Senior Protection & Control Engineer - Substations

Qualus; Saskatchewan; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

RRSP match

Paid time off

Parental Leave

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Qualus is seeking aSenior Protection & Control Engineer to join our Protection & Control team in Canada. You will lead design efforts for high‑voltage substations, guiding projects from concept through commissioning, while mentoring junior staff.

We value strong experience in P&C studies, relay settings, and substation construction. This role offers exposure to diverse projects in utility and renewable energy sectors with long‑term stability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized university.
• Eligibility for (or current) Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) registration in Canada.
• 8–10 years of utility-focused protection, control, and metering engineering experience.
• Strong experience in P&C detailed design drawings and protection philosophy development.
• Experience performing protection coordination studies and relay settings for HV systems.
• Hands-on experience with major relay software packages.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to engineers and designers delivering protection, control, and metering systems for high-voltage substations.
• Serve as Technical Lead on projects, guiding designs from concept 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.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to continuous improvement of P&C standards.

Skills

Technical leadership

Protection & control systems

Substation design

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ASPEN

CAPE

EasyPower

SKM

SEL relays

GE relays

Job description

Qualus is seeking aSenior Protection & Control Engineer to join our Protection & Control team in Canada. You will lead design efforts for high‑voltage substations, guiding projects from concept through commissioning, while mentoring junior staff.

We value strong experience in P&C studies, relay settings, and substation construction. This role offers exposure to diverse projects in utility and renewable energy sectors with long‑term stability.