Electrical Engineer—Nick

Dual degrees

When Nick Dietrick wakes up every morning, he knows that his skills and knowledge will be put to the test.

Nick Dietrick began working at SaskPower almost immediately after graduating from the University of Saskatchewan in 2007. With dual bachelor's degrees in electrical engineering and computer science, his skills are always in high demand.

Dietrick's day-to-day work involves drawing up wiring schematics and managing the construction of SaskPower substations.

"Young engineers get a little more responsibility here, I think, perhaps more so than other places," he says. "There's a lot of support and mentoring. It's always been my opinion that the only way you get better at something is if you just do it, and that theory has definitely been supported here."

First project

"The first project I worked on was a smaller substation just south of Saskatoon. It made a pretty good starter project," says Dietrick. "I got lucky with the crew time and it finished under budget and under time, and they did a good job."

And although Dietrick has no shortage of work, the relaxed atmosphere at SaskPower makes it easy to find time for his responsibilities outside of work.

Why SaskPower?

There's a lot of support and mentoring

"Hands down, my favourite thing is flex time. I really like getting up early, and getting off at three," he says. "I can do the things I need to do either at home or involving nine to five businesses, and it's just nice having more hours of sunlight in a day."