Senior Substation P&C Engineer — Lead & Mentor

Qualus

Calgary

On-site

CAD 110,000 - 140,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Job summary

Qualus is seeking a Senior Protection & Control Engineer to join our established P&C team in Canada’s Transmission and Distribution business. You will lead protection, control, and metering designs for substations ranging from 12 kV to 500 kV, guiding projects from concept through to commissioning.

The role emphasizes technical ownership, mentoring junior engineers, and collaboration with utilities and renewable energy clients.

Qualifications

8–10 years of utility-focused protection, control, and metering engineering experience.
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized university.
Eligibility for (or current) Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) registration in Canada.
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.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership to engineers and designers delivering protection, control, and metering systems for high-voltage substations.
Serve as Technical Lead on projects from planning through 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 transmission systems.