Description
As a Senior Substation Engineer, you'll play a key role in delivering substation design solutions for high-voltage utility and renewable energy projects across Canada.
You will perform detailed design of medium- and high-voltage utility substations as an experienced senior engineer in accordance with applicable industry standards, including IEEE and ANSI standards.
Key responsibilities include:
- Developing one-line diagrams, general arrangements, elevation views, conduit and cable routing plans, substation physical layouts, grounding layouts, and equipment details.
- Performing engineering calculations, including lightning protection, battery sizing, AC station service sizing, cable ampacities and conduit and cable tray sizing.
- Developing protection and control designs for transmission and distribution substations.
- Preparing protection philosophies, AC/DC schematics, wiring diagrams, logic diagrams, and panel layouts.
- Supporting the development of design basis documents, technical specifications, engineering calculations, reports, and construction packages.
- Collaborating with clients, utilities, equipment suppliers, and project stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions.
- Providing technical support during procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning.
- Participating in multidisciplinary project teams delivering renewable energy, utility, and industrial power projects.
- Supporting continuous improvement initiatives and sharing technical knowledge across the team.
The ideal candidate will have:
- A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
- A Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation or eligibility for registration in Canada.
- At least 10 to 15 years' experience in substation design engineering within utility, consulting, or industrial environments.
- Demonstrated experience serving as a substation design engineer on multiple concurrent brownfield and greenfield projects.
- Working knowledge of transmission and distribution protection philosophies and industry standards.
- Experience in substation design at 500 kV voltage level is considered an asset.
- Knowledge of IEC 61850 communication protocols and digital substations is considered an asset.
- Strong technical writing, problem-solving, and client-facing communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced project environment.
- Willingness to travel occasionally to client facilities, substations, or project sites.
In terms of compensation, the salary range varies by location:
- AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $60.20 – $79.80
- MB & ON: $54.90 – $75.70
- NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $54.40 – $72.20