Senior Engineer - Transmission Line

Qualus; Vancouver, Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

RRSP match

FSAs

Employee assistance program

Parental leave

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Qualus is hiring a Senior Engineer - Transmission Line in Canada. Hybrid options available in Vancouver or Calgary, or remote in other Canadian locations. The role supports design from definition through implementation, with extensive use of PLS tools and electrical studies.

You will prepare design packages, reports, and budgets, while coordinating with clients and subcontractors to ensure successful project delivery across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of transmission line engineering experience.
• Professional Engineering Designation.
• Experience with PLS-CADD/PLS-TOWER/PLS-POLE required.

Responsibilities

• Create detailed scopes and estimates for engineering projects.
• Perform electrical studies and develop technical reports.
• Design HV transmission line structures using PLS tools.
• Manage project budgets and provide procurement support.
• Coordinate installation, commissioning, and site visits.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Technical guidance

Education

Transmission/Electrical/Civil-Structural engineering degree

Tools

PLS-CADD

PLS-TOWER

PLS-POLE

CDEGS

MATHCAD

Job description

Power Your Future with Qualus in our T&D Canada business as an Senior Engineer - Transmission Line. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, Transmission Lines, this position can be hybrid in either our Vancouver BC or Calgary AB office, or remotely in other locations in Canada. If you have a successful track record and thrive on challenges in a fast-paced environment, this is the opportunity for you.

Responsibilities

• Supporting engineering projects by creating detailed scopes and estimates, performing engineering calculations, developing detailed plan and profile design drawings, modeling using the highly specialized, custom-purpose software: PLS-CADD.
• Supporting engineering projects by performing electrical studies that include EMF, Audible Noise, Radio Interference, Grounding, Step & Touch Potentials, AC Interference of pipelines and railways, Conductor Ampacity, Corona, Line Impedance Parameters, Fault calculations, using CDEGS and MATHCAD.
• Preparing technical engineering reports and memos.
• Designing structures for high voltage transmission lines using PLS-POLE and PLS-TOWER.
• Engineering of transmission line projects from ‘definition phase’ through the ‘implementation phase’.
• Preparing staged design review packages in accordance with client’s standards and maintaining detailed documentation of designs and calculations.
• Undertaking in-depth analysis/studies of problems, and identifying solutions and preparing reports to support studies/recommendations.
• Providing technical advice and guidance to design engineers.
• Proactively monitoring project engineering schedule and managing budgets for assigned projects.
• Providing procurement support to prepare material specifications, requisitions, scope documents, material take-off and technical evaluation of bids.
• Providing construction support and overall project engineering coordination during installation and commissioning with the client and subcontractors.
• Responding to information requests from site and completing project documentation including as-builts, calculations and return of data to the client.
• Maintaining and enhancing relationships with internal groups and external contractors and clients.
• Traveling and visiting project sites during project definition and execution.
• Supporting the management in planning, business development, proposal, performance evaluations and appraisals.
• Developing and implementing specifications, standards, templates and engineering tools.

Minimum Qualifications

• Transmission, Electrical, Civil/Structural Engineering Degree from a recognized university along with a Professional Engineering Designation.
• 10 plus years of transmission line engineering experience is required.
• Proven experience within a Transmission Utility or EPC organization designing transmission lines utilizing PLS–CADD/PLS-TOWER/PLS-POLE is required.
• Knowledge of electrical/structural aspects of power transmission system.
• Knowledge of transmission line materials (structures, conductors/OHSW, OPGW/ADSS, insulators, hardware accessories and fittings.
• Direct experience on the safety aspects of the design of high voltage transmission lines.
• Utility-specific knowledge and safety requirements.
• Construction support experience for Transmission projects.
• Knowledge of underground cable transmission line design is an asset.

Benefits & Compensation

Qualus benefits offered include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short and Long-Term Disability, RRSP match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays, for those who qualify.

The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The salary range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

Company Overview

Qualus is a leading pure-play power solutions firm and innovator at the forefront of power infrastructure transformation, with differentiated capabilities across grid modernization, resiliency, security, and sustainability. The firm partners with utilities, commercial, industrial, data center, and government clients, and renewable and energy storage developers, offering comprehensive solutions through boutique and integrated advisory, planning, engineering, digital solutions, program management, energy efficiency and specialized field services. Qualus also provides software and technology enabled services and develops breakthrough solutions for critical power industry challenges such as distributed and variable resource integration, emergency management, and secure data exchange. The firm has over 2,000 professionals, with offices throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We are committed to providing an inclusive workplace and do not discriminate on any grounds protected by applicable human rights legislation across Canada and the US.

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