Senior Electrical Engineer – Grid Reliability & Safety

Boralex; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Group insurance

Flexible schedule

Membership at sports centre

Job summary

Boralex is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to advance safety, reliability, and performance across wind, solar, and storage assets in North America. You will review energization plans, provide arc flash and protection input, ensure regulatory compliance, and lead RCA and major project efforts with collaboration across OEMs, EPCs, and operations teams.

The role requires deep power systems knowledge, hands‑on troubleshooting, and the ability to mentor engineers while coordinating with

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of experience in power systems, substations, and utility‑scale generation assets (wind, solar, BESS, Hydro or thermal).
• Experience in an IPP, utility, ISO/RTO, or large industrial power environment.
• Strong knowledge of high-voltage substations, transformers, breakers, generators, protection and control systems.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex electrical issues affecting plant availability and grid compliance.
• Proven capability to review, challenge, and validate engineering studies and technical documentation (protection settings, coordination studies, arc flash, grounding, etc.).
• Solid analytical skills to support failure analysis and performance optimization.
• Good knowledge of ERCOT/SPP operating rules, interconnection requirements, and grid compliance obligations.
• Familiarity with applicable NERC standards (PRC, FAC, MOD).
• Experience supporting compliance, grid event, disturbance analysis, misoperations, and post‑event reporting.
• Experience leading or contributing to root cause analysis (RCA) for electrical failures and reliability events.
• Understanding of asset reliability principles, condition‑based maintenance, and lifecycle risk management.
• Familiarity with ETAP, EasyPower or equivalent.
• Experience with relay software (SEL, GE, Siemens or similar).
• Working knowledge of SCADA systems and substation automation, including IEC 61850 concepts and architectures.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain technical issues to operations teams, management, and external stakeholders.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in a matrix organization, balancing field priorities, corporate standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Capacity to influence without authority and act as a trusted technical partner for operations.
• Willingness to mentor engineers and technicians and contribute to team capability development.
• Valid driver’s license and passport (required for cross-border travel).
• Willingness to travel approximately 20% of the time, including support during outages, commissioning activities, and critical grid events.
• Ability to respond to urgent operational situations when required.

Responsibilities

• Promote and actively reinforce a strong electrical safety culture, ensuring adherence to LOTO, High Voltage work rules, energized work policies, and North American switching and tagging practices.
• Support and review energization plans, switching procedures, and startup sequences for new or modified electrical equipment.
• Provide technical input related to arc flash mitigation, electrical risk assessments, and safe work practices.
• Ensure compliance with NERC, ERCOT, SPP, OSHA, and local/state regulations.
• Lead or participate in incident investigations, root cause analysis (RCA), and CAPAs following electrical events or near misses.
• Lead technical troubleshooting for major electrical failures impacting plant availability or grid compliance.
• Analyze failures of transformers, breakers, generators and protection relays and auxiliary systems.
• Develop and improve preventive and predictive maintenance strategies aligned with asset criticality and risk.
• Support condition‑based monitoring (DGA, thermography, relay diagnostics).
• Lead or support O&M capital projects, including equipment replacements, substation upgrades, protection system updates, and plant optimization.
• Review and validate electrical engineering deliverables from OEMs/EPCs/consultants to align with Boralex standards.
• Support commissioning and re‑commissioning activities, including site acceptance testing, energization, and performance verification.
• Contribute to lifecycle planning and capital prioritization for aging or high‑risk electrical assets.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, technology adoption, and standardization of electrical O&M practices across the fleet.
• Share lessons learned from incidents and projects to improve fleet reliability.
• Mentor and support junior engineers and field technicians, strengthening onsite technical autonomy.
• Participate in developing and maintaining engineering standards, guidelines, and best practices.

Skills

Power systems

Substations

High voltage

Troubleshooting

ERCOT rules

NERC standards

SCADA

Relay protection

Team mentorship

Travel readiness

Communication

Tools

ETAP/EasyPower

Relay software (SEL/GE/Siemens)

Job description

Boralex is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to advance safety, reliability, and performance across wind, solar, and storage assets in North America. You will review energization plans, provide arc flash and protection input, ensure regulatory compliance, and lead RCA and major project efforts with collaboration across OEMs, EPCs, and operations teams.

The role requires deep power systems knowledge, hands‑on troubleshooting, and the ability to mentor engineers while coordinating with