Principal Protection & Control Engineer leading high - voltage substation protection and control projects for Qualus, a power infrastructure solutions firm. Providing technical governance, approvals, commissioning support, and mentorship.
About the role
- Senior Protection & Control Engineer leading high-voltage substation protection, control, and metering designs. Supporting utilities and renewable energy clients from concept through commissioning.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership to engineers and designers delivering protection, control, and metering systems for high-voltage substations
- Serve as Technical Lead on assigned projects, guiding designs from conceptual planning through construction and commissioning
- Develop and review protection planning and application documents
- Develop and review one-lines, schematics, panel layouts, and wiring diagrams
- Perform protection coordination studies and relay settings for utility transmission systems
- Lead engineering design reviews, factory acceptance testing, and field inspections
- Support construction, outage planning, and commissioning activities
- Participate in client technical, Safety by Design, and constructability review meetings
- Prepare or review project scopes, feasibility studies, estimates, and definition-phase deliverables
- Collaborate with the Business Development team on proposals and estimates
- Act as a technical point of contact for clients and external partners
- Mentor and develop junior engineers while contributing to continuous improvement of P&C standards and practices
Requirements
- 8–15 years of utility-focused protection, control, and metering engineering experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized university
- Eligibility for (or current) Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) registration in Canada
- U.S. PE considered an asset
- Strong experience in P&C detailed design drawings and substation protection philosophy development
- Experience performing protection coordination studies and relay settings for high-voltage transmission systems
- Hands-on experience with relay software such as ASPEN, CAPE, EasyPower, SKM, and relay platforms from SEL and GE
- Practical knowledge of substation construction, commissioning, and outage planning
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience on EPC projects considered a strong asset
- Familiarity with utility maintenance and operational practices considered a strong asset
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- Short and Long-Term Disability
- RRSP match
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- EAP
- Parental Leave
- Paid time off
- Holidays
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