Senior High Voltage & Electrical Subject Matter Expert

Capital Power Operations (USA) Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health-care benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Annual bonus

Job summary

Capital Power in Washington, DC seeks a senior electrical engineering specialist to lead high‑voltage and generation equipment efforts, and to guide interconnection and transmission work for asset development and upgrades.

You will act as the primary technical interface with utilities, ISOs/RTOs, consultants, and vendors, delivering practical, safety‑driven solutions across projects and operations. This hybrid role requires eight+ years in HV systems and travel across North America.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and professional registration preferred.
• Equivalent relevant expertise in HV, generation, and power-system engineering may be considered.
• Eight years of progressively responsible experience in HV systems, generation, transmission planning, and interconnections.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for high-voltage electrical systems, generators, transformers, switchgear, protection and control, grounding, and auxiliary systems.
• Lead interconnection studies and transmission work with utilities, ISO/RTOs, consultants, and OEMs.
• Coordinate electrical/interconnection activities across engineering, development, construction, operations, and maintenance teams.
• Support capital projects, acquisitions, and development opportunities through technical due diligence and risk assessment.
• Communicate complex technical issues and recommendations to senior leadership and stakeholders.

Skills

HV electrical systems

Power-system analysis

Engineering leadership

Stakeholder management

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Professional Engineer registration

Equivalent experience in HV/generation

Tools

ETAP

SKM PowerTools

PSCAD

PSS/E

PSLF

PowerWorld

CYME

Job description

A little about Capital Power Capital Power (TSX: CPX) is dedicated to Powering Change by Changing Power. This north star guides our ambitions, focus, and actions as we transform our energy system. We're a growth-oriented North American energy company headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. Our team safely delivers, builds, and creates balanced energy solutions for customers across North America. Our people are at the core of our journey to deliver reliable, affordable, and lower‑carbon power solutions. We provide purpose-driven work in a safe and inclusive environment, and we live by our North Star. With us, your contributions matter – we want you to be empowered to innovate, collaborate, and ultimately drive results. We're here to partner with you so you can learn, grow, and forge a career that's meaningful to you. Join us in powering North America!

Your Opportunity Help shape the future of energy.

Capital Power is seeking a senior electrical engineering specialist to provide technical leadership across high-voltage and generation equipment while guiding the interconnection and transmission work needed to develop, operate, enhance, and uprate generation assets. This role is a trusted technical advisor to operations, maintenance, development, capital projects, commercial, regulatory, and leadership teams. You will connect plant-level electrical engineering with grid-level requirements, translating complex technical issues into practical recommendations that support safety, reliability, cost, schedule, compliance, and business risk objectives. You'll Contribute to Our Team By Fleet Electrical and Generation Technical Leadership: Serve as the senior technical authority for high-voltage electrical systems and generation equipment, providing support for generators, transformers, switchgear, protection and control systems, grounding, and auxiliary electrical systems. Lead resolution of operational issues, forced outages, and equipment failures, including root-cause investigations and recommendations for inspection, repair, refurbishment, replacement, and life-extension strategies. Provide technical leadership for major maintenance, outages, commissioning, and projects, while reviewing designs, specifications, test plans, and maintaining fleet engineering standards and asset strategies. Interconnections and Transmission: Evaluate transmission and interconnection options, recommending solutions that balance cost, schedule, reliability, operability, and risk. Lead interconnection applications, studies, and technical workstreams through assessment, approval, implementation, and compliance, including review of power system, protection, grounding, and reliability studies. Serve as the primary technical interface with utilities, transmission owners, ISOs/RTOs, consultants, and OEMs, providing input on agreements, system constraints, upgrade requirements, and evolving regulatory and market requirements. Projects, Risk, and Business Support: Coordinate electrical and interconnection activities across engineering, development, construction, commercial, regulatory, operations, and maintenance teams. Identify and assess technical, contractual, reliability, and system-access risks and opportunities, providing decision-ready recommendations to project teams and leadership. Support capital projects, acquisitions, divestitures, and development opportunities through technical due diligence, risk optimization, compliance oversight, and knowledge sharing across the organization.

What You Will Bring to the Role

Education and Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Professional Engineer registration, or eligibility to obtain registration in the applicable jurisdiction, is preferred.
• Equivalent relevant and transferable technical expertise in high-voltage, generation, and power-system engineering may be considered.

Experience

• Minimum eight years of progressively responsible experience in high-voltage electrical systems, power generation, transmission planning, generation interconnections, power-system studies, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience supporting operating generation assets, outages, commissioning, equipment investigations, or major capital projects.
• Demonstrated experience leading or coordinating complex electrical or interconnection studies from initial assessment through approval and implementation.
• Experience evaluating equipment and system constraints, project costs, schedules, technical risks, and practical mitigation options.
• Experience communicating complex technical issues and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently while collaborating with utilities, system operators, consultants, equipment suppliers, and multidisciplinary internal teams.

Technical Knowledge and Skills

• Strong knowledge of large generators, excitation systems, power transformers, medium- and high-voltage switchgear, breakers, protection and control, grounding, and auxiliary electrical systems.
• Advanced understanding of power-system analysis, including load flow, short circuit, protection coordination, transient stability, electromagnetic transients, reliability, arc flash, and grounding studies.
• Experience with power-system analysis tools such as ETAP, SKM PowerTools, PSCAD, PSS/E, PSLF, PowerWorld, CYME, or equivalent.
• Direct hands-on modelling capability in every platform is not required, but the ability to define, direct, and critically review study work is essential.
• Strong working knowledge of applicable IEEE, IEC, ANSI, NEC, NESC, NERC, FERC, ISO/RTO, utility, and jurisdictional requirements.
• Ability to integrate plant equipment limitations with transmission-system requirements and develop practical technical solutions.
• Strong technical writing, facilitation, judgement, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Working knowledge of electrical safety, arc flash hazard management, and energized-work practices.

Working Conditions:

Hybrid office position based in Washington, DC. Other U.S. locations may be considered based on business needs and candidate qualifications. Up to 30% travel across North America to support operating assets, outages, project activities, utility and system-operator engagements, and field investigations. Periodic support outside normal business hours may be required during forced outages, significant equipment events, commissioning, or critical project milestones.

Additional Details

• The pay range for this position is $120,000- $160,000 USD.
• Other details of the position are: This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.
• The successful candidate must be legally eligible to work in the United States of America.
• The successful candidate will undergo education verification, reference checks, and a criminal record check.
• As this is a safety-sensitive position, clearance of a pre-employment drug test is required.
• This position is eligible for health-care benefits, retirement benefits, paid time off, and an annual performance-based bonus.
• Depending on the posting requirements, relocation assistance may be available.
• We believe that a culture supporting employee physical, mental, financial, and social wellbeing is critical to our success.
• Capital Power provides comprehensive onboarding, training, and programs that support career development and long-term growth.