Senior Substation Protection & Control Technician

Stantec; Saguenay; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental & vision

Wellness program

RRSP & ESOP

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Protection & Control Electrical Technician in Canada to design and integrate protection, control, automation and monitoring for medium- and high-voltage substations. You will work closely with engineers, project managers, equipment manufacturers, and utility clients to deliver high-quality electrical solutions across all project phases, including site surveys and commissioning support.

The role requires a college diploma in Electrical Engineering Technology and at least five

Qualifications

• College Diploma in Electrical Engineering Technology or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in protection and control design for electrical utility, industrial, or consulting projects.
• Strong experience with high-voltage and medium-voltage substations and associated protection and control systems.
• Proven knowledge of modern digital protection relays and intelligent electronic devices (IEDs).
• Experience with relay schematics, tripping circuits, control circuits, alarm circuits, interlocking schemes, and automation logic.
• Familiarity with utility standards (NERC, NPCC, IEEE, CSA) and Hydro-Québec standards is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed electrical drawings (one-line diagrams, schematics, protection diagrams).
• Develop wiring/termination drawings for relays, panels, RTUs, PLCs, SCADA, and communication equipment.
• Design relay protection systems for substations and create protection schemes.
• Prepare relay I/O allocations and control logic diagrams.
• Develop cable/ conduit schedules, BOMs, equipment specs.
• Support configuration/integration of protection relays (SEL, GE, Siemens, ABB, Schneider).
• Contribute to automation architectures (SCADA, HMI, IEC 61850, DNP3, Modbus).
• Review vendor drawings and coordinate interfaces among protection, switchgear, transformers, and networks.
• Provide field verification, site surveys, commissioning support, and client troubleshooting.

Skills

Protection design

HV/MV substations

IEDs

AutoCAD

SCADA

Network protocols

Field installation

Mentoring

English communication

Education

Electrical engineering technology diploma

Tools

SEL AcSELerator

GE EnerVista

ABB PCM600

Siemens DIGSI

Job description

Stantec is seeking a Protection & Control Electrical Technician in Canada to design and integrate protection, control, automation and monitoring for medium- and high-voltage substations. You will work closely with engineers, project managers, equipment manufacturers, and utility clients to deliver high-quality electrical solutions across all project phases, including site surveys and commissioning support.

The role requires a college diploma in Electrical Engineering Technology and at least five