About the role

  • Senior Power System Study Engineer conducting advanced grounding, lightning, and induction studies for utility and renewable energy projects. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and ensuring safety compliance throughout engineering processes.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct grounding system design and analysis including grid resistance, touch/step voltage, and fault current distribution
  • Perform lightning protection studies, surge analysis, and shielding assessments
  • Execute induction studies for overhead lines and pipelines to evaluate AC interference and mitigation strategies
  • Model and analyze bus configurations for short-circuit, thermal, and electromagnetic performance
  • Utilize software tools such as CDEGS, WinIGS, and optionally PSCAD or EMTP to simulate and analyze power system phenomena
  • Generate detailed technical reports, calculations, and drawings
  • Coordinate with project managers, utilities, and clients to ensure compliance with industry standards (e.g., IEEE 80, IEEE 665, NESC, NEC)
  • Support multidisciplinary teams in substation, transmission, and industrial facility design

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in Power Systems or Electromagnetics
  • Proficiency in CDEGS (certification is an asset)
  • 3+ years of experience in power system studies with focus on grounding, lightning, and induction
  • Experience with WinIGS required; familiarity with PSCAD, ETAP, or PSS/E is a plus
  • Familiarity with HVDC, FACTS, or renewable integration studies is a plus

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation
  • Employee recognition
  • Flexible benefits tailored to health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs
  • Opportunities for training and professional development
  • Hybrid working culture
  • Generous time-off policies

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$100,200 - CA$137,700 per year

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

Location requirements

HybridVancouverCanada

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