Senior P&C Engineer - Lead Substation Projects

Qualus Corporation; Canada; Remote; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualus Corporation in Canada is seeking a Senior Protection & Control Engineer to lead HV substation protection, control and metering projects from concept through commissioning. The role emphasizes technical ownership, mentoring, and solving complex system challenges.

You will guide design reviews, perform protection coordination studies, develop one-lines and schematics, and collaborate with clients and the Business Development team on proposals.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of utility-focused protection, control, and metering engineering experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Eligibility for (or current) Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) registration in Canada (U.S. PE considered an asset).
• Strong experience in P&C detailed design drawings and substation protection philosophy development.
• Experience performing protection coordination studies and relay settings for high-voltage transmission systems.
• Hands-on experience with relay software such as ASPEN, CAPE, EasyPower, SKM, and relay platforms from SEL and GE.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience on EPC projects, and familiarity with utility maintenance and operational practices, are considered strong assets.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to engineers and designers delivering protection, control, and metering systems for high-voltage substations.
• Serve as Technical Lead on assigned projects, guiding designs from conceptual planning through construction and commissioning.
• Develop and review protection planning and application documents.
• Develop and review one-lines, schematics, panel layouts, and wiring diagrams.
• Perform protection coordination studies and relay settings for utility transmission systems.
• Lead engineering design reviews, factory acceptance testing, and field inspections.
• Support construction, outage planning, and commissioning activities.
• Participate in client technical, Safety by Design, and constructability review meetings.
• Prepare or review project scopes, feasibility studies, estimates, and definition-phase deliverables.
• Collaborate with the Business Development team on proposals and estimates.
• Act as a technical point of contact for clients and external partners.
• Mentor and develop junior engineers while contributing to continuous improvement of P&C standards and practices.

Skills

P&C engineering experience

Protection coordination studies

Relay settings

Substation protection philosophy

Mentoring

Project leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ASPEN

CAPE

EasyPower

SKM

SEL relays

GE relay platforms

Job description

Qualus Corporation in Canada is seeking a Senior Protection & Control Engineer to lead HV substation protection, control and metering projects from concept through commissioning. The role emphasizes technical ownership, mentoring, and solving complex system challenges.

You will guide design reviews, perform protection coordination studies, develop one-lines and schematics, and collaborate with clients and the Business Development team on proposals.