Distribution Project Engineer

ENMAX Corporation; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Flexible benefits

Hybrid work model

Onsite fitness facility

Onsite massage

Onsite child care centre

Free parking

Job summary

ENMAX Corporation is seeking a Distribution Project Engineer to lead engineering deliverables for electrical distribution projects in Calgary. You’ll oversee feasibility, detailed design, construction support and closeout, ensuring safety and technical soundness while coordinating internal teams and external consultants.

Ideal candidates have a B.Sc. in Electrical or Civil Engineering, P.Eng in Alberta, 4+ years of project management experience, and familiarity with Maximo and PLS-CADD.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of progressive experience in engineering and project management.
• Experience delivering quality technical scopes, design packages, and schedules.
• Knowledge of discipline specific engineering practices and requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering deliverables across distribution projects from feasibility to closeout.
• Plan, design and review detailed designs for new construction and modifications.
• Coordinate design reviews between consultants and ENMAX teams.
• Ensure safety, compliance with standards and public safety requirements.
• Support project estimates, schedules and change management.
• Communicate clearly with internal/external stakeholders and manage resources.

Skills

Project management

Electrical engineering

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

B.Sc. Degree in Electrical or Civil Engineering

P.Eng status with APEGA

PMP designation is asset

Tools

Maximo

PLS-CADD

Job description

We are driven by our purpose of lighting the way to a brighter energy future, a future that includes a workplace where you’ll experience belonging and unlock possibilities. We offer meaningful opportunities, strong collaboration and a career aligned to what matters to you. We’re proud of who we are and the work we do to support our communities and customers who depend on us, because at ENMAX, we’re lighting the way together.

We’re looking for a Distribution Project Engineer to provide technical leadership and oversight of engineering deliverables across both customer and system driven distribution projects. From feasibility and conceptual engineering through detailed design, construction support and project closeout, you’ll help ensure engineering solutions are safe, technically sound and aligned with project requirements, while coordinating the people and partners needed to deliver them successfully.

Major Responsibilities:

• Work with internal and external customers and technical experts to determine the complete project scope including identifying all required technical deliverables, interdependencies, and any risks that are technical in nature.
• Plan, produce and review detailed designs for new construction, additions, modifications, maintenance and changes to EPC distribution infrastructure. This may include Authenticating designs as the Professional of Record.
• Identify and establish inspection and test plans when required and ensure inspection points are coordinated during construction.
• Act as the main point of contact for contracted engineering resources for specific projects and provide support where required.
• Oversee the scope and quality of engineering deliverables provided by internal planners and external engineering consultants to meet the needs of the project.
• Establish schedules for engineering and design activities that meet project milestone dates and objectives, execution strategies, and design scopes of work to support the customer requirements.
• Ensure all applicable engineering, industry and ENMAX Corporation standards, codes, regulations and public safety are applied in designs.
• Coordinate all design reviews between consultants, ENMAX Engineering and Field Execution Planning, and ensure final deliverables reflect input from all stakeholders.
• Review construction Requests for Information and consult with required parties and provide responses in the form of Field Instructions, or via direct construction support on site.
• Ensure project information is stored as per ENMAX document and Record Management processes, and that technical closeout of projects is completed in a timely manner.
• Ensure the safety of our staff, contractors, and the public is held as paramount in everything we do.
• Monitor compliance to project schedules for engineering deliverables and document changes through project change notifications.
• Work with Project Estimator and Project Manager to ensure estimates accurately reflect the project scope and risks.
• Demonstrate ownership of project success by proactively identifying and resolving challenges and dependencies to Engineering deliverables.

Education Required:

• B.Sc. Degree in Electrical or Civil Engineering
• P.Eng status with The Association of Professionals in Engineering and Geoscience in Alberta (APEGA)
• PMP designation is considered an asset.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 4+ years of progressive experience in the areas of Engineering and Project Management.
• Experience delivering quality technical scopes, design packages, and conceptual project schedules.
• Detailed knowledge of discipline specific engineering practices and requirements.
• Strong computer skills including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Maximo experience is considered an asset.
• Strong skills in PLS-CADD and overhead lines design is considered an asset.

Competencies:

• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities and deliverables in a changing environment.
• Strong customer focus, with a commitment to providing reliable and predictable outcomes.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to clearly communicate expectations and collaborate effectively with team members.
• Collaborative team player with the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills, with the ability to assess and manage a wide range of issues.
• Strong decision-making skills with demonstrated sound judgment.

ENMAX Values – Safety, Integrity, Accountability, Service, Teamwork, Agility, Innovation

Did we mention the ENMAX Advantage?

We offer competitive compensation including a comprehensive flexible benefits program, non-downtown location that includes great building amenities such as free onsite fitness facility, onsite massage, onsite child care centre (upon availability, offered from our ENMAX Place location 141 - 50 Ave. SE), free parking and much more. If you share our values and would like to make a difference with your career, join the team and see where the ENMAX possibilities can take you.

Location:

This role will be part of our hybrid (home and office) work force with office workspace located at ENMAX Place (141 - 50th Avenue SE, Calgary, AB). You will work from home on Mondays and Fridays and in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Note:

If we can provide an accommodation or adjustment to make the process more accessible for you, please let us know.

ENMAX welcomes all qualified applicants to apply and is committed to a safe and respectful workplace. It is our aim to have a workplace which is inclusive and values safety, diversity, personal integrity, respect for individual differences, and encourages ownership and accountability for our actions. Every ENMAX employee is responsible to take reasonable care to protect the health and safety of themselves, of all other workers, and of the public. Each employee must become familiar with safety procedures and rules applicable to their job and are required to follow them while working at ENMAX. Must be legal to work in Canada and requires the successful completion of a criminal background check. Two pieces of valid Government issued ID will be required. Two professional references will be requested. Education requirements for this position will be verified by a third party.

In the spirit of reconciliation, we respectfully acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional lands of Indigenous Peoples. ENMAX headquarters is in Calgary, Alberta, the traditional territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy, comprised of the Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, and Amskapi Piikuni Nations; the Tsuut'ina Nation; and the îyârhe Nakoda Nations of Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney, and home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, as well as many diverse Indigenous people who have made the city their home. We are committed to strengthening relationships with Indigenous Nations and peoples in all communities where we operate, through respect and collaboration. Please visit our careers page to learn more about other opportunities at ENMAX Corporation.

For more than a century, we have helped power Alberta, and our communities still count on us every day. What sets us apart isn’t just keeping the lights on, but how we do it. We put people first, act as good neighbours, and earn trust through promises kept, not made. Reliable by nature, we plan responsibly for tomorrow while keeping energy accessible and dependable today. This is energy people can count on now, and trust for the future. This is ENMAX.

Position Type: Permanent Union: Exempt (MP)

Closing Date: November 1, 2026