Intermediate Protection & Controls Engineer

®; Markham; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec is seeking an Intermediate Protection & Control Engineer to join our Power Delivery team in Canada. You will contribute to the electrical design of high voltage substation and power projects, developing protection and control schemes, preparing drawings and relay settings, and coordinating with other disciplines.

You will work under senior engineers while performing planning, design, and post-construction tasks, including QA/QC reviews and field activities.

Qualifications

• Experience designing protection and control for substations with senior review.
• Ability to prepare one-line/three-line diagrams and associated drawings.
• Knowledge of protection schemes, relay coordination, and testing.
• Familiarity with SCADA interfaces and IEC 61850 is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare P&C drawings and calculations for substation and power system applications per client codes.
• Prepare technical reports communicating engineering concepts.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and clients for project execution.
• Provide regular progress updates on deliverables and milestones.
• Support senior engineers in QA/QC reviews and project coordination.
• Assist with field investigations, testing, and commissioning.

Skills

Protection & Control design

Substation experience

Relay settings

Coordination with teams

CAD drawings

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

EIT/PE preferred; PE in US or Canada is an asset

Tools

ETAP / protection software

CAD tools

Job description

We rise to the biggest challenges because we demand excellence. Our teams are always learning and challenging the status quo because we know if we are going to succeed in creating a cleaner future, we must think differently.

Our Integrated Design team collaborates across our Energy & Resources markets, including renewables, power delivery, oil and gas, mining, and more. We work on projects that are as challenging as they are impactful.

We combine the strength of a large company with the agility of specialized teams, allowing us to be our best as we deliver projects that are transforming our communities.

Join an Integrated Design team that is working to deliver innovative solutions on projects around the world.

Opportunity

Our Power Delivery team has an exciting opportunity for an Intermediate Protection & Control (P&C) Engineer to join the team. This position offers you the opportunity to work in a project team environment with other engineers and designers involved in the detailed electrical design of high voltage substation and power projects.

The successful candidate will be working in the areas of substations, renewable energy, air & gas insulated substation engineering equipment at different voltage levels. The candidate should understand substation and power system protection schemes as they relate to the design of protection and control systems.

Key Responsibilities

You will work within a multidisciplinary team of design and engineering professionals to deliver substation protection and control projects. As an intermediate engineer, you will be responsible for supporting and executing the complete assigned P&C design tasks from planning through post-construction, with guidance and technical review from senior engineers.

You will apply your engineering knowledge and judgment to develop protection and control designs for substations and transmission facilities. Your work will include preparing drawings, calculations, relay settings, technical specifications, and construction packages, and supporting field investigations, testing, and commissioning. You will coordinate assigned work with other disciplines and clients, manage your deliverables against project schedules and budgets, and seek senior engineering guidance for complex protection applications and technical decisions.

Key responsibilities include:

• Prepare P&C engineering drawings and calculations for substation and power system applications in accordance with client standards and applicable codes, standards, and regulatory requirements
• Prepare technical reports that clearly communicate engineering concepts and meet client requirements
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, clients, vendors for project execution and resolution of technical issues
• Provide regular progress updates on assigned deliverables and project milestones
• Interface with team members and provide support and coordination to facilitate effective project execution
• Perform self-checks and assigned peer checks within your areas of competence, address review comments, and support senior engineers in completing project QA/QC reviews

Capabilities and Credentials

• Experience preparing protection and control designs for substations, with senior engineering review, including:- One-line and three-line diagrams
• AC & DC schematics
• Wiring and interconnection diagrams
• Cable schedule and sizing
• Station service drawings and schematics
• Control house layout
• Bills of Material
• Working knowledge of protection applications for transmission lines, transformers, buses, and breakers, including instrument transformer selection, breaker failure protection, and trip and close circuits. Ability to assist with protection philosophies, short-circuit and coordination studies, relay settings, and control logic under senior engineering guidance.
• Preparation of P&C engineering design documentation, including technical specifications, equipment datasheets, basis of design and bills of material
• Complete conceptual protection and control designs and layouts for new and existing substation facilities.
• Identify technical issues, develop practical solutions, and escalat??
• Assist with proposal inputs, level-of-effort estimates, construction bid documents, technical bid evaluations, and equipment specifications for assigned P&C scope.
• Provide construction and commissioning support, including coordination with clients, contractors, utilities, and equipment vendors
• Experience with microprocessor-based protective relays and associated configuration software; familiarity with short-circuit and relay coordination software and CAD-based drawing workflows. Familiarity with SCADA interfaces, protection communications, and IEC 61850 applications is an asset.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification or progress toward Professional Engineer (PE) licensure is preferred; PE licensure in a U.S or Peng in Canada jurisdiction is an asset.
• 5-8 years of relevant substation protection and control engineering experience.

Office Location and Schedule

• Typical office environment, working with computers and drawings for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to hazards including construction, weather, and industrial operations that may be experienced at the infrastructure facilities.
• Stantec offers flexible work environment. While our preference is for the successful candidate to work from the office at least two days per week, we are open to discussing other work arrangements.
• Field work may include exposure to elements including inclement weather.
• Location – Burnaby, Calgary, Toronto, Fredericton, St. Johns