Top Employer: SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions

Recognized as one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers (2021):

By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Dec 3, 2020)

Here are some of the reasons why SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions was selected as one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers (2021):

In response to the pandemic, SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions enhanced its flexible work arrangements, allowed for extended personal leaves, delayed return-to-work dates for employees returning from parental and maternity leaves -- and has sought to accommodate employee requests seeking to move to part-time status if desired
SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions offers employee five personal days off each year and starts new employees with three weeks of paid vacation -- and considers previous work experience when setting vacation entitlement for experienced new candidates
SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions supports ongoing employee development with generous tuition subsidies (to $5,000 annually) as well as in-house and online training programs, including mentoring and apprenticeship programs

SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions employees on a team-building outing

Highlights

Industry	Water and wastewater services
Established in Canada	1869
Publicly traded	yes
Parent company	SUEZ Group
Parent company head office	Paris, France
Full-time employees in Canada	937
Part-time employees in Canada	3
Average age of employees in Canada	43.94 years
Longest serving employee	41.88 years
Long-term savings	defined-contribution (DC) pension, matching RSP, non-matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 90% of the premiums
Health spending account	up to $300 each year
Flexible work options	flexible work hours, shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay), telecommuting
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
Outside survey period	outside consultant surveys are held every 24 months
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 6 months
In-house training initiatives	apprenticeship/skilled trades programs, in-house training, online training, mentoring, paid internships
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $5,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer

COVID-19

Pandemic response

enhanced flexible work arrangements, allowing for extended personal leaves, delayed return to work for new parents, and accommodating requests for employees to move to part-time status

The Career Directory

SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions has been selected for The Career Directory, our guide to entry-level recruitment for recent college and university graduates.

Chemical engineering interns at SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions

Highlights for New Grads

Industry	Water and wastewater services
Full-time employees in Canada	751 to 1,000
Parent company	SUEZ Group
Parent company head office	Paris, France
Student opportunities	paid internships in engineering, commerce, and finance, paid internships, summer jobs, co-op placements in engineering, commerce, and finance, co-op opportunities
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, mentoring, in-house career planning services
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $5,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
Typical new grad positions	Project Engineer, Field Service Representative, Technical Sales Representative, Financial Analyst
Starting salary	$60K to $65K
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting, employees receive paid time off to volunteer
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

Academic fields recruited

Bachelor of Arts
- Economics
- English
- Human Resources
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Relations / Communications
Bachelor of Commerce / Business Administration
- Accounting
- Finance
- Human Resources
- Information Systems
- Marketing
Bachelor of Engineering
- Automation / Robotics
- Biomedical Electronics
- Biotechnology
- Chemical
- Civil
- Computer Engineering
- Electrical
- Environmental
- Materials Science
- Mechanical
- Microelectronics
- Water Resources
Bachelor of Science
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Environmental
- Health Sciences
Master of Engineering
- Automation / Robotics
- Biomedical Electronics
- Biotechnology
- Chemical
- Civil
- Computer Engineering
- Electrical
- Environmental
- Industrial Chemistry
- Industrial Engineering
- Instrumentation
- Water Resources

Recruits at these schools

Conestoga College

École de technologie supérieure

Humber College

Lakehead University

McGill University

McMaster University

Mount Royal University

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

Queen's University

Red River College

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

Université de Sherbrooke

Université Laval

University of Alberta

University of Calgary

University of Guelph

University of Lethbridge

University of Manitoba

University of Regina

University of Saskatchewan

University of Toronto

University of Waterloo

University of Windsor

Western University

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