Permits and Circulations Engineer

Current ENMAX employees are encouraged to apply through their internal Workday access.

Posted: November 21, 2025

Closing Date: December 6, 2025

Position Type: Permanent

Union: Management Professional (MP)

Why ENMAX?

We are driven by our purpose of lighting the way to a brighter energy future, a future that includes a workplace where you’ll experience belonging and unlock possibilities. We offer meaningful opportunities, strong collaboration and a career aligned to what matters to you. We’re proud of who we are and the work we do to support our communities and customers who depend on us, because at ENMAX, we’re lighting the way together.

Join ENMAX as a Permits and Circulations Engineer, are you an engineer who thrives on precision and consistency? This role offers the opportunity to become a trusted expert in reviewing and responding to City of Calgary Development Permits and Circulations submitted to ENMAX. You’ll play a critical part in ensuring compliance and safety by applying your knowledge of utility distribution design and Alberta’s regulatory framework, including the Alberta Electric Utility Code and the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act. The work is built around well-defined, repeatable processes, and remains essential to ENMAX’s operations and community development.

Major Responsibilities:

- Evaluate development permits and provide timely responses, either through the City of Calgary or directly to applicants when needed.

- Review and respond to circulations submitted by the City to ensure ENMAX’s standards and requirements are met.

- Act as the primary point of contact for City of Calgary circulations and development permits within the Engineering team.

- Assess external consultant designs for compliance with ENMAX’s EPC Standards and Guidelines.

- Maintain and improve process documentation, identifying opportunities for innovation and efficiency in ENMAX workflows.

- Provide technical guidance to internal teams, ensuring encroachment issues are understood and resolved early in project planning.

- Collaborate across ENMAX teams—including Projects, Asset Management, Field Services, Safety, and Land—to support seamless project execution

Education Required:

- Degree in Electrical or Civil Engineering

- P.Eng. status with The Association of Professionals in Engineering and Geoscience in Alberta (APEGA)

Qualifications & Experience:

- 5+ years of experience in electrical utility distribution design and construction.

- Strong understanding of utility industry codes, standards, and practices to ensure compliance and safety.

- Familiarity with ENMAX Distribution and Network design is an asset.

- Proficiency with PLS CADD is an asset.

- Experience using Bluebeam for efficient review and collaboration is an asset.

Competencies:

- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey technical information clearly and professionally.

- Proven ability to prepare accurate reports and conduct thorough reviews, coupled with a track record of introducing innovative ideas to enhance processes and workflows.

- Effective communicator across diverse audiences—from developers to homeowners—capable of explaining utility code, policies, and procedures in a clear, solution-oriented manner.

ENMAX Values – Safety, Integrity, Accountability, Service, Teamwork, Agility, Innovation

Did we mention the ENMAX Advantage?

We offer competitive compensation including a comprehensive flexible benefits program, non-downtown location that includes great building amenities such as free onsite fitness facility, onsite massage, onsite child care centre (upon availability, offered from our ENMAX Place location 141 – 50 Ave. SE), free parking and much more. If you share our values and would like to make a difference with your career, join the team and see where the ENMAX possibilities can take you.

Location: 8820 - 52 St. S.E. Calgary, AB, T2C 4E7

Location: This role will be part of our hybrid (home and office) work force with office workspace located at South Service Centre (8820 - 52 St. S.E. Calgary, AB, T2C 4E7). You will work from home on Mondays and Fridays and in the office on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Note:

- We have changed the way we connect with our candidates. Initial interviews may be done virtually as well as parts of our on-boarding and job training may be completed remotely.

- If we can provide an accommodation or adjustment to make the process more accessible for you, please let us know. ENMAX welcomes all qualified applicants to apply and is committed to a safe and respectful workplace. It is our aim to have a workplace which is inclusive and values safety, diversity, personal integrity, respect for individual differences, and encourages ownership and accountability for our actions.

- Every ENMAX employee is responsible to take reasonable care to protect the health and safety of themselves, of all other workers, and of the public. Each employee must become familiar with safety procedures and rules applicable to their job and are required to follow them while working at ENMAX.

- Must be legal to work in Canada and requires the successful completion of a criminal background check. Two pieces of valid Government issued ID will be required.

- Two professional references will be requested.

- Please note: there will be a technical assessment as part of the interview.

In the spirit of reconciliation, we respectfully acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional lands of Indigenous Peoples. ENMAX headquarters is in Calgary, Alberta, the traditional territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy, comprised of the Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, and Amskapi Piikuni Nations; the Tsuut’ina Nation; and the îyârhe Nakoda Nations of Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney, and home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, as well as many diverse Indigenous people who have made the city their home. We are committed to strengthening relationships with Indigenous Nations and peoples in all communities where we operate, through respect and collaboration.

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About ENMAX

For over 100 years, ENMAX Corporation, through its subsidiaries and predecessors, has provided Albertans with safe and reliable electricity to power the success of our province. We are warming homes, supplying worksites, driving businesses and powering communities. We are committed to being “on” for our customers. Our goal is to provide forward-thinking and customer-centric energy solutions that not only work for today, but also provide for a better tomorrow.

The ENMAX Group of Companies is a diverse organization that understands what it means to buy and make electricity, to move it across our network of wires to homes and businesses, and to market and sell electricity to our customers in a way that works for them.