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Status : Contract (12-months)
Working Conditions : On-Site
Education Level : 3-year Degree / Diploma in Interior Design, Architectural Technology, or equivalent
Base Location : Oshawa, ON
Temporary Work Location : Courtice, ON
Number of Position(s) : 3
Shifts(s) : Days
Travel : Yes- 25%
Deadline to Apply : July 9, 2024
Electrify your career and help build a brighter tomorrow.
Every generation has a challenge that defines them. At OPG, we are calling on all innovators, disruptors, thought leaders and change-makers.
Join us to electrify life in one generation and build a sustainable future powered by our electricity, our ideas, and our people.
Join OPG and make history.
Whether you work in the skilled trades or are a business professional, a career at OPG is an opportunity to electrify your life on and off the job.
ACCOMMODATIONS
OPG is committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment where all employees feel valued, respected, and supported.
If you require accommodation during the application or interview process, please advise us as soon as possible so appropriate arrangements can be made.
If you require information in a format that is accessible to you, please contact
This position is moving to OPG Corporate Headquarters : In Summer 2025, OPG will officially welcome employees to our new Corporate Headquarters located at 1908 Colonel Sam Drive, Oshawa, Ontario.
This new space will enable teamwork, collaboration and innovation that will help us to achieve our mission to electrify life in one generation.
This position will be temporarily based in Courtice, ON until the move to Headquarters in the Summer of 2025.
JOB OVERVIEW
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is looking for a dynamic, strategic and results-driven professional to join our team in the role of Workplace / Space Planning Specialist.
Reporting to the Workplace Planning Manager, the Workplace / Space Planning Specialist will be responsible for providing space planning and design service pertaining to the workplace and surrounding office / facility environment.
Plans and organizes all office accommodation or other space design work including required furniture and / or furnishings, and interior design options in accordance with corporate standards.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in an environment where you will contribute to OPG’s public outreach, engagement and education efforts as part of the company’s commitment to growing its social license.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Provide an effective planning and design service for the workplace and the surrounding office environment in relation to space for office accommodation and other facilities to meet customer and business needs.
Plan and organize all office accommodation or other space design work including required furniture and / or furnishings, and interior design options to ensure that they are assigned in accordance with existing space standards, policies, and procedures.
Establish processes that meet specified objectives, and convey these to both Supervisor and client including tentative completion schedules.
Follow up to ensure that problem is corrected. Refer major items to Supervisor for decision.
EDUCATION
3-year Degree / Diploma from an accredited University / College in Interior Design or Architectural Technology or equivalent
QUALIFICATIONS
The successful candidate will exhibit uncompromising integrity and commitment to upholding corporate values, and the OPG Code of Business Conduct.
What Makes a Career at OPG Different?
As Ontario’s largest clean energy generator, we’re building, expanding, and innovating the equipment and technology that keeps Ontario powered with clean, reliable energy.
At OPG, our values are our strengths. They are fundamental truths about our organization that don’t change :
Safety it’s our business
Integrity always lead with integrity
Excellence never satisfied with good enough
Inclusion working together for powerful outcomes
Innovation - creativity accelerates possibility
Here's why OPG might just be the ideal workplace for you :
Our promise to you :
Are you ready to start a career that has the power to electrify life on and off the job? Apply now.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Please submit your application online at by 11 : 59 PM E.S.T. , July 9, 2024. OPG thanks all those who apply; however, only candidates considered for an interview will be contacted.
OPG is committed to employment equity. As such, we encourage applicants from equity-seeking communities (Indigenous Peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and women).
We strongly believe that alleviating the under-representation of equity-seeking individuals will create a stronger OPG team and allow us to better serve the needs of our diverse communities.
In order to fulfill the above-mentioned purpose, priority in hiring may be given to qualified persons who self-identify as a member of equity-seeking groups as identified in the application process.
This initiative constitutes a special program under the Human Rights Code / Canadian Human Rights Act.
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