Protection and Control Operations Engineer

ATCO; Calgary; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that values engineers and offers a dynamic work environment. This role involves delivering technical support for operations, analyzing reliability data, and enhancing grid resilience. With a commitment to excellence, you will tackle complex projects and collaborate with diverse teams to improve performance indices. The company promotes continuous growth and development, ensuring that your career journey is filled with inspiring challenges and opportunities. Embrace the chance to make a significant impact in a supportive and innovative workplace.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Flex benefits

Tuition assistance program

Training and mentorship programs

Charitable donation matching

Qualifications

• Minimum of four years of related Protection & Control engineering experience.
• Knowledge of electrical theory and Alberta Reliability Standards.

Responsibilities

• Analyze relay event records to determine root causes of system events.
• Lead investigations of major outage events and prepare reports.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Protection & Control Engineering

Relay Settings Software

Fault Analysis Software

Interpersonal Skills

Attention to Detail

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering

Professional Engineering (P.Eng.) designation

Tools

AcSELerator

DIGSI

ASPEN OneLiner

Job description

Job Description

Division: Engineering

Location: Calgary, AB or Edmonton, AB

Embrace challenge and growth with ATCO Team!

Position Summary:

Always there. Anywhere. That’s us! We’ve got a lot of energy at ATCO, focused on creating prosperity for generations to come. Embrace challenge and growth because your career journey at ATCO has the potential tobe full of new experiences, inspiring challenges, and growth without boundaries.

Engineers at ATCO are deeply valued because we hold plenty of responsibility and take on a diversity of challenges. Those who thrive with our team are committed to excellence and relish important and complex projects critical to our business. Our operations across multiple business lines and geographies mean ATCO fosters ample development and learning opportunities for engineers of all disciplines.

This position will be responsible for delivering front-line technical P&C support for operations, completing transmission outage analysis, investigation, and reporting, and supporting compliance to the AESO Alberta Reliability Standards (ARS) requirements.

The successful candidate will be reporting to a Supervising Engineer Transmission Operation Engineering and will play a pivotal role in analyzing reliability data, coordinating reliability improvements, and providing real-time engineering support to enhance grid resilience.

Responsibilities:

• Review daily transmission outages (CROW reports) and complete timely gathering of all event data available from protection relays, ION meters and other monitoring devices.
• Analyze relay event records and other outage data to determine root cause of system events. Record findings in ATCO Electric’s Forced Outage Investigations database in accordance with Electricity Canada reporting methodology.
• With support from Senior P&C Operations Engineer, lead or support cross-functional teams in investigating major outage events and operational incidents. Prepare investigation reports to document root cause findings, remedial actions, and lessons learned.
• Follow up with Field Services, Engineering staff and other stakeholders for missing outage information and track status of any action items assigned to these groups until completion.
• As required, complete reporting to external entities including Electricity Canada, AESO, and other stakeholders.
• Provide on-call engineering support if required
• Support the implementation of innovative solutions, tools and processes to improve reliability performance indices (SAIFI and SAIDI).
• Provide apparatus and line reliability statistics when requested by planning groups, customers, and other stakeholders.
• Perform sparing studies and spare relay management for entire ATCO Electric Transmission and Alberta PowerLine protection relay fleet.
• Act as standard owner for several Alberta Reliability Standards (ARS) related to the P&C discipline. Gather and organize evidence to demonstrate compliance.
• Report and investigate any suspected non-compliance issues related to ARS. Participate in ARS audits and respond to information requests.
• Provide P&C-related technical support for real-time issues arising on the transmission system, and work with stakeholders to resolve these in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with industry peers on matters related to power system reliability.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Professional Engineering (P.Eng.) designation with APEGA.
• A minimum of four (4+) years of related Protection & Control engineering or operations experience, preferably within an electrical utility environment.
• Knowledge of electrical theory and principles underlying the design of electrical power systems and their protection and control, applicable codes, and industry standards including Alberta Reliability Standards (ARS) and Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Standards.
• Experience with protection and control software, including relay settings software (AcSELerator, DIGSI) and fault analysis software (ASPEN OneLiner).
• Strong technical and engineering skills and ability to arrive at practical solutions to technical issues that represent the best engineered solution to optimize cost, risk, and reliability performance.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with strong listening, written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple work priorities and initiatives to meet commitments.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• A valid Alberta driver’s license (Class 5).
  
  

What We Offer:

• A culture based on caring, integrity, agility, collaboration, and striving for excellence.
• Competitive compensation
• Flex benefits
• Tuition assistance program
• Training and mentorship programs
• Charitable donation matching
  
  

ATCO - The place to be at with diversity of operations across multiple business lines and geographies and there are always opportunities to work in different departments or roles.

We would like to thank everyone for their application; however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

ATCO Electricis part of ATCO Ltd. ATCO delivers inspired solutions for a better world. We are a diversified global corporation with investments in the essential services of Structures & Logistics, Utilities, Energy Infrastructure, Retail Energy, Transportation and Commercial Real Estate. Learn more about how we build communities, energize industries and deliver customer-focused solutions like no other company in the world at www.atco.com . ATCO is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Visit our website for more information.

Issued: May 9, 2025

Deadline: May 23, 2025