Senior Protection & Control Engineer, Substations

UNAVAILABLE; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Disability coverage

Retirement Savings (RRSP)

Flexible Spending/Health Spending

Employee Assistance Programs

Parental Leave

Paid Time Off

Company Holidays

Job summary

Qualus is seeking a Senior Protection & Control Engineer in Canada to lead protection, control, and metering for HV substations across 12 kV–500 kV projects. You’ll guide designs from concept to commissioning and mentor junior engineers in a dynamic, utility-focused team.

Ideal candidates have 8–10 years of P&C experience, a Canadian-eligible P.Eng., and hands-on relay software proficiency. The role emphasizes technical ownership and collaboration with clients and BD teams.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of utility-focused protection, control, and metering experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized university.
• Eligibility for P.Eng. registration in Canada (U.S. PE considered an asset).
• Hands-on experience with protection coordination studies and relay settings for HV systems.
• Experience with ASPEN, CAPE, EasyPower, SKM, and relay platforms from SEL/GE.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on protection, control, and metering for high-voltage substations.
• Lead projects from conceptual planning through commissioning and handover.
• Develop protection planning documents and one-lines/schematics.
• Perform protection coordination studies and relay settings for transmission systems.
• Mentor junior engineers and drive continuous improvement of P&C standards.

Skills

Protection & Control design

Relay settings

Protection coordination studies

Substation protection philosophy

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

P.Eng. registration in Canada or eligible

Tools

ASPEN

CAPE

EasyPower

SKM

SEL / GE relay platforms

Job description

Qualus is seeking a Senior Protection & Control Engineer in Canada to lead protection, control, and metering for HV substations across 12 kV–500 kV projects. You’ll guide designs from concept to commissioning and mentor junior engineers in a dynamic, utility-focused team.

Ideal candidates have 8–10 years of P&C experience, a Canadian-eligible P.Eng., and hands-on relay software proficiency. The role emphasizes technical ownership and collaboration with clients and BD teams.