Description This position will offer you the ability to directly apply your knowledge of protective relaying and controls systems for HV and EHV substations. As a Lead Substation Engineer, you will:

Lead an engineering and design team and work on a wide range of substation modifications and upgrades to support client requirements and reviews, creating calculations, document designs, and specifications.

Prepare relaying philosophies, including selecting relay, control, and communications equipment, developing SCADA and telecommunication concepts and configurations, and overseeing the preparation of I/O assignments and connection diagrams.

Guide junior and senior‑level engineers and designers in protection and controls engineering design efforts, providing guidance for the coordination of detailed design phases for all aspects of the engineering work.

Support assignments that include investigating, troubleshooting, and solving a wide variety of engineering issues.

Perform analysis and design of single line diagrams, substation relaying & metering diagrams (i.e. A.C. schematic diagrams), and D.C. schematic diagrams.

Prepare engineering studies for client and peer review.

Perform independent reviews of work performed by others including calculations and drawing preparation.

Coordinate and provide guidance to other engineers, project managers, client personnel, and suppliers to ensure a complete and timely design.

Perform reviews of existing facilities to propose upgrades and replacements, and present findings and recommendations to clients and peers.





Develop your career via peer‑learning through sharing of knowledge with other experienced engineers by way of Sargent & Lundy’s systems of process and associated “Communities of Practice.”

Provide guidance as a mentor in the development of less experienced engineers.

Potential for travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and plant site locations for construction coordination and field verification of designs.

Hybrid Work Schedule This position is based on a hybrid work schedule and will require in‑office work 3 days per week, giving you the flexibility to work remotely for two days. Depending on your location, this prospect offers a generous relocation package.

Qualifications We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in Canada for this position.

This position may require access to U.S. export‑controlled information. As such, candidates must be a citizen of a country listed in Appendix A to Part 810 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Please click here to determine your eligibility.

Essential Skills And Experience

Requires a Bachelor of Science Engineering degree.

10 or more years of experience with a focus on protection, control, and telecommunications for high‑voltage substations, including design, installation, and coordination.

PE or P.Eng license.

Experience serving as firm/client liaison in a support or lead engineering role.

Experience in writing and providing support documentation for relay calculations.

Experience with the design techniques,



tools, and principles involved in producing technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

Proficiency with any of the following programs: SKM, ETAP, ASPEN, CDEGS, or vendor software.

Familiarity with design codes and standards such as NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE, and ANSI.

Experience with various vendor protective relay equipment typically used in substation protection, including SEL, ABB, GE, Areva, and Basler.

Proficiency with MS Office applications.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Valued But Not Required Skills And Experience

A Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering degree is preferable.

A degree from a Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board‑accredited undergraduate program or a US‑based ABET‑accredited program.

Prior experience in inline, bus and equipment protection, breaker, transformer and similar equipment control, RTU and data concentrator‑based SCADA systems, telemetering and communications (fiber optics, microwave, power line carrier, etc.).

AutoCAD or MicroStation experience.

Construction and startup experience.

Testing or commissioning experience.

AI & Automation at Sargent & Lundy

You are expected to lead others in taking engineering problems from issue to solution by setting expectations for using data and modern tools such as automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost‑effective designs.

Leaders in these roles often direct automation and process‑improvement work, for example, how teams automate calculations, summarize technical documents, or generate design documentation and guide when and how AI or a

📌 Lead Substation Engineer 1 (Winnipeg)
🏢 Sargent & Lundy
📍 Winnipeg