- Act as Qualus’ Protection & Control Subject Matter Expert, providing technical governance across multiple projects and programs

- Set and uphold protection, control, and metering philosophy, standards, and best practices for high-voltage substations

- Serve as Lead Engineer or Technical Authority on complex, high-risk, or non-standard projects, providing final technical approval and direction

- Review and approve protection planning, philosophy, application documents, one-lines, schematics, logic diagrams, panel layouts, and wiring diagrams

- Oversee protection coordination studies and relay settings for utility transmission systems, including review and validation of work performed by others

- Chair or participate in senior-level design reviews, hazard and risk assessments, and near miss investigations

- Support Factory Acceptance Tests, Site Acceptance Tests, and critical field inspections for complex installations

- Advise project teams on construction sequencing, outage planning, and commissioning strategy

- Participate in client technical, Safety by Design, and constructability review meetings

- Provide technical oversight for project scopes, feasibility studies, cost estimates, and definition-phase deliverables, including review of assumptions and risks

- Support Business Development by contributing technical strategy, execution approaches, and risk assessments for proposals and pursuits

- Act as a primary technical escalation point for clients, internal teams, and external partners

- Mentor senior and junior engineers and contribute to continuous improvement of P&C; standards, tools, and engineering practices

Requirements

- 10–15 years of utility-focused protection, control, and metering engineering experience, with demonstrated system-level responsibility

- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized university

- Registration as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Canada, or eligibility to obtain; U.S. PE considered an asset





- Recognized expertise in substation protection philosophy, including transmission line, transformer, bus, and feeder protection

- Extensive experience reviewing and approving detailed P&C; design drawings and technical deliverables

- Experience performing protection coordination studies and relay settings for high-voltage transmission systems

- Hands‑on knowledge of protection software and platforms such as ASPEN, CAPE, EasyPower, SKM, and SEL / GE relay families

- Practical experience with substation construction, commissioning, outage planning, and operational interfaces

- Proven ability to provide technical judgment on non-standard, complex, or first‑of‑kind applications

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Experience on EPC projects and familiarity with utility maintenance and operational practices are considered strong assets

- Demonstrated capability to mentor

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in protection and control engineering for high-voltage substations, including technical governance, design review, and project oversight. Proven ability to mentor engineers and contribute to continuous improvement of engineering practices and standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords

- Protection And Control Engineering

- High-Voltage Substation Design

- Protection Coordination Studies

- Qualified Engineer (P.Eng.) Registration

- EPC Project Experience

Hard Skills

- Protection Philosophy

- Relay Settings

- Technical Approval

- Feasibility Studies

- Cost Estimates

- Technical Oversight

- Construction Sequencing

- Outage Planning

- Commissioning Strategy

- Hazard And Risk Assessments

Soft Skills

- Excellent Communication Skills

- Mentoring Ability

Certifications & Qualifications

- Bachelor’s Degree In Electrical Engineering

- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) Registration

Industry Keywords

- Utility-Focused Engineering

- Substation Construction

- Operational Interfaces

- Technical Governance

- Client Technical Reviews

Tools & Technologies

- ASPEN

- CAPE

- EasyPower

- SKM

- SEL Relay

- GE Relay

📌 Lead Substation Protection & Control Engineer (Calgary)
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📍 Calgary