- 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 robust 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 - Professional 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