Senior Substation Protection & Control Engineer (Remote)

Qualus; Calgary, Oakville; Hybrid; CAD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Short and Long-Term Disability

RRSP match

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Assistance Program

Parental Leave

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Qualus in Canada is seeking a Protection & Controls Engineer to join our Transmission & Distribution team. You will lead design and delivery of protection, control, and metering systems for substations from 12 kV to 500 kV, guiding projects from concept through commissioning and interfacing with clients.

This role emphasizes ownership of design packages, project coordination, and mentoring junior engineers, with opportunities to impact multiple utilities across Canada. A P.Eng.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized university.
• Registered as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Canada, or eligible for registration.
• Minimum 5 years of utility protection, control, and metering design experience.
• Experience leading design efforts and coordinating technical deliverables.
• Familiarity with substation protection and control systems, relaying schemes, and AC/DC schematics.
• Strong communication and client-facing skills.
• Proficient in AutoCAD.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the design of protection, control, and metering systems for electrical substations (12 kV–500 kV).
• Own project-level deliverables ensuring quality and alignment with requirements.
• Serve as Project Lead on projects, developing one-line diagrams and wiring drawings.
• Prepare panel layouts and interconnection drawings.
• Review engineering documents, specifications, and construction packages.
• Support outage planning, testing, and commissioning activities.
• Provide technical oversight and review work by EITs and designers.
• Lead FATs and client interface as technical point of contact.
• Collaborate with civil/structural, telecom teams for integrated designs.
• Manage scope, schedule, and budget for work packages.
• Mentor junior engineers and designers.

Skills

Protection & Controls

Project Lead

AutoCAD

Client interface

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

P.Eng.

Job description

Qualus in Canada is seeking a Protection & Controls Engineer to join our Transmission & Distribution team. You will lead design and delivery of protection, control, and metering systems for substations from 12 kV to 500 kV, guiding projects from concept through commissioning and interfacing with clients.

This role emphasizes ownership of design packages, project coordination, and mentoring junior engineers, with opportunities to impact multiple utilities across Canada. A P.Eng.