Protection Engineer

PS Technologies Inc.; Surrey; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation, personal days, holidays

Comprehensive benefits package

Professional development reimbursement

Remote workplace flexibility

Job summary

PS Technologies Inc. (PSTI) is a respected provider of planning studies, system protection engineering, and high voltage design for renewable and utility power facilities across Western Canada.

We seek a Protection Engineer to develop models, perform short-circuit analyses, and set protective relays while supporting the protection team and mentoring junior staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master in Electrical Engineering; 5+ years protection engineering experience.
• Proficient in ASPEN Oneliner; strong knowledge of protection coordination and HV apparatus.
• P.Eng license required; US PE license may be required.

Responsibilities

• Provide power system protection services including model development, short circuit analysis, relay settings, area coordination studies, and standards development.
• Conduct relay operation analysis and technical reviews of drawings and relay settings.
• Mentor less experienced engineers and support project delivery by the protection team.

Skills

Protection engineering

Power system coordination

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering

P.Eng license

Tools

ASPEN Oneliner

Siemens APA (CAPe)

ETAP

Job description

PS Technology Inc. (PSTI) is a respected solution provider of planning studies, system protection engineering, and high voltage design of renewable and utility power facilities through 500 kV. PSTI has diligently and successfully served clients in Alberta and Western Canada for over two decades. PSTI operates as a fully owned company of Electrical Consultants, Inc. (ECI). A leading power engineering consultant firm, ECI provides engineering, system planning and studies, technical consultation, project management, surveying, environmental planning, commissioning/testing and construction services to electric utilities, energy developers and industrials throughout the U.S. Our experience includes system voltages from 4.16 kV through 765 kV.

PSTI has an immediate opening for a Protection Engineer. Responsibilities include but are not limited to providing power system protection services including system model development, short circuit analysis, relay settings development, area coordination studies, standards development, relay operation analysis, and technical reviews of drawings and relay settings; supporting project delivery from the protection team led by the Protection Supervisor; mentoring less experienced engineers via direct training and technical review of work.

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor of Science or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering; 5+ years protection engineering experience. The successful candidate must be proficient in ASPEN Oneliner software, have in-depth knowledge of system protection coordination and philosophy, and have working knowledge of common power system high voltage apparatus and IBR (inverter-based resource). Proficiency in Siemens APA (formerly CAPE) or ETAP is considered an asset. The successful candidate must have excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong organization and planning skills; ability to work in a team environment; commitment to quality and accuracy; and a willingness to meet fast-paced project schedules. P.Eng. license is required. US PE license may be required. The successful applicant must be knowledgeable of applicable codes, standards and design tools. The successful applicant may be subject to client-mandated drug and background checking.

Salary commensurate with experience and education. Benefits include the following:

• Paid vacation, personal days and holidays
• Comprehensive benefit package
• Continued professional education reimbursement
• Connected (Remote) Workplace Flexibility

All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada, be a resident and residing in Alberta or British Colombia or be willing to relocate to Alberta or British Colombia, to be considered for the position. We do not provide sponsorship for work visas.

PS Technologies Inc. has been actively practicing in the busy Albertan electric power industry since 2001. Altogether, professional engineers of PSTI have accumulated over 145 years of solid utility engineering experience. Our engineers are veterans in high voltage apparatus, protection and control, plant start-up, commissioning and field operation, relay settings, electrical circuit design, HVDC, substation design, system studies on utilities or developers' sides, and renewable energy integration.

An Equal Opportunity Employer