Substation Protection & Control Engineer

🕒 September 10

🇨🇦 Canada – Remote

💵 $95k - $115k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👷🏻‍♀️ Engineer

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Qualus

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1001 - 5000 employees

🏗️ Construction

📦 Logistics

🏭 Manufacturing

💰 Seed Round on 2022-03

Construction • Logistics • Manufacturing

Qualus is a leading pure-play power services firm and innovator at the forefront of the energy transition and transformation, with differentiated capabilities across grid modernization, resiliency, security, and sustainability. The firm partners with utilities, commercial, industrial, data center, and government clients, and renewable and energy storage developers, offering comprehensive solutions through boutique and integrated advisory, planning, engineering, digital solutions, program management, and specialized field services. Qualus also provides software and technology enabled services and develops breakthrough solutions for critical power industry challenges such as distributed and variable resource integration, emergency management, and secure data exchange.

📋 Description

• Lead and coordinate the design of protection, control, and metering systems for electrical substations (12 kV to 500 kV) • Take ownership of project-level deliverables, ensuring quality, completeness, and alignment with client and project requirements • Serve as Project Lead on assigned projects • Develop and review one-line diagrams, protection schematics, and wiring diagrams • Lead preparation of panel layouts and interconnection drawings • Prepare and review engineering documents, specifications, and construction packages • Support development of outage staging, inspection, and testing plans • Provide technical oversight and perform design reviews of work completed by EITs and designers • Support construction and commissioning activities, including troubleshooting and resolving technical issues in the field • Participate in and lead factory acceptance testing (FAT) and inspections • Act as a technical point of contact for clients, supporting design reviews, constructability discussions, and project coordination • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure integrated and coordinated designs • Support project delivery by managing scope, schedule, and budget for assigned work packages • Contribute to continuous improvement, quality assurance, and development of internal standards and best practices • Mentor and support the development of junior engineers and designers

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized university • Registered as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Canada, or eligible for registration • Minimum 5 years of experience in utility protection, control, and metering design, preferably within transmission and distribution projects • Demonstrated experience leading design efforts and coordinating technical deliverables on projects • Familiarity with substation protection and control systems, including relaying schemes, AC/DC schematics, and station design practices • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to develop practical, technically sound solutions • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interface effectively with clients, vendors, and internal teams • Proven ability to lead work, manage priorities, and deliver results in a deadline-driven environment • Working knowledge of AutoCAD

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical • Dental • Vision • Life Insurance • Short and Long-Term Disability • RRSP match • Flexible Spending Accounts • EAP • Parental Leave • Paid time off • Holidays