Senior Electrical Engineer: Industrial Power Project Lead

Delta Wye Engineering Ltd; Kelowna; Hybrid; CAD 145,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RRSP matching

Health and dental benefits

20 days paid vacation

Job summary

Delta Wye Engineering Ltd is a Canadian-owned engineering consultancy delivering power and control system solutions for industrial clients. We seek a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead studies, design packages, and direct customer engagement from planning through commissioning.

You will work with a tight-knit team, taking meaningful responsibility and helping shape the firm's growth, standards, and capabilities. A strong senior engineer with leadership and a collaborative mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized institution.
• P.Eng. with Engineers and Geoscientists BC or eligible for immediate registration.
• 7+ years of electrical engineering experience in industrial sectors such as pulp and paper, mining, energy, utilities, manufacturing, or process industries.
• Experience with substation design, medium- and low-voltage distribution, grounding, lighting, and cabling.
• Experience performing or reviewing short-circuit, protection coordination, and arc-flash studies.
• Strong working knowledge of the Canadian Electrical Code, National Electrical Code, and IEEE standards.
• Demonstrated technical leadership and the ability to coordinate engineering deliverables.
• Strong customer-facing, technical writing, and verbal communication skills.
• Practical project management skills, including scope development, estimating, scheduling, budgeting, and change management.
• Ability to travel within North America with a valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage electrical engineering projects and work packages through feasibility, front-end engineering, detailed design, construction support, commissioning, and operations support.
• Develop, review, and approve electrical drawings, calculations, specifications, reports, equipment lists, material lists, and design documentation.
• Oversee the preparation of electrical drawing packages for substations, medium-voltage and low-voltage distribution, grounding and bonding, lighting, cable routing, equipment layouts, and installation details.
• Perform or oversee power system studies, including load flow, short-circuit, protection coordination, and arc-flash analysis.
• Lead technical discussions and maintain effective relationships with customers, vendors, contractors, and project stakeholders.
• Develop scopes, schedules, budgets, estimates, proposals, and technical presentations.
• Conduct site visits, field investigations, inspections, construction support, and commissioning activities.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers, technologists, and designers.
• Prepare clear feasibility studies, front-end engineering reports, capital plans, technical memoranda, and recommendations.

Skills

Technical leadership

Project management

Customer engagement

Electrical design

Power systems studies

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

P.Eng. registration or eligibility

Tools

AutoCAD

EasyPower

ETAP

Job description

Delta Wye Engineering Ltd is a Canadian-owned engineering consultancy delivering power and control system solutions for industrial clients. We seek a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead studies, design packages, and direct customer engagement from planning through commissioning.

You will work with a tight-knit team, taking meaningful responsibility and helping shape the firm's growth, standards, and capabilities. A strong senior engineer with leadership and a collaborative mindset is essential.