You Can Count on Us!

Utilities Kingston has provided local residents with safe and reliable utility services for over 150 years. Our name and corporate structure have changed, but one thing has remained constant: the trust our community places in us. 

Our employees continue to achieve excellence and innovation by working together within a unique multi-utility structure.  Our model is made of interdependent work groups that are bound together by one collective mission: to manage, operate and maintain community infrastructure to deliver safe, reliable services and a personal customer experience. 

Our employees have a diverse set of skills, knowledge and talents.  They take pride in supporting a large network of infrastructure in water, sewer, gas, electricity, fibre and streetlights and traffic signals. 

Continuing education, training and collaboration between groups affords our employees an opportunity to improve our services through creativity and innovation. 

Youth Employment - Ready, Set, Work!

Developing the next generation of skilled workers in Kingston is important to us. That’s why Utilities Kingston offers students the opportunity to enrich their academic studies by learning practical skills from some of the best in the utility industry. Student positions not only enhance the academic experience with hands-on experience, but help students develop skills for the post-education workforce.

Students at Utilities Kingston can expect insight into the knowledge and abilities required to work in the utility industry and an opportunity to grow professionally while earning a competitive wage. We support students in finding a meaningful and exciting career option at Utilities Kingston and in seeing the career opportunities available right here in Kingston. 

We offer student opportunities, including internships and co-op placements in various positions, including in billing, conservation, communications, hydro and business services, information systems, service and gas operations, and water and wastewater operations.

In 2019 we provided opportunities to 19 students to gain meaningful career experience in a variety of departments at Utilities Kingston.

Promoting Diversity, Inclusion and Equality in the Trades

In 2019, Utilities Kingston partnered with the Women of Powerline Technicians (PLT) organization to promote gender diversity in the trade. This national, not-for-profit organization is committed to increasing the representation of women in trades and technical roles, in Canada’s electricity sector. Their vision is to see every gender represented on every distributions operations crew.

The partnership included a $1,000 bursary for one student in a recognized powerline technician post-secondary diploma program. The bursary was open to any student (of any gender), registered in a full-time Powerline Technician program in the province of Ontario. Chloe Smith, a second-year student in the Powerline Technician program at Algonquin College, was awarded the bursary in 2019.

Recruitment, Selection & Retention

From electricians to GIS technicians, gas operators and millwrights, certified accountants, professional engineers and certified human resources professionals – recruitment activities are diverse.

Utilities Kingston attracts and retains the best talent for our organization.  In 2019, 21 employees left our employment through regular attrition and we welcomed 20 employees to the organization. Additionally, we offered eight employees new opportunities from within, further developing our in-house skill and talent.  

Excellence in Teamwork, Innovation and Customer Service

Utilities Kingston and the City of Kingston recognized our employees for their outstanding work in customer service excellence, and health and safety. Winners for the TRIP awards that embody Teamwork, Innovation and Customer Service were nominated by other Utilities Kingston employees and chosen by a diverse panel of their peers.

Utilities Engineer, Jeff Froats was the recipient of the Teamwork award, Service and Gas Operator Trevor Humphries received the Innovation Award, and Clerk Sarah Van Luven accepted the Customer Service award.

What We Do

Our employees are experts in many fields of specialties and trades. Get a glimpse into our multi-utility model and how various positions contribute to the organization, while maintaining and enhancing the city of Kingston.