Grid Modernization: IEC61850 Substation Automation Leader

Black & Veatch Corporation; Markham; Hybrid; CAD 127,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Bonus program

Job summary

Black & Veatch Family of Companies seeks a skilled electrical/automation engineer to lead modernization efforts for digital substations. You will guide transitions from pilot to production, design secure architectures, and influence standards across protection and control domains.

The role requires a PE license or pursuing it, 5+ years of experience, and collaboration with utilities and industry groups. Hybrid work options are available and compensation reflects Ontario market ranges.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering required; PE license preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years related work experience.
• Experience with IEC61850, time synchronization, or digital substations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead transition of IEC61850-based digital substations from pilot to production.
• Design secure, vendor-agnostic substation automation architectures.
• Act as technical leader influencing system architecture and standards.
• Collaborate with utilities and industry groups to shape future protection and automation.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Standards

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

VMware ESXi

Red Hat KVM

OpenShift Virtualization

SEAPATH hypervisor

Job description

Black & Veatch Family of Companies seeks a skilled electrical/automation engineer to lead modernization efforts for digital substations. You will guide transitions from pilot to production, design secure architectures, and influence standards across protection and control domains.

The role requires a PE license or pursuing it, 5+ years of experience, and collaboration with utilities and industry groups. Hybrid work options are available and compensation reflects Ontario market ranges.