Senior or Specialist Protection & Controls Engineer

Wood; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 156,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is looking for a Senior or Specialist Protection & Controls Engineer to join their team in Vancouver. The role involves leading the design of protection, control, and metering systems for electrical substations. Ideal candidates should have over 8 years of relevant experience and an Electrical Engineering degree. This position offers a competitive salary of CAD $156,000 - $176,000 and allows for hybrid work arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Competitive salary with regular reviews

Flexible benefits package

Commitment to professional development

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of utility-specific protection, control, and metering experience.
• Experience with protection coordination studies and high-voltage systems.
• Strong English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to develop protection and control designs.
• Conduct protection coordination studies and relay settings.
• Support construction and commissioning activities.

Skills

Protection and control system design

Relay settings

Communication skills (English)

Education

Electrical Engineering Degree

Tools

ASPEN

CAPE

EasyPower

SKM Power Tools

Job description

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

Wood is recruiting for a Senior or Specialist Protection & Controls Engineer to join its Transmission and Distribution business, focusing on protection, control, and metering system design for electrical substations. This opportunity is hybrid and can be based in Calgary, AB, Edmonton, AB, Vancouver, BC, Oakville, ON, or Sarnia, ON.

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The Role

You will provide technical leadership and support to a team of engineers and designers to develop protection, control, and metering system designs for electrical substations ranging from 12 kV to 500 kV, from conceptual stage through construction and commissioning. The role also includes conducting protection coordination studies, relay settings, engineering design reviews, factory inspections, and supporting construction and commissioning activities.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world

Wood's Power Solutions business is dedicated to delivering innovative, reliable, and sustainable solutions in electrical infrastructure, transmission, substation, and distribution projects.

What we can offer :

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to power utility clients across North America
• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team, and individual needs.
• A team focused on individual growth, work-life balance, and healthy team dynamics
• Competitive salary with regular reviews. CAD $156,000 - $176,000
• Flexible benefits package adaptable to your lifestyle
• Commitment to professional development through tailored development plans

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals. Even if you don't meet every requirement but have some relevant experience, we encourage you to apply. Collaboration is key to delivering solutions to the world's critical challenges.

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum 8 years of utility-specific protection, control, and metering experience. EPC project experience is an asset.
• Electrical Engineering Degree from a recognized university, with the ability to register as a Professional Engineer in Canada and/or the U.S.
• 3-4 years of experience in protection coordination studies and relay settings for high-voltage utility transmission systems is an asset.
• Experience with relay setting software such as ASPEN, CAPE, EasyPower, SKM Power Tools, and relay programming software from SEL and GE.
• Experience with outage planning, construction sequencing, and commissioning is an asset.
• Familiarity with utility protection and control maintenance and operational practices is an asset.
• Strong English communication skills, written and verbal.
• Authorization to work lawfully in Canada without sponsorship now or in the future is required.