På ABB hjälper vi industrier att bli mer resurseffektiva och renare – och varje person här bidrar till resultaten. Du kommer att få möjlighet att leda, få stöd att växa och kunna vara stolt över den påverkan vi skapar tillsammans. Gå med oss och hjälp till att driva det som driver världen. Denna position rapporterar till: Electrical Engineering Manager ABB is seeking a Senior Project Lead Engineer with a strong background in Protection and Controls to join our team. Working at ABB offers a unique opportunity to gain hands‑on experience across the full spectrum of power system engineering. Our group actively engage in substation design, protection and controls engineering, power system studies, and the design and implementation of power management systems. Being part of this team allows engineers to collaborate across multiple disciplines, contribute to complex and impactful projects, and develop a well‑rounded understanding of up-to-date power infrastructure up to 69kV. The work model for the role is: hybrid #LI-Hybrid This role is contributing to the Automation Energy Industries division in Houston, TX. Your role and

responsibilities:
- Lead and support engineering projects, ensuring successful delivery through effective technical leadership, coordination and adherence to project scope, schedule and quality expectations.
- Create and review substation and electrical building integration design packages and follow those projects from the conceptual stage to construction completion.
- Lead customer technical meetings, design reviews and interdisciplinary engineering coordination meetings.
- Serve as the technical lead for Protection and Controls across projects, providing guidance, standards and technical oversight to the engineering team.
- Develop and review protection and control system designs,



including relay selection, protection philosophies, settings development, configuration and coordination.
- Support and mentor team members on protection and control best practices, helping build capability within the group
- Review engineering deliverables to ensure technical accuracy, consistency and compliance with industry standards, project specifications and internal engineering practices.
- Coordinate and provide technical oversight of multi‑discipline vendors and subcontractors, ensuring alignment with project requirements, engineering standards, schedules and overall project objectives.
- Support proposal development, engineering estimates, technical risk assessments and engineering execution planning. Additional tasks with varying scope depending on experience level:
- Perform and review power system studies (e.g., short circuit, protection coordination, arc flash, load flow) to support protection design and validate system performance.
- Design/review/implementation of power management systems (PMS). Our Team Dynamics Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters
- because the progress we make here creates real impact out there. Qualifications for the role:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.




- 10+ years of experience in power systems engineering, with experience in Protection and Controls.
- Strong knowledge of protection principles, relay coordination and protection scheme design for medium and high voltage power systems.
- Hands‑on experience with protective relay configuration and settings development (e.g., SEL, GE, Siemens, ABB or similar platforms).
- Experience interpreting power system studies such as short circuit, protection coordination, load flow and arc flash.
- Familiarity with power system analysis software (e.g., ETAP, SKM PowerTools, EasyPower, PSCAD, or similar).
- Working knowledge of substation design and electrical building integration including protection and control system interfaces.
- Familiarity supporting or implementing power management systems (PMS) or SCADA‑based monitoring and control systems is considered an asset.
- Strong understanding of relevant industry standards and codes (IEEE, NFPA, NEC, ANSI, IEC, or equivalent as applicable).
- Demonstrated experience serving as the Lead Project Engineer or Engineering Lead on complex engineering projects.
- Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams and coordinate technical execution across multiple concurrent projects.
- Excellent technical problem‑solving, communication and documentation skills.
- Ability to mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance within the team.
- Professional Engineering designation (PE) strongly preferred.
- You enjoy occasionally working in the field and traveling to customer and manufacturing sites to support project execution (approx. 25% travel). What's in it for you We empower you to take initiative, challenge ideas, and lead with confidence. You’ll grow through meani

📌 Senior Project Lead Engineer (Calgary)
🏢 ABB
📍 Calgary