Senior Substation Protection & Control Engineer

Qualus; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental coverage

Vision care

Life Insurance

RRSP match

Flexible Spending Accounts

Parental Leave

Paid time off

Job summary

Qualus is seeking a Senior Protection & Control Engineer to join our Canada team, guiding protection, control, and metering design for high-voltage substations from concept to commissioning.

You will lead technical work, mentor junior engineers, and coordinate with clients and partners on EPC projects, with a focus on reliability and safety in utility and renewable energy contexts.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of utility-focused protection, control, and metering experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Eligibility for (or current) P.Eng. registration in Canada.
• Strong experience with P&C detailed design drawings and protection philosophy.
• Experience performing protection coordination studies and relay settings for HV transmission.
• Hands-on relay software experience: ASPEN, CAPE, EasyPower, SKM, SEL/GE relays.
• Knowledge of substation construction, commissioning, and outage planning.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Experience on EPC projects is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to engineers 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.
• Create and review one-lines, schematics, panel layouts, and wiring diagrams.
• Perform protection coordination studies and relay settings for transmission systems.
• Lead design reviews, FAT, and field inspections.
• Support construction, outage planning, and commissioning activities.
• Participate in client meetings for technical reviews and constructability.
• Prepare scopes, feasibility studies, estimates, and definition-phase deliverables.
• Collaborate with Business Development on proposals and estimates.
• Act as technical contact for clients and partners.
• Mentor junior engineers and drive P&C standards improvement.

Skills

P&C engineering

Protection coordination studies

Relay settings

Substation design

P&C software (ASPEN)

P&C software (CAPE)

P&C software (EasyPower)

P&C software (SKM)

Relay platforms (SEL, GE)

Team leadership / mentoring

Written and verbal communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ASPEN

CAPE

EasyPower

SKM

SEL relays

GE relay platforms

Job description

Power Your Future with Qualus as a Senior Protection & Control Engineer to join our well-established Protection & Control team of engineers and designers, in our Transmission and Distribution Canada business. This role offers long-term workload stability, exposure to a diverse portfolio of projects, and the opportunity to provide technical leadership across utility and renewable energy clients.

You will work on projects ranging from 12 kV to 500 kV, supporting designs from early concept through construction and commissioning. This opportunity is ideal for a senior engineer who enjoys technical ownership, mentoring others, and solving complex system-level challenges.

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

Minimum 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 (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
• Practical knowledge of substation construction, commissioning, and outage planning
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience on EPC projects, and familiarity with utility maintenance and operational practices, are considered strong assets

Benefits & Compensation

Qualus benefits offered include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short and Long-Term Disability, RRSP match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays, for those who qualify.

The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The salary range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

Company Overview

Qualus is a leading pure-play power solutions firm and innovator at the forefront of power infrastructure transformation, with differentiated capabilities across grid modernization, resiliency, security, and sustainability. The firm partners with utilities, commercial, industrial, data center, and government clients, and renewable and energy storage developers, offering comprehensive solutions through boutique and integrated advisory, planning, engineering, digital solutions, program management, energy efficiency and specialized field services. Qualus also provides software and technology enabled services and develops breakthrough solutions for critical power industry challenges such as distributed and variable resource integration, emergency management, and secure data exchange. The firm has over 2,000 professionals, with offices throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We are committed to providing an inclusive workplace and do not discriminate on any grounds protected by applicable human rights legislation across Canada and the US.

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