Protection and Control Engineer

Power-Link Technologies Ltd.; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 72,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in Edmonton seeks a Substation Protection and Control Engineer to join their dynamic team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects involving renewable energy and high voltage substations. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing engineering drawings, preparing reports, and ensuring compliance with client requirements. With a strong emphasis on safety and collaboration, this position is ideal for someone who thrives in a team environment and has a solid technical background in electrical engineering. Join this innovative firm and make a significant impact in the field of energy engineering.

Benefits

Overtime pay

Company events

Health spending

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in protection and control engineering.
• Strong understanding of electrical design and project management.

Responsibilities

• Develop engineering and protection/control drawings for substations.
• Prepare technical reports and coordinate with project teams.

Skills

P&C experience

Strong safety mindset

Technical writing skills

Client relationship management

Organization skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Electrical Transient Analyzer Program

MS Excel

MS Word

Adobe Acrobat

CAD software

Job description

Our Edmonton office is looking to fill the role of a substation protection and control engineer. Reporting to the Senior P&C Lead, this position offers you the opportunity to work in a project team environment with other engineers and designers involved in the detailed electrical design and project management of low to high voltage substation projects.

The successful candidate will be working in the areas of substations, renewable energy, air & gas insulated substation engineering & equipment between the 5kV to 500kV levels. The candidate should have an understanding of substation and power system protection schemes as they relate to the design of protection and control systems.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for developing engineering and protection and control drawings of substation systems and power systems
• Prepare reports that present technical and project information in a clear and concise manner and meet client requirements
• Preparation of Electrical design packages
• Coordinate with designers and engineers of other disciplines to complete deliverables
• Interpret and incorporate vendor information into design deliverables
• Perform QA/QC of electrical engineering design packages
• Provide regular progress updates related to deliverables on project
• Support commissioning and field engineering
• Development of Project Estimates
• Interfacing directly with clients and directing work for a team

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Strong safety mindset
• Electrical Transient Analyzer Program (Added advantage)
• P&C experience is a must
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and develop strong client relationships
• Strong organization skills and ability to manage multiple tasks
• Able to demonstrate solid technical understanding in writing and verbally
• Ability to visualize and evaluate equipment details, phase-to-ground, phase-to-phase clearances, and drawing relationships
• Intermediate level experience and knowledge of protection and control systems within substations, power systems and renewable energy systems
• Ability to manage and deliver Engineering deliverables as per project schedule and within budget
• Ability to work closely with Drafters, Engineers and Leads to meet with project timelines for engineering deliverables
• Ability to understand client specific requirements (standards & specifications) and applicable codes & regulations for preparing physical electrical packages
• Travel may be required but is not anticipated to be more often than 8 days per month
• Well developed writing skills, able to communicate complex technical concepts in emails and reports.
• Ability to work with designers and drafters to develop CAD drawings.
• Proficient with standard office software such as MS Excel, MS Word, Adobe Acrobat
• Operating knowledge of the Canadian Electrical Code and other relevant design standards.
• Ability to attend site visits and capture all technical data needed for estimates and execution of related substation expansions
• Experience in developing drawing packages, specifications and construction work packages

Education and Experience

• Bachelor Electrical Engineering
• And 3 or more years experience in the protection and control engineering field

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $72,000.00-$110,000.00 per year

Additional Pay

• Overtime pay
• Company events
• Health spending

Schedule

• Monday to Friday

Ability to Commute/Relocate

• Commute to Edmonton as needed

Education

• Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Experience

• Electrical engineering: 3 years (preferred)

Willingness to Travel

• 25% (preferred)

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Engineering and Information Technology