Does Hydro Ottawa pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Hydro Ottawa employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Hydro Ottawa. This rating has improved by 14% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Hydro Ottawa?

38% of Hydro Ottawa employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Hydro Ottawa 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Hydro Ottawa?

Coop Student (4) , Engineer (4) , Summer Student Intern (3) , Supervisor (3) , Co-Op Student (2) , Student Worker (2) , Summer Student Worker (2)

What are the pros of working at Hydro Ottawa according to real employee reviews?

"home, good benefits!" ((in 8 reviews)); "Great people to work around" ((in 7 reviews)); "Great teams to work in." ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Hydro Ottawa according to real employee reviews?

"low pay but that is expected for a co" ((in 6 reviews)); "Some supervisors great" ((in 5 reviews)); "Hydro offers few growth opportunities for existing employees and little to no training." ((in 3 reviews)); "Managers demand lot of work, thus you may have to work over hours, on weekends to complete work to meet deadlines." ((in 2 reviews))

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Hydro Ottawa Reviews

3.3

38% would recommend to a friend

(49 total reviews)

Bryce Conrad

Not enough data to show CEO approval

19% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity and inclusion

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Work/Life balance

2.9

Senior management

2.8

Culture and values

2.6

Career opportunities

Hydro Ottawa has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 49 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hydro Ottawa employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, mining, utilities industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

49 reviews

3.0

5 June 2026

Overall not a great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good pension, work from home flexibility, work life balance is decent

Cons

Limited Growth, disconnect throughout the company, lack of decision makers and boring environment

3.0

15 Feb 2026

Okay pay

Management accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Gym on site. Great pension

Cons

Runs on Google suite Old ways of thinking.

5.0

15 Dec 2025

Review of summer student internship

Summer student intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great team to work with super friendly colleagues. Field work was a fun plus.

Cons

Not always ample amount of work to be done on a day to day basis.

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