Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Laurentis Energy Partners; Oshawa; Hybrid; CAD 131,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Laurentis Energy Partners is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join our team in Canada. You will lead electrical design across FEED, Conceptual, Preliminary, Detailed, and Issued for Construction phases for nuclear and heavy industrial projects, delivering safe, compliant systems.

The role requires technical leadership, mentoring, and coordination with clients and suppliers, ensuring design documents, calculations, and CAD/ETAP outputs meet regulatory standards and project timelines.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
• Registered Professional Engineer in Ontario or New Brunswick (or eligible).
• 10+ years electrical design experience, preferably in nuclear/heavy industry.
• Knowledge of Canadian Electrical Code or Ontario Electrical Safety Code.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical design development across FEED, Conceptual, Preliminary, Detailed, and construction phases.
• Develop, review, and modify design plans and schedules.
• Coordinate with clients, suppliers and other engineers to meet specifications.
• Provide technical oversight of suppliers and review documentation.
• Mentor junior engineers and technicians; lead internal and external projects.

Skills

Electrical design

Power systems

Load flow studies

Protection & coordination

FMEA

Single-line diagrams

CAD tools

ETAP

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

ETAP

AutoCAD

Job description

Location:Hybrid in Oshawa, Oakville or St. John, New Brunswick

Status: Regular,Full Time

Education Level: Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Travel: Yes (approximately 10%)

Expected Salary: $130,636.28 to $165,999.08 (dependent on level of experience)

LET'S ADVANCE TOGETHER

Laurentis Energy Partners (LEP) is on a high-growth trajectory. We offer an exciting combination of challenging opportunities and career diversity in a work environment where safety is a fundamental value. We seek ambitious and intelligent leaders in the energy industry with the ability to think differently to find new ways to solve problems. Being an LEP employee means you can apply your knowledge, broaden your skills, and make a valuable contribution to an organization that is contributing to Ontario's success. Our values are our strengths, and they are fundamental truths about us that do not change. Safety. Integrity. Excellence. People and Citizenship.Visit our website to know more about our services.

JOB OVERVIEW

Laurentis is seeking a results-driven, ambitious, and strategic engineering professional to join our team in the role ofSenior Electrical Design Engineer.LEP's Operational strategy aims to pursue innovative commercial growth opportunities by providing medical isotopes and radio pharmaceuticals, nuclear sustainability solutions, inspections, engineering services, ageing management, refurbishment, nuclear safety analysis and other services to the low carbon energy industry.

The successful candidate will utilize their technical engineering skills and experience for assessing, developing and designing technical solutions in support of LEPs many engineering and design projects. This is an exciting opportunity to work in an environment where you will contribute to LEP's continued growth and success.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Responsible for electrical design development, including drawings, calculations and analyses through various project phase from front end engineering design (FEED), Conceptual, Preliminary, and Detailed, and Issued for Construction design phases.
• Develop, review, update, and modify design plans and work schedules.
• Liaise with clients, suppliers and other engineers to ensure projects are completed to specifications.
• Provide technical oversight of suppliers including engineering service providers and equipment suppliers, review and accept supplier-provided technical documentation.
• Communicate with other team members to coordinate workload and resources.
• Author official documents including letters, reports, specifications, and requirements.
• Work independently with minimal supervision and mentor junior engineers and technicians.
• Ability to lead projects internally and externally and be responsible for project performances, including satisfied clients and profitable projects.
• Compliance to and improving existing engineering processes.
• Analyze existing processes and lead improvement initiatives.
• Conduct research, perform diagnostics, and troubleshoot equipment.

EDUCATION

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.

QUALIFICATIONS

Certification & Security Clearance

• Registered Professional Engineer in Ontario or New Brunswick.
• Able to obtain and maintain a valid security clearance.

Experience

• Minimum 10 years of electrical engineering design experience, preferably with Consulting or Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) projects in nuclear or heavy industrial/commercial industry.
• Proven expertise in Electrical system design and studies such as power distribution system design, load flow studies, short circuit studies, voltage drop study (motor starting study), transformer energization, arc flash studies, equipment and cable protection design, protection and coordination studies.
• Experience preparing system design requirements and technical specifications and be knowledgeable about applicable regulatory documents, codes and standards.
• Good working knowledge of Canadian Electrical Code, Ontario Electrical safety code preferred.
• Skilled in developing single-line drawings, detailed wiring diagrams, electrical floor plan, riser diagram, cable schedules, panel schedules, installation details, load calculations, cable tray sizing/fill calculations, protective relay settings, bill of materials, technical specifications and datasheets, construction and commissioning specifications.
• Familiarity with ageing management studies for electrical components and performing Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
• Proficiency in electrical power system engineering software (ETAP etc.) and CAD tools (AutoCAD etc.).
• Proficiency with Engineering Change Control (ECC) process at nuclear power stations preferred.
• Experience witnessing factory acceptance tests and supporting commissioning activities.

Industry Background: Previous experience in highly regulated industries such as nuclear, aerospace, or medical, and/or in heavy industrial such mining, oil and gas, with direct interaction across departments, vendors, clients, and stakeholders.

Project & Proposal Management

• Demonstrated ability to develop proposals for large client contracts and manage multiple internal and external stakeholders effectively.
• Experience with preparing detailed Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and effort estimates for internal and external projects.

Leadership & Interpersonal Skills

• Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative, people-oriented approach; adept at building and maintaining productive relationships.
• Ability to establish credibility, earn trust, and influence outcomes; recognized as a confident yet approachable leader.