Staff Substation Engineer

Burns & McDonnell; Calgary; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Burns & McDonnell is seeking a Staff Substation Engineer in Canada to develop design deliverables for high-voltage substations (13kV to 765kV). You will collaborate with project teams through design and construction, adapting plans to budget, design factors, and client needs.

Office presence in Calgary is expected. You will work under a licensed PE, handle substation studies, and contribute to proposals, client presentations, and QA/QC procedures while ensuring quality deliverables and client

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated attention to detail and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Supports substation projects from conceptual phase through completion.
• Prepares and develops substation design packages (arrangement, grounding, lightning, lighting, security).
• Develops substation calculations (insulation, AC/DC systems, battery sizing, conduit fill).
• Prepares design sketches, equipment specs, BOMs, and other deliverables.
• Applies IEEE, NESC, and other standards.

Skills

Substation engineering

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

Education

ABET-accredited Electrical Engineering program

Diploma in Electrical Engineering Technology

Job description

At Burns & McDonnell, you’ll be empowered to build not just projects, but your career. Our expansive service offerings means stability, job security and incredible potential for growth. Move up the project management or sales cycle, or across departments and groups. Explore opportunities across our family of companies. Establish and achieve evolving goals along your career journey — all at the same company. Just choose your starting point and go.

We take on the world’s toughest challenges and use our skills, experience, and courage to solve them. Since 2012, we have grown our presence in Canada with offices in Calgary, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Toronto. Working from more than 75 offices globally, our professionals transform communities through the vital infrastructure that sustains and improves quality of life.

We invest in our most important resource — our people — with an industry-leading benefits package that supports physical, emotional and financial health. We all foster a culture of ownership, where each of us has a vested stake in the success of our company and one another. From robust training programs to a commitment to equal employment opportunities to all the ways we give back , our employee-owners help our clients, our industries and our communities thrive.

Description

The Staff Substation Engineer will work under the supervision of a licensed professional engineer to develop design deliverables for new and modified high-voltage (13kV to 765kV) electrical power substation projects. The Staff Substation Engineer will work with the project team through the design and construction process, adapting engineering plans according to budget constraints, design factors, or client needs.

Responsibilities

• Supports substation projects from the conceptual phase through completion.
• Prepares and develops substation design packages, including, but not limited to, physical arrangement above and below grade, electrical studies such as grounding and lightning analysis, and lighting and security.
• Develops substation calculations, including, but not limited to, insulation, AC station service, DC systems and battery sizing, voltage drop, cable sizing, and conduit fill.
• Prepares design sketches, equipment specifications, bill of materials, and other required deliverables.
• Applies intermediate knowledge of IEEE, NESC, and other industry and utility standards, guides, specifications and procedures.
• Supports field inspections for substation facilities on public and private utility systems.
• Researches and compiles project-related data as required by the project managers.
• Supports client presentations, reports, and visualizations to demonstrate technical results and project status.
• Identifies, communicates and supports the resolution of issues on projects as needed.
• Works with the project lead to support the project schedule and meet deadlines.
• Works closely with the project team to ensure deliverables and services are being provided to the client’s satisfaction and that projects are following internal QA/QC guidelines.
• Meets and corresponds with clients or outside personnel to develop relationships with key client points of contact.
• Supports the preparation of proposals and client presentations during the proposal process.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program and 4 years of substation engineering experience, consulting required.
• Or, Diploma in Electrical Engineering Technology and 4 years of substation engineering experience.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong analytical and problem- solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills.
• Desire to work in a collaborative team environment.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Must be capable of applying diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices to broad areas of assignments.
• Must be capable of devising new approaches to problems encountered.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation, or eligibility to become licensed as a P.Eng., is preferred.