Power Engineering - Third Class

Receive training in high and low-pressure boiler operations, water treatment systems, pump operations, controls and instrumentation, air conditioning and refrigeration, checking and maintaining equipment, using computers to monitor plant operations, plant safety, environmental (pollution) management and communications.

Power engineers operate and maintain reactors, turbines, boilers, generators, stationary engines and auxiliary equipment to generate electrical power and to provide heat, light, refrigeration and other utility services for commercial, recreational, industrial and institutional buildings and other work sites.

They are employed by power generation plants, electrical power utilities, heavy oil upgraders and gas processing plants, manufacturing plants, mines, hospitals, universities and government and commercial establishments.

Fourth Class Power Engineering License or Technical Certificate
NOTE: While chemistry, physics and geometry-trigonometry are not program entrance requirements, some employers may require these subjects. Students are strongly encouraged to have current Standard First Aid & CPR “A”, H2S Alive and WHMIS certificates prior to start of program. Many employers require the certification for work placements.

In 2019, the average annual wage range for full-time power engineers or process operators in Saskatchewan was $45,760 - $114,400 according to the Saskatchewan Ministry of the Economy. Employees may earn more or less depending on their employer, location, size of company, level of training, experience and hours worked.