Engineer - in - Training designing protection, control, and metering systems for Qualus substations. Supporting transmission and distribution projects from concept through construction and commissioning.
About the role
- Senior transmission engineer leading power generation interconnections for Capital Power, a North American energy company. Evaluating studies, transmission risks, agreements, and technical solutions.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate transmission and interconnection options and recommend solutions supporting project cost, schedule, reliability, and risk objectives
- Serve as technical lead or subject matter expert for assigned interconnection applications, studies, and related workstreams
- Coordinate interconnection studies from application development and submission through review, approval, and implementation
- Review power flow, transient stability, short-circuit, electromagnetic transient, reliability, inverter-based risk, and other technical studies
- Assess transmission topology, system constraints, supply and demand conditions, interconnection queues, and curtailment risks
- Provide technical input into interconnection agreements, cost estimates, schedules, and negotiations
- Act as a technical contact with transmission owners, system operators, regional transmission organizations, utilities, consultants, and internal stakeholders
- Identify interconnection and transmission risks and opportunities and present recommendations to project teams and business leaders
- Support resolution of technical, contractual, regulatory, and system access issues
- Coordinate interconnection-related technical matters during design and construction across engineering, construction, development, commercial, and regulatory teams
- Monitor transmission regulations, policies, market developments, and interconnection requirements and assess business impact
- Provide technical input to Regulatory and other internal subject matter experts
- Support compliance with interconnection agreements, transmission requirements, and system access obligations
- Provide technical guidance, knowledge sharing, and informal mentorship
- Support technical due diligence for acquisitions, divestitures, and development opportunities
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, or related field
- Minimum six years of progressively responsible experience in transmission planning, generation interconnections, power system studies, or a related technical field
- Experience leading or coordinating complex transmission and interconnection studies from initial assessment through approval and implementation
- Experience evaluating transmission constraints, interconnection costs, schedules, risks, and mitigation options
- Strong knowledge of applicable reliability standards, regulatory requirements, market rules, and interconnection procedures
- Experience developing technical recommendations and communicating complex information to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to collaborate with utilities, transmission providers, system operators, consultants, and cross-functional project teams
- Advanced knowledge of transmission planning and interconnection studies
- Expertise in transmission system planning methodologies and technologies
- Strong understanding of NERC, FERC, RTO, and other applicable industry standards and criteria
- Ability to develop innovative system plans, equipment applications, and technical solutions meeting regulatory and reliability requirements
- Knowledge of electrical power generation, transmission systems, and transmission path analysis
- Strong understanding of electrical engineering concepts, practices, codes, and procedures applicable to utility and energy infrastructure projects
- Must be legally eligible to work in Canada
- Successful candidate must undergo education verification, reference checks, and a criminal record check
Benefits
- Flexible and affordable employee benefits
- Retirement savings
- Performance-based bonus incentives
- Paid time off programs
- Comprehensive onboarding
- Training
- Programs supporting career development
- Potential relocation assistance, depending on posting requirements
- $1000 Referral Reward for Capital Power employees who refer a successful candidate
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