Details For Nuclear Positions
Skilled Trades
Applicants typically must apply to a generic/multi-position job posting, depending on needs. Vacancies for the positions most frequently recruited from campus are typically posted as follows:
Nuclear Operators – typically posted in January only, for positions beginning throughout the year.
Radiation Protection Technicians – typically posted in the summer, with varying start dates.
Mechanical Technicians and Electrical & Control Technicians – typically posted in January for positions beginning in early summer, however, depending on needs, positions may also be posted in late summer for positions starting near the end of the year.
Be sure to submit your profile in the Job Search section of our site, so that we may e-mail you about new vacancies in your field as they become available.
If you meet the selection criteria, you may be invited for testing. Should you successfully pass these tests, you may be invited to an interview. The interviewer(s) then make(s) recommendations on where you may ‘best fit’, based on your experience, education, preferences, or other criteria.
Note: While these are not tests for which you can study, if you would like to become familiar with these types of aptitude tests, you should visit the SHL website.
Engineering & Applied Sciences
All applicants apply to a generic/multi-position job posting, which is generally posted from Labour Day weekend through Thanksgiving weekend for positions beginning throughout the following year.
Be sure to include a cover letter, as applications are thoroughly reviewed before selected candidates are invited via e-mail to a full-day recruitment event.
All event details and directions are included in the e-mail, but typically, the event is held at Pickering Nuclear Generating Station in early November. At the event, in addition to participating in an interview, each candidate will have the opportunity to meet with Senior Engineering Managers and Engineering employees.
Interviews are conducted by a two-person team, who will make recommendations on where candidates may ‘best fit’, based on their experience, education, preferences, or other criteria.
Conditional job offers are made to successful candidates beginning in December, and usually continue through February, depending on the number of applicants and positions being filled.
Details For Hydroelectric Positions
Skilled Trades
Applicants typically must apply to the specific position of interest, however, generic/multi-position job postings sometimes occur for certain positions, depending on needs.
Mechanical Technicians, Electrical & Control Technicians, and Hydroelectric Operating Technicians – the positions most frequently recruited from campus, they are typically posted February through April for positions beginning in early summer. However, depending on needs, positions may also be posted in late summer for positions starting near the end of the year.
Be sure to submit your profile in the Job Search section of our site, so that we may e-mail you about new vacancies in your field as they become available.
If you meet the selection criteria, you may be invited for testing. Should you successfully pass these tests, you may be invited to an interview.
Note: While these are not tests for which you can study, if you would like to become familiar with these types of aptitude tests, you should visit the SHL website.
Engineering & Applied Sciences
Applicants must apply to the specific position of interest.
Positions are generally posted from Labour Day weekend through Thanksgiving weekend; however, positions may be posted throughout the year, depending on needs.
Be sure to submit your profile in the Job Search section of our site, so that we may e-mail you about new vacancies in your field as they become available.
The interview process may include on-campus, telephone and on-site interviews. Timelines and specific details may vary for each individual position.
Details For Thermal Positions
Skilled Trades
Applicants typically must apply to the specific position of interest, however, generic/multi-position job postings sometimes occur for certain positions, as needs in our Thermal business unit vary greatly from year to year.
Vacancies for the positions most frequently recruited from campus are typically posted as follows:
Thermal Operators, Mechanical Technicians and Electrical & Control Technicians – posted all year round on an as-needed basis.
Be sure to submit your profile in the Job Search section of our site, so that we may e-mail you about new vacancies in your field as they become available.
If you meet the selection criteria, you may be invited for testing. Should you successfully pass these tests, you may be invited to an interview.
Note: While these are not tests for which you can study, if you would like to become familiar with these types of aptitude tests, you should visit the SHL website.
Engineering & Applied Sciences
Applicants must apply to the specific position of interest.
Positions are generally posted from Labour Day weekend through Thanksgiving weekend; however, positions may be posted throughout the year, depending on needs.
Be sure to submit your profile in the Job Search section of our site, so that we may e-mail you about new vacancies in your field as they become available.
The interview process may include on-campus, telephone and on-site interviews. Timelines and specific details may vary for each individual position.
Details For Security Positions
If you meet the selection criteria, you may be invited for fitness testing as well as initial psychological and aptitude testing. Should you successfully pass these tests, you may be invited to an interview. OPG does not provide its testing criteria to applicants in advance.
Note: This process only applies to the Security Positions at our Nuclear generating stations.
Details For Corporate Functions
Applicants must apply to the specific position of interest.
Positions are generally posted from Labour Day weekend through Thanksgiving weekend; however, positions may be posted throughout the year, depending on needs.
Be sure to submit your profile in the Job Search section of our site, so that we may e-mail you about new vacancies in your field as they become available.
The interview process may include on-campus, telephone and on-site interviews. Timelines and specific details may vary for each individual position.
Certain clerical-based positions may require testing for keyboarding skills.
If you are a person with a disability and require accommodation in order to successfully submit an application or need assistance in the selection process (for example, during an interview), please contact us and indicate that you require an accommodation to make your request.