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Wood is recruiting for a Senior or Specialist Protection & Controls Engineer to join its Transmission and Distribution business focusing on protection, control, and metering system design for electrical substations. This opportunity is Hybrid and can be based in Calgary AB, Edmonton AB, Vancouver BC, Oakville or Sarnia ON,
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The Role
You will provide technical leadership and support to a team of engineers and designers to develop protection, control, and metering system designs for electrical substations ranging from 12 kV to 500 kV from conceptual stage through construction and commissioning. The role also includes conducting protection coordination studies, relay settings, engineering design reviews, and factory inspections, as well as supporting construction and commissioning activities.
Our Clients and Projects
Designing the future. Transforming the world
Wood's Power Solutions business is dedicated to delivering innovative, reliable, and sustainable solutions in electrical infrastructure, transmission, substation and distribution projects.
What we can offer:
•Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to power utility clients across North America
•Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team, and individual needs.
•A team that is focused on individual growth , work life balance, and healthy team dynamics
•Competitive salary with regular salary reviews. CAD $ 156,000 - $176,000
•Flexible benefits package that can be adapted to suit your lifestyle
•Commitment to continued professional development through development plans tailored to individual needs and interests
•Provide technical leadership and support to a team of engineers and designers to develop protection, control, and metering system design for electrical substations ranging from 12 kV to 500 kV from conceptual stage through construction and commissioning.
•On assigned projects, serve as Technical Lead and:
+ Developing protection planning and application documents, one-lines, schematics, panel layouts and wiring diagrams for power system protective relaying and metering systems.
+ Performing protection coordination studies and relay settings for high voltage utility transmission systems.
+ Reviewing or preparing engineering drawings/documents, specifications, construction and outage staging plans, and inspection and testing plans/procedures.
+ Supporting construction and commissioning activities.
+ Performing factory inspections.
+ Participating in client technical, Safety by Design and constructability review meetings
+ Reviewing or preparing project conceptual, feasibility and definition phase scopes and estimates.
•Liaise with clients at the discipline level on technical matters.
•Mentor junior engineers.
What makes you remarkable?
At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge, or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.
Expected
•Minimum 8 years of utility-specific protection, control, and metering experience. Experience executing EPC projects is considered an asset.
•Electrical Engineering Degree from a recognized university along with the ability to register as a Professional Engineer in Canada and/or the United States.
•3-4 years of experience in performing protection coordination studies and relay settings for high voltage utility transmission systems is considered an asset.
•Experience of relay setting software such as ASPEN, CAPE, EasyPower, SKM Power Tools as well as SEL and GE relay programming software.
•Experience with outage planning, construction sequencing and commissioning is considered an asset.
•Familiarity with utility protection and control maintenance and operational practices is considered an asset.
•Strong English written and verbal communication skills.
•Authorization to lawfully work in Canada without sponsorship from Wood now or in the future is required
Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com
Diversity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.