Stations Engineer

GSU-Greater Sudbury Utilities; Northeastern Ontario; On-site; CAD 114,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ongoing training and development

Salary range: $114,000–$124,000 CAD

Job summary

Greater Sudbury Hydro Inc (GSHI) is part of GSU, a community-owned utility delivering reliable power to Greater Sudbury. We seek an experienced Substation Engineer with a P.Eng and 5+ years in utility substations to lead design, protection, automation and capital projects.

You will develop standards, coordinate with consultants, and support asset management and outages while upholding regulatory requirements and safety. Deadline: Oct 2, 2026, 4:30 p.m.

Qualifications

• Four-year university degree in electrical engineering from an accredited institution or equivalent as deemed by the PEO.
• Must be registered as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng) with the Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO).
• Minimum five years of substation engineering experience, preferably in a utility environment.
• Knowledge of utility substation equipment and systems including protection, transformers, grounding, automation and power quality monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering expertise for design, expansion, renewal and modernization of electrical substations and related assets.
• Perform protection, fault current, grounding, equipment duty and arc flash studies; develop relay settings and protection philosophies.
• Develop and maintain engineering standards and design criteria for substation equipment and control systems.
• Lead substation capital projects from scope through close-out, coordinating consultants, contractors and internal teams.
• Support asset management and capital planning through condition and risk assessments and lifecycle recommendations.
• Provide engineering support for planned outages, failures and emergency restoration with root-cause analysis.
• Ensure designs comply with regulatory requirements and industry standards.

Skills

Substation design

Protection systems

Project management

Grounding systems

Relay settings

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

P.Eng license

Job description

Greater Sudbury Hydro Inc (GSHI) is a trusted electrical distribution company delivering safe and reliable electricity to the City of Greater Sudbury and West Nipissing.GSHI is part of Greater Sudbury Utilities, a diversified, community-owned corporation focused on excellence, innovation, and growth. The GSU group of companies provides leadership in energy distribution, alternative generation, water heater rental products, and leading-edge telecommunications technologies and services.

What we offer

Stay healthy and well with a competitive compensation package including:

• Ongoing training and development
• Salary Range: $114,000.00 to 124,000.00 annually

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About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager of Engineering this position is responsible for providing engineering technical expertise for the planning, design, protection, automation, renewal and ongoing performance of electrical substations and associated assets.

The successful candidate will:

• Provide engineering expertise for the design, expansion, renewal and modernization of electrical substations, including major station equipment, grounding systems, protection and control, and station auxiliary systems.
• Perform and review protection, fault current, grounding, equipment duty, arc flash and station capacity studies, and develop relay settings, control logic and protection philosophies.
• Develop and maintain engineering standards, specifications and design criteria for substation equipment, protection and control systems, and station automation/SCADA.
• Lead and manage substation capital projects from initial scope and budgeting through design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning and close-out, including coordination of consultants, contractors, suppliers and internal teams.
• Support the organization's asset management and capital planning programs through condition and risk assessments, lifecycle planning and recommendations for equipment maintenance, refurbishment and replacement.
• Provide engineering support for planned outages, equipment failures and emergency restoration, including failure investigations, root cause analysis and corrective recommendations.
• Review technical submissions, equipment applications and emerging technologies, and ensure designs and projects comply with applicable regulatory requirements and industry standards.

Seeking the following qualifications:

• Requires a four-year university degree in electrical engineering from an accredited post-secondary institution or a combination of education, training and experience deemed to be equivalent by the PEO.
• Must be registered as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng) with the Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO).
• Minimum five years of substation engineering experience, preferably in a utility environment.
• Requires a competent knowledge of utility substation equipment and systems including protection systems, power transformers, instrument transformers, medium voltage switching and protective devices, AC & DC systems, grounding equipment, automation equipment, power quality monitoring equipment etc.
• Must be familiar with applicable industry standards including, but not limited to, CSA, IEEE, IEC, ESA standards and Ontario Regulation O.Reg. 22/04
• Valid Class G driver's licence with the ability to perform field work as required.

Why Join Us?

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineering professional to play a key role in the modernization and long-term reliability of our electrical infrastructure. The successful candidate will lead impactful capital projects, influence technical standards, and contribute to the delivery of safe, reliable power to our communities.

Deadline: Friday, October 2, 2026, no later than 4:30 p.m.

GSU is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a recruitment process that respects the dignity and independence of all candidates. We thank all applicants for their interest in our organization; however, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Accommodation is available for applicants with disabilities. Should you be contacted by GSU, please advise if you require an accommodation.