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We develop innovative solutions for the global electricity and medical industries, helping empower a sustainable future. Trusted by clients worldwide, our employees provide expertise in engineering, testing, and inspection across a wide range of services. With offices worldwide and independent laboratories and testing facilities, we collaborate closely with clients to ensure utility assets perform safely, reliably, and efficiently throughout their entire life cycle.\nKinectrics takes pride in being consistently ranked as one of the best places to work in the energy and utility industry, where purpose and people mean as much as innovation and growth. That’s why we choose only the best and brightest to join us. To keep pace with the expanding energy and utility sector, Kinectrics has grown from a company of 300 to over 1,000 in only the last few years - and we aren’t looking to slow down. Join our diverse, supportive workplace for a rewarding career in the electricity industry.\nVisit our website to learn more: www.kinectrics.com\nThe Opportunity\nPosition: Field Operations Manager - High Voltage Testing Services\nEmployment Type: Permanent\nEmployment Level: Senior\nLocation: 800 Kipling Avenue, Toronto, ON\nDepartment: High Voltage Testing Services\nReports to: Senior Director of Cable Life Cycle Management\nHours per week: 40\nNumber Required: 1\nStarting Salary: $120,000, annual. Exact compensation may vary depending on the individual experience and qualifications of each candidate. Applicants with greater or less than the minimum qualifications for this posted opportunity may be considered for alternate opportunities.\nWhat We Offer\nAt Kinectrics, employees are recognized for their knowledge, experience, and contributions while working in a highly technical and challenging environment. Kinectrics puts you in the driver’s seat of your own career, setting you up alongside industry experts who will help you develop the skills essential to your professional growth in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and rewarding work culture.\nPurpose: The work we do each day helps communities around the world. Find satisfaction inwork \nthat really matters, working alongside and as part of the best and brightest in the industry.\nGrowth: To keep pace with Canada’s expanding energy and utility sector, we are growing more \neach day, which means more opportunities for you. We encourage our employees to grow alongside our company thanks to a number of significant training and personal development opportunities.\nInnovation: Our staff proudly develop innovations that push the industry forward.\nDiversity: The company is dedicated to promoting diversity in its workforce, up to and including\nthe senior management level. Our diversity committee ensures we stay up to date on leading\ntrends and best practices, creating a desirable workspace for each and every one of our employees.\n Total Compensation: Your talent deserves to be recognized. Kinectrics offers a competitive total compensation package unmatched by most industries throughout North America. Salary is just one component of the total rewards you will receive when working for Kinectrics. Other elements may also include pay for performance programs (merit pay and discretionary annual performance bonuses), comprehensive health benefits and wellness programs, membership discounts, employee referral bonus, eligibility for our pension plan, career development programs, and professional development/educational reimbursements.\nAccountabilities: How You Will Make an Impact\nThe Field Operations Manager is responsible for the overall coordination and execution of HVST field operations, serving as the central point of accountability for personnel deployment, equipment utilization, client scheduling priorities, operational planning, and field execution across all service lines.\nServe as the central coordination point for all HVST field operations across Low Voltage, Medium Voltage, High Voltage, Transformer, and Grounding services.\nOwn the master resource schedule for the team of field engineers, technologists, and support personnel.\nBalance competing priorities, project schedules, equipment availability, and workforce assignments.\nManage utilization and readiness of specialized testing equipment, trailers, tools, field assets, and laboratory resources.\nAct as the primary escalation point for resource conflicts, schedule changes, and field execution issues.\nCoordinate closely with Project Managers, Technical Leads, Business Development, and clients.\nMonitor workload forecasts and identify future staffing, equipment, and capability requirements.\nSupport capital planning and business cases for new equipment, vehicles, technology, and staffing investments.\nSupport proposal development by providing execution strategies, resource planning, and equipment availability input.\nPerform other duties as required.\nPerformance and Leadership:\nLead and manage field operations personnel while maintaining strong visibility with field crews and office staff.\nEstablish priorities and make resource allocation decisions across multiple concurrent projects.\nDrive accountability for safety, quality, responsiveness, and customer satisfaction.\nLead continuous improvement initiatives focused on utilization, productivity, and operational consistency.\nBuild a high-performance culture focused on collaboration and problem solving.\nHealth, Safety, and Compliance:\n\nLead by example and ensure safe execution of work following all Kinectrics safety requirements and regulations.\nSupport driving a culture of right first time/safety first and that all engineering work is conducted in compliance with municipal, provincial, and federal safety, workplace, or environmental regulations that apply to the facility.\nEnsures quality of investigations to identify corrective action and non-recurrence.\nAccountable for supporting error free culture & staff behaviors by implementing human performance tools.\nFinancial:\n\nMaintain visibility by attending and actively participating in the planning and scheduling meetings, business reviews, forecasting etc.\nProvide timely project updates in compliance with all financial reporting requirements.\nContribute timely input to invoicing and collections processes.\nSupport management on budgeting, business planning and reporting as needed.\nCulture Development:\n\nDrive a culture of high performance and safety where everyone is committed to and accountable for delivery of performance goals and operational KPIs, ensuring a customer first culture.\nProvides training and skill development for both day-to-day operations as well as for growth and improved performance.\nDevelop a culture of continuous improvement in processes and initiate/monitor corrective actions required to improve performance.\nCreates and maintains a positive culture focused on worker morale and corporate social responsibility.\nWhat You Need to Succeed\n\n10+ years of experience in electrical testing, commissioning, utility operations, EPCs, maintenance, or field services.\nExperience managing field personnel, resource schedules, and equipment fleets in a multi-project environment.\nStrong understanding of cable testing, switchgear, transformers, GIS, and other related utility assets.\nPrevious experience as a Field Service Manager, Operations Manager, Superintendent, Testing Supervisor, or similar role preferred.\nExtensive project management experience in a multidisciplinary environment.\nExperience in managing groups of professional and technical staff.\nStrong knowledge of health & safety requirements and quality assurance standards and practices.\nKey skills/Capabilities \nDemonstrated leadership ability among a team of individuals with diverse skill sets aligning them to exceed organizational goals.\nExcellent problem-solving skills and demonstrated a high commitment to quality and delivering on client commitments, including experience in leading technical projects to successful conclusions.\nProven ability to successfully manage large, complex, and multi-disciplinary projects and deliver on time and on 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The security clearance process is conducted in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) and may take up to 12 months to complete.\nKinectrics Inc is strongly committed to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) and welcomes applications from all individuals. To learn more about our commitments please visit our diversity, equity and inclusionand indigenous relationspages.\nAs part of your application, you will be asked to complete a voluntary diversity survey. The collection of self-identification data is driven by our commitment to DE&I and ensures Kinectrics' continuous review and improvement of its programs. The information that you provide is strictly confidential and your responses will only be used for statistical purposes. Your responses do not affect your candidacy in any way.\nKinectrics welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. 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