equipment, plant operations, and continuous improvement.\nAble to communicate effectively and build relationships with employees from different technical disciplines.\nWhat You'll Gain:\nHands-on experience applying engineering concepts in a real-world power generation environment.\nExposure to mechanical equipment, plant operations, maintenance, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.\nOpportunities to learn directly from experienced engineering, operations, maintenance, and technical professionals.\nPractical experience that will strengthen your technical, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.\nA broader understanding of the power generation industry and potential career paths within mechanical engineering.\nAdditional Details:\nThe pay range for this role will be $26-$35 CAD\nThis position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.\nIn order to be considered for this role you must be legally eligible to work in Canada.\nThe successful candidate for this position will undergo an education verification, reference checks and criminal record check. \nHow To Apply and Next Steps\nCapital Power only accepts resumes via online application atwww.capitalpower.com/careers. If you choose to submit your resume by any other means, we cannot guarantee that your application will be considered for vacancies.\nApplicants with disabilities who require a reasonable accommodation to complete their application can request accessible formats, communication support, or other accessibility assistance by contacting .\nCapital Power is committed to providing a fair and transparent hiring process. We recognize and embrace the value of diversity and hire employees with the appropriate skills, experience and knowledge for each position.\nThank you for taking the time to apply and expressing interest in powering a sustainable future with Capital Power! 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