- Provide technical leadership to engineers and designers delivering protection, control, and metering systems for high-voltage substations
- Serve as Technical Lead on assigned projects, guiding designs from conceptual planning through construction and commissioning
- Develop and review protection planning and application documents
- Develop and review one-lines, schematics, panel layouts, and wiring diagrams
- Perform protection coordination studies and relay settings for utility transmission systems
- Lead engineering design reviews, factory acceptance testing, and field inspections
- Support construction, outage planning, and commissioning activities
- Participate in client technical, Safety by Design, and constructability review meetings
- Prepare or review project scopes, feasibility studies, estimates, and definition-phase deliverables
- Collaborate with the Business Development team on proposals and estimates
- Act as a technical point of contact for clients and external partners
- Mentor and develop junior engineers while contributing to continuous improvement of P&C; standards and practices

Requirements

- 8–10 years of utility-focused protection, control, and metering engineering experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized university
- Eligibility for (or current) Qualified Engineer (P.Eng.) registration in Canada
- Strong experience in P&C; detailed design drawings and substation protection philosophy development
- Experience performing protection coordination studies and relay settings for high-voltage transmission systems
- Hands-on experience with relay software such as ASPEN, CAPE, EasyPower, SKM, and relay platforms from SEL and GE




- Practical knowledge of substation construction, commissioning, and outage planning
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience on EPC projects and familiarity with utility maintenance and operational practices are considered strong assets

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive expertise in protection, control, and metering systems for high-voltage substations, with a strong focus on technical leadership, project management, and engineering design. Proficient in performing protection coordination studies and relay settings, while mentoring junior engineers and contributing to continuous improvement of standards and practices.

Highest-signal resume keywords

- Protection Coordination Studies
- High-Voltage Transmission Systems
- P&C; Detailed Design Drawings
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) Registration
- Relay Software (ASPEN, CAPE, EasyPower, SKM)

Hard Skills

- Protection Planning
- Application Documents Development
- One-Lines and Schematics Development
- Panel Layouts and Wiring Diagrams
- Factory Acceptance Testing
- Field Inspections
- Project Scopes and Feasibility Studies
- EPC Project Experience
- Substation Protection Philosophy Development
- Outage Planning

Soft Skills

- Excellent Written Communication
- Excellent Verbal Communication
- Mentoring and Development

Certifications & Qualifications

- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) Eligibility

Industry Keywords

- Utility-Focused Engineering
- Substation Construction
- Commissioning Activities
- Safety by Design
- Client Technical Reviews

Tools & Technologies

- ASPEN
- CAPE
- EasyPower
- SKM
- SEL Relay Platforms
- GE Relay Platforms

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📌 Senior Substation Protection – Control Engineer (Calgary)
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📍 Calgary