Senior Engineer, Advanced Distribution Management System

Division: Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS), Electricity Location: Vegreville, AB Your energy belongs here! Position Summary: Always there. Anywhere

. That’s us! We’ve got a lot of energy at ATCO, focused on creating prosperity for generations to come. Embrace challenge and growth because your career journey at ATCO has the potential to be full of new experiences, inspiring challenges, and growth without boundaries.

At ATCO, our senior engineers form a crucial component to the overall business, and their value is consistently recognized. Here you will have opportunities to lead initiatives with your technical expertise and will be propelled to take responsibility and embrace challenges. It’s part of our culture of growth and caring - for each other, our communities, and for those who need us. It comes down to trusting people and taking every opportunity to ensure they feel part of our peer community.

Reporting to the ADMS Manager, the Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) Senior Engineer is responsible for supporting the ongoing implementation and deployment of advanced distribution management capabilities. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical leadership, hands-on ADMS experience, and a solid understanding of key operational systems and integrations.

- Lead and support technical workstreams within the ADMS program, acting as a subject matter expert for engineering, system architecture, and integration activities.

- Support configuration, testing, and deployment of OSI ADMS, including OMS and advanced DMS applications.

- Provide technical depth in Power Flow, Advanced Applications, and FLISR, ensuring proper configuration, data readiness, and performance optimization.

- Work closely with SCADA, GIS, IT/OT, and field engineering teams to ensure end-to-end system readiness.

- Support OMS application deployment, including outage analytics, restoration workflows, switching support, and validation of outage model and logic.

- Oversee and validate ADMS integrations, with strong focus on GIS data alignment, network modeling, and data flows.

- Ensure IT/OT connection requirements, cybersecurity considerations, and architecture standards are followed.

- Provide leadership within the team, mentoring junior staff and coordinating with internal, vendor, and engineering partners.

- Balance/prioritize between real-time support, operational enhancements, ADMS program execution, and other business initiatives relying on ADMS.

- Support technical reviews, test plans, documentation, and issue resolution across the ADMS lifecycle.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering is required.

- Professional Engineering Designation through A.P.E.G.A. is required.

- 5 - 10 years of experience working in an Electrical Utility Industry and/or in a control room real time operation environment is preferred.

- Knowledge of electrical transmission, distribution systems, and distribution electrical equipment.

- Strong knowledge of SCADA/ADMS/EMS systems (OSI/AspenTech preferred).

- Knowledge of CYME, Hexagon GIS, and OMS programs.

- Strong knowledge of GIS integration, network modelling, and data maintenance processes.

- Familiarity with Leitmotif and related integration components.

- Understanding of IT/OT connectivity, networking fundamentals, and cybersecurity principles.

- Knowledge of Python and relevant programing languages.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

- Demonstrated leadership skills with experience coordinating technical workstreams or guiding teams.

- Good interpersonal skills with strong written and verbal communication skills.

- Good team player and ability to prioritize assignments to meet commitments.

- Ability to work on projects with minimum supervision.

- Ability to authenticate own work and QA others’ work.

What We Offer:

- A culture based on caring, integrity, agility, collaboration, and striving for excellence

- Competitive compensation

- Flex benefits

- Tuition assistance program

- Training and mentorship programs

- Charitable donation matching

The diversity of the jobs and the markets that ATCO is in gives the company perspectives from many different angles.

We would like to thank everyone for their application; however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

ATCO Electric is part of ATCO Ltd. With approximately 6,000 employees and assets of $23 billion, ATCO is a diversified global holding corporation with investments in Structures & Logistics (workforce housing, innovative modular facilities, construction, site support services, and logistics and operations management), Energy Infrastructure (electricity generation, transmission and distribution; natural gas transmission, distribution and infrastructure development; energy storage and industrial water solutions; and electricity and natural gas retail sales), Transportation (ports and transportation logistics) and Commercial Real Estate. More information can be found at www.ATCO.com. ATCO is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

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