Intermediate Protection & Controls Engineer

Stantec; Toronto; Híbrido; CAD 97.000 - 140.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health, dental, vision plans

Wellness program

Retirement savings plan (PSP)

Employee stock purchase program

Group TFSAs

Life and AD&D insurance

Short/long-term disability

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Descripción de la vacante

Stantec in Canada is seeking an Intermediate Protection & Control Engineer to join our Integrated Design team. You will work on protection and control design for substations and transmission facilities, applying relay settings and schematics with senior guidance.

You will collaborate with designers and other engineers across disciplines, prepare drawings, calculations, and technical specifications, and support field testing and commissioning. Travel (~10%) may be required.

Formación

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

Responsabilidades

• Develop P&C designs for substations and transmission facilities with senior review.
• Prepare drawings, calculations, relay settings, technical specifications, and construction packages.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and clients; manage deliverables and timelines.
• Support field investigations, testing, and commissioning; assist with QA/QC under senior guidance.

Conocimientos

P&C design

Substation protection

Relay settings

Protection schemes

CAD drawings

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

EIT/PE considered

Herramientas

CAD software

Protection software

SCADA interfaces

Descripción del empleo

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 escal issues to the senior engineer.
• 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
• Willingness to travel to client sites or other Stantec offices (~10% travel).

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other's talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

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Pay Range:

Locations in PEI & NB-$81,900.00 - $118,800.00 Annually

Locations in Lower Mainland - BC, GTA & Ottawa Ontario-$96,500.00 - $139,900.00 Annually

$101,900.00 - $147,800.00 Annually

Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location: Canada | BC | Burnaby
Other Locations: Canada | ON | Toronto
Organization: BC-1554 E&R-CA Delivery Center
Employee Status: Regular
Management Level: Individual contributor
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: Yes
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 06/11/2026 06:11:33
Req ID: 1008660

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