Field Engineer

Power-Link Technologies Ltd.; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 48,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health spending account

RRSP matching

Referral program

Paid training and certification

Short chain of command

Job summary

Power-Link Technologies Ltd. is seeking an Intermediate Commissioning Technologist to join our field services group and lead on active projects.

You will execute pre‑commissioning and commissioning for substations and generation facilities, perform protective relay testing, and verify SCADA/RTU connections while mentoring junior staff. Travel to remote sites is required and accommodations are provided.

Qualifications

• 3–8 years of hands‑on electrical testing or commissioning experience.
• Diploma in Electrical Engineering Technology, EIT registration with APEGA, or journeyman electrician ticket.
• Comfort reading AC/DC schematics, three‑line and single‑line diagrams.
• Experience with test equipment such as Omicron, Doble, or Megger.
• Valid Class 5 driver's licence and a clean abstract.
• Willingness to travel to remote fly‑in sites.

Responsibilities

• Execute pre‑commissioning and commissioning on substation and generation projects including protection and control checks, functional testing, and energization support.
• Perform protective relay testing and settings verification (SEL, GE, ABB, Schneider).
• Test primary and secondary equipment: CT/PT ratio/polarity, insulation resistance, contact resistance, breaker timing, transformer testing.
• Do point‑to‑point wiring verification, loop checks, and SCADA/RTU verification with the client’s control centre.
• Write and red‑line commissioning procedures, test forms, turnover packages, and client reports.
• Work with client reps, construction crews and OEM vendors onsite; mentor junior technologists.

Skills

Electrical testing

Field commissioning

Reading schematics

Safety mindset

Travel readiness

Education

Electrical Engineering Technology diploma

EIT registration with APEGA

Journeyman electrician ticket

Tools

Omicron

Doble

Megger

Job description

Power-Link Technologies Ltd. (PLT) is an Alberta-based electrical engineering and field services company. We commission utility substations, power generation facilities — natural gas, diesel, solar, wind and battery energy storage — and industrial plants across Western and Northern Canada. We're a team of roughly 30 engineers and field professionals, which means the person we hire will own real scope on day one instead of waiting three years for a turn.

We're looking for an Intermediate Commissioning Technologist to join our field services group and take a lead role on active projects.

What you'll actually be doing

• Executing pre-commissioning and commissioning on substation and generation projects — protection and control checks, functional testing, and energization support
• Protective relay testing and settings verification (SEL, GE, ABB, Schneider) using secondary injection test sets
• Primary and secondary equipment testing: CT/PT ratio and polarity, insulation resistance, contact resistance, breaker timing, transformer testing
• Point-to-point wiring verification, loop checks, and SCADA/RTU point verification with the client's control centre
• Writing and red-lining commissioning procedures, test forms and turnover packages — and producing reports a client can actually rely on
• Working directly with client representatives, construction crews and OEM vendors on site
• Mentoring junior technologists and apprentices in the field

What you bring

• 3–8 years of hands‑on electrical testing or commissioning experience
• A diploma in Electrical Engineering Technology, an EIT registration with APEGA, or a journeyman electrician ticket with substantial testing experience — we care more about what you can do at site than which door you came through
• Comfort reading AC/DC schematics, three‑line drawings, logic diagrams and single‑line diagrams, and working from them independently
• Practical experience with test equipment such as Omicron, Doble, or Megger
• A genuine safety mindset and working knowledge of utility lockout and switching procedures
• Valid Class 5 driver's licence and a clean driver's abstract
• Willingness to travel to remote and fly‑in sites, including Northern Alberta and the Territories

Assets, not requirements

• C.E.T. designation with ASET
• NETA Level II or III certification
• BESS, solar or generation commissioning experience
• CSTS/CSO, H2S Alive, Standard First Aid, Fall Protection, or utility‑specific safety tickets
• Experience with ATCO, EPCOR, Fortis or AltaLink standards and processes

The honest version of the travel

This is a field role. Expect 75% travel, typically in rotations of 8/6, 7/7, 14,7 depending on project. Some sites are fly-in only. Travel, accommodation and meals are covered, and we schedule with your life in mind wherever the project lets us.

What we offer

• $35-65 per hour, depending on experience
• Overtime and field premiums / LOA as applicable
• Health spending account
• RRSP matching
• Referral program for clients and employees
• Paid training, test equipment you won't fight with, and support toward NETA or ASET certification
• A short chain of command — you'll talk to the owner, not a layer of managers