Protection and Control Specialist

Spark Power provides a wide range of services to clients, including power system field services, engineering services, maintenance planning, project management, automation services, mechanical engineering support services, training services, and thermographic scanning. The primary role of a Protection & Control Specialist is to perform programming, testing and verification of protection & control devices in the field. The role is responsible for testing, commission or maintain power distribution equipment.

This position requires interfacing with clients, owners, consultants and construction crew and therefore strong oral and written communication skills are essential.

What you will do as the Protection and Control Specialist:

- Perform field testing, verification, and programming of various IEDs from manufacturers such as SEL, GE Multilin, GEC Alstom, Siemens, Square D and ABB. For this reason, any prior knowledge and experience with secondary injection testing equipment such as Omicron will be considered an asset.
- Maintain or Commission Power distribution equipment including Power Transformers, Circuit Breakers, HV Switches and Instrument Transformers.
- Clarify or Modify Single Line and Three Line Drawing using AutoCAD.
- Perform Short Circuit & Coordination Study, Ground Grid Design or Arc Flash Study. Perform site data collection when required.
- Be safety conscious and have the willingness to learn Electrical Lockout/Tag-out procedures and gain Electrical Safety Awareness.
- Read and interpret electrical AC & DC schematics, AC three-line, logic diagrams and SLDs. Inspect, test, operate and troubleshoot AC & DC control and protection wiring schematic.
- Be familiar with industry-specific codes and Standards (OESC, IEEE, and NETA).
- Ability and willingness to travel for out of town for commissioning or maintenance projects.




- Familiarity or willing to gain familiarity with testing different types of high voltage and low voltage equipment.
- Report, record, compute, and process electrical test information in accordance with accepted standard practices.
- Co-ordinate the day-to-day functions on a job-by-job basis, such as but not limited to, compliance with all Health and Safety standards and regulations, availability of necessary resources such as human resources, equipment and materials, resolving conflicts, timely and accurate submission of paperwork.
- Perform power system studies using EasyPower or ETAP including Load Flow, Harmonics, Short Circuit Analysis, Protective Device Coordination and Arc Flash Studies.

Spark Power Employee Benefits and Perks:

- Diverse and exciting scope of work
- Continuous training and skills improvement
- Career advancement opportunities
- Competitive wages plus incentive program
- Excellent benefit package with wellness spending account options and corporate discounts
- RRSP
- Fun and supportive company culture
- ….and much more

Do you have the Spark? Here’s what we are looking for:

- Demonstrates thorough understanding of how each business unit adds value to the organization. Explores and addresses underlying, and long-term client needs while scanning the environment to identify current contacts.
- Thrives on creating new ideas, solutions or approaches to ongoing challenges.
- Makes decisions by weighing interrelated factors which are incomplete or contradictory.




- Identifies and acts to resolve all issues and problems as they arise, regardless of responsibility area. Makes decisions by weighing interrelated factors which are incomplete or contradictory.
- Identifies alternate solutions to standard problems using unclear criteria or procedures.
- Works effectively and retains perspective in the face of difficult or demanding situations such as ambiguity, frequent change, and high workloads.
- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Able to provide technical leadership.
- 3 to 5 years of experience in P&C;
- 3-year Electrical Engineering Technology diploma with a focus in Power Systems or Bachelor of Electrical Engineering Degree.
- Registered or eligible to register with OACETT or PEO.
- Valid Class G Driver’s License.

Who is Spark Power? Spark Power is the leading independent provider of end-to-end electrical services and operations and maintenance services to the industrial, utility, and renewable asset markets in North America. We work to earn the right to be our customers’ Trusted Partner in Power™. Our highly skilled and dedicated people, located in the communities we serve, combined with our knowledge of the power industry, technology expertise, and commitment to safety, ensures we deliver the right solutions that keep our customers’ operations up and running today and better equipped for tomorrow.

Spark Power welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Artificial intelligence tools may be used to support parts of the recruitment and selection process, including application screening

📌 Protection And Control Specialist (Edmonton)
🏢 Spark Power
📍 Edmonton