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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in protection and control design for substations, including the preparation of technical documentation and engineering drawings. Capable of managing project deliverables while collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary teams and clients.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Protection And Control DesignSubstation Engineering ExperienceTechnical Documentation PreparationMicroprocessor-Based Protective RelaysEIT Certification Or Progress Toward PE Licensure
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Hard Skills
Electrical Engineering DegreeProtection Applications KnowledgeOne-Line And Three-Line DiagramsAC & DC SchematicsWiring And Interconnection DiagramsCable Schedules And SizingControl House LayoutsShort-Circuit And Coordination StudiesRelay SettingsConstruction And Commissioning Support
Soft Skills
Problem-SolvingCollaborationCommunicationTechnical Issue ResolutionProject Management
Tools & Technologies
CAD-Based Drawing WorkflowsShort-Circuit And Relay Coordination SoftwareSCADA InterfacesIEC 61850 ApplicationsConfiguration Software
Certifications & Qualifications
EIT CertificationPE LicensureP.Eng. Certification
Industry Keywords
High-Voltage SubstationsPower ProjectsTechnical SpecificationsEngineering DrawingsConstruction PackagesField InvestigationsTestingCommissioningMultidisciplinary TeamsClient Coordination
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Work in a multidisciplinary project team with engineers and designers on detailed electrical designs for high-voltage substations and power projects
- Develop protection and control designs for substations and transmission facilities
- Support and execute assigned P&C design tasks from planning through post-construction under senior engineering guidance and technical review
- Prepare engineering drawings, calculations, relay settings, technical specifications, technical reports, equipment datasheets, bases of design, bills of material, and construction packages
- Support field investigations, testing, construction, and commissioning
- Coordinate assigned work with multidisciplinary teams, clients, vendors, contractors, utilities, and equipment suppliers
- Manage deliverables against project schedules and budgets
- Provide progress updates on assigned deliverables and project milestones
- Identify and resolve technical issues, escalating complex issues to senior engineers
- Perform self-checks and assigned peer checks, address review comments, and support senior engineers with QA/QC reviews
- Assist with proposals, level-of-effort estimates, construction bid documents, technical bid evaluations, and equipment specifications
- Interface with team members to facilitate effective project execution
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
- 5-8 years of relevant substation protection and control engineering experience
- Experience preparing protection and control designs for substations with senior engineering review
- Experience with one-line and three-line diagrams
- Experience with AC & DC schematics
- Experience with wiring and interconnection diagrams
- Experience with cable schedules and sizing
- Experience with station service drawings and schematics
- Experience with control house layouts
- Experience with bills of material
- Working knowledge of protection applications for transmission lines, transformers, buses, and breakers
- Knowledge of instrument transformer selection, breaker failure protection, and trip and close circuits
- Ability to assist with protection philosophies, short-circuit and coordination studies, relay settings, and control logic under senior engineering guidance
- Experience preparing P&C engineering design documentation, including technical specifications, equipment datasheets, basis of design, and bills of material
- Ability to complete conceptual protection and control designs and layouts for new and existing substation facilities
- Ability to identify technical issues, develop practical solutions, and escalate issues to the senior engineer
- Ability to assist with proposal inputs, level-of-effort estimates, construction bid documents, technical bid evaluations, and equipment specifications
- Experience providing construction and commissioning support
- Experience with microprocessor-based protective relays and associated configuration software
- Familiarity with short-circuit and relay coordination software and CAD-based drawing workflows
- Familiarity with SCADA interfaces, protection communications, and IEC 61850 applications is an asset
- EIT certification or progress toward PE licensure is preferred
- PE licensure in a U.S. or P.Eng. in a Canadian jurisdiction is an asset
- Willingness to travel to client sites or other Stantec offices (approximately 10%)
- Willingness to work in a typical office environment and potentially perform field work in construction, weather, and industrial settings
Benefits
Comp & perks- Health, dental, and vision plans
- Wellness program
- Health care spending account
- Wellness spending account
- Group registered retirement savings plan
- Employee stock purchase program
- Group tax-free savings account
- Life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
- Short-term/long-term disability plans
- Emergency travel benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Professional membership fee coverage
- Paid time off
- Flexible work environment
- Other work arrangements may be discussed
- Approximately 10% travel to client sites or other Stantec offices