Senior Engineer, Reliability Requirements & Market Support

AESO; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent organization in energy management is seeking a Senior Engineer to ensure grid reliability and compliance with ISO standards. This role involves providing technical expertise, conducting critical engineering studies, and collaborating with diverse teams. Applicants should hold a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and possess over 10 years of relevant industry experience. The position offers a competitive salary, flexible working hours, and a hybrid work model to support work-life balance. Application deadline is January 7, 2026.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Paid vacation

Flex time

Health and dental benefits

Mental health support

Defined contribution pension plan

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in power generation and transmission engineering.
• Registered with or eligible for APEGA registration.
• Ability to understand and interpret ISO technical rules.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise on AESO technical rules and reliability standards.
• Support stakeholder inquiries and technical requirement reviews.
• Conduct engineering studies related to grid reliability.

Skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent work experience

Tools

PSS/E

PSCAD

Python

SQL

Oracle databases

EMS

MMS

Job description

Job Description

The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) is responsible for the safe, reliable, and economic planning and operation of the Alberta Interconnected Electric System. We provide open and non-discriminatory access to Alberta’s interconnected power grid and also facilitate Alberta’s competitive wholesale electricity market. The AESO strives to foster an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace where people feel respected and welcomed for who they are, together we deliver high performance and innovative results.

If you are a current AESO employee or contractor, please view openings and apply through our internal site at Workday.

The Reliability Requirements team has a focus on the future reliability of Alberta’s electric system in the areas of system strength, frequency stability, and flexibility. As the complexity of the system and associated ISO rules and Alberta reliability standards increases, the AESO requires expertise in these areas to ensure sound guidance to internal and external parties.

Reporting to the Manager, Reliability Requirements & Market Support, we are looking for a Senior Engineer to support reliability through the interpretation and application of ISO rules and Alberta reliability standards. In this position, you will provide guidance and perform engineering studies with respect to ancillary services and their integration into the restructured energy market. This full-time opportunity offers a competitive salary, and a variable pay program. We also have paid vacation and flex time, health and dental benefits, mental health support, a defined contribution pension plan, and learning and development opportunities as part of your overall compensation package. We support a hybrid work environment, where the team is in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Mondays and Fridays are flexible for where you work best.

You will enjoy working with us if:

• You value flexibility to support life and personal needs. We offer a flexible work practice where some weeks may require more onsite presence during key business or operations events.
• You enjoy working in a team of bright professionals, and work and learn in a diverse atmosphere - our team and colleagues have varied backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
• You thrive in a dynamic environment and seek opportunities for transformative change.
• You leverage your strong communication skills to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
• You are comfortable leading work independently with minimal supervision.

Accountabilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide subject matter expertise to internal teams and external stakeholders on AESO technical rules, reliability standards, and compliance requirements.
• Support stakeholder inquiries, including information requests (IRs) and review waiver/variance applications to technical requirements.
• Support grid reliability by completing engineering studies and guidance, including:
  • System studies in steady-state, angular stability, frequency stability, voltage stability, and electromagnetic transients (EMT).
  • Participate in the development of ancillary services.
  • Perform data analysis to support system reliability.
• Contribute engineering expertise to AESO’s Restructured Energy Market (REM) strategy, including reserve integration within new market constructs.
• Maintain documentation of methods and practices.
• Collaborate with customers to resolve issues, explain methodologies, and evaluate policy changes.
• Mentor and train engineers and team members to support quality outcomes and business objectives.

What you’ll bring to us:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent work experience.
• Registered with or eligible to be registered with APEGA.
• 10+ years’ experience or more in the field of power generation and transmission engineering, operations, and regulatory support.
• Ability to understand, interpret, develop or modify ISO technical rules and reliability standards for power generation and ancillary services.
• Experience in power system modeling, validation, and studies using tools such as PSS/E and PSCAD.
• Proficiency in object-oriented programming (preferably Python) and data querying with SQL or Oracle databases.
• Familiarity with operational tools like EMS and MMS.
• Knowledge of ancillary service products and deliverability constraints.

Application deadline: January 7, 2026

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