Lead Substation Protection & Control Engineer

WSP Global Inc.; Vancouver, Victoria; On-site; CAD 105,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Substation Protection & Control Engineer to join its dynamic team in Vancouver. This role is crucial for overseeing the design and implementation of protection systems for high-voltage utility projects, including renewable energy interconnections. The ideal candidate will have over a decade of experience in electrical engineering, particularly in transmission and distribution projects, and will play a pivotal role in ensuring projects meet the highest standards of quality and safety. Join a collaborative environment that values innovation and offers outstanding career growth opportunities while making a significant impact on the energy sector.

Benefits

Flexible Work Policy

Career Development Opportunities

Collaborative Culture

Inclusive Work Environment

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in electrical engineering and consulting.
• Strong expertise in T&D projects, especially substations.

Responsibilities

• Lead protection design for capital projects ensuring compliance with client standards.
• Conduct detailed reviews of protection schemes and coordinate project efforts.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Power Systems Protection and Control

Project Management

Communication Skills

Self-leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Professional engineering license (P.Eng)

Tools

ETAP

Aspen OneLiner

EasyPower

PLS-CADD

SPIDAcalc

Job description

Job Description

The Opportunity:

Our Power subsector, a key component of WSP’s ERI (Energy, Resources and Industry) sector, supports clients from coast to coast. Over the decades, we have developed a comprehensive range of services, including technical study preparation in niche areas, project management, detailed design, and site services. Our expertise is widely recognized in the market for both development and rehabilitation projects. Our team of experts collaborates to provide services that align with our vision of meeting and exceeding the highest industry standards through innovation.

To meet our growth challenges, WSP is currently seeking a Lead Substation Protection & Control Engineer to join our National Electrical Team, located in Vancouver BC or Victoria BC.

As the Lead Substation Protection & Control Engineer, the successful candidate will be involved in projects with our Energy Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical expertise and consulting experience in T&D projects – specific to substations. The substations projects include, but are not limited to, greenfield and brownfield projects, high-voltage utility systems, and renewable energy interconnection projects. This role involves close collaboration with clients and stakeholders to understand their engineering needs, ensuring successful project coordination. The ideal candidate will bring technical expertise and consulting experience, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget while maintaining high standards of quality and safety. This position is part of the Transmission and Distribution market sector of the Power Division, which specializes in the transmission of electricity. We work with both public and private sector clients on innovative projects, providing opportunities for our team members to showcase their expertise and mentor the next generation of passionate professionals.

Why WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of Inclusion and Belonging
• Our Flexible Work Policy – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
• A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
• Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

What you can expect to do here:

• You will conduct detailed review of all existing protection schemes present in the subject area to incorporate into new design. Special areas of focus are anti-islanding schemes, generator intertie settings, SPS schemes, etc. to ensure that required protections already in place are not removed before modifying existing schemes.
• You will lead overall protection design for all capital projects and define relay protection functionality/scheme in accordance with Client standards.
• You will review contractor provided relay settings, logic diagrams (including Goose messaging diagrams), and operational descriptions for all capital projects.
• You will review/perform area relay coordination and determine what level of area coordination is required/needed (based on changes in fault duty and overall system performance due to the project changes).
• You will review contractor provided relay settings for all temporary builds and construction sequence steps including mobile settings.
• You will review/provide input to Owner’s Aspen model changes as required for individual capital projects.
• You will provide design support during implementation/testing and commissioning of the above items.
• You will provide feedback to Owner on existing standards and help refine the Owner’s design practices.
• You will ensure all as-built documentation gets filed appropriately in the plant filing location at Owner.
• You will lead overall automation and integration design for all capital projects.
• You will review/design SCADA point indexes.
• You will review contractor provided HMI screens/settings for all capital projects.
• You will review/design Protection settings and settings basis.
• You will review/design IED Data Maps.
• You will review/create substation level operational descriptions (HMI operation, relay front panel operation, etc.).
• You will review automated maintenance data gathering (Digital Substation Data) point lists.
• You will track all required licenses/firewalls and key automation and integration deliverables needed for project implementation.
• You will perform constructability review and ensure adequate automation and integration coverage is available for each outage step (SCADA etc.).
• You will maintain good working relationships with internal groups that support projects.
• You will maintain good working relationships with material suppliers, contractors, and any others that affect the quality, schedule, and cost of projects.
• You will exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• You will perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

What you’ll bring to WSP:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized institution.
• Professional engineering license (P.Eng) required.
• Minimum of 10+ years of relevant post education experience in electrical engineering, power systems protection and control, preferably in consulting environment.
• Experience with all voltages 735 kV and below.
• Proficient with various engineering design tools and software (e.g. ETAP, Aspen OneLiner, EasyPower, PLS-CADD, SPIDAcalc, etc.).
• Effective self-leadership with attention to detail, results orientation, and managing multiple priorities in a dynamic work environment.
• Ability to perform independently and in a team environment and maintain project ownership.
• Efficient communications and ability to work with team members not located in the same office through MS Teams, email, and/or telephone calls.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Compensation

Salary range (in British Columbia): $105,800 - $171,600.

The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The salary range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

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Job Info

• Job Identification 64846
• Locations 840 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2S9, CA 3600 Uptown Boulevard, Victoria, BC, V8Z 0B9, CA
• Posting Date 01/02/2025, 11:08 PM

About Us

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP:

• We value our people and our reputation
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

Please Note:

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.

Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.