ATCO

September 2025 Engineering (Electric Division) Co-op (Multiple)

Edmonton, AB

Full-time

About This Job

Your potential is here!

Division: ATCO Electric

Location: Multiple (Calgary, Edmonton, Grande Prairie, Lloydminster, Slave Lake)

Duration: 8, 12 or 16 months

Salary: $28 - $36/hour, dependent upon previous work-term experience

Start Date: September 2025

Relocation: Relocation assistance will be provided

What We Offer:

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A culture based on caring, integrity, agility, collaboration, safety, and belonging

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Salary increases every semester plus 6% vacation pay

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Ongoing support from engineering mentors toward your professional growth.

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Opportunities to give back through ATCO's EPIC Program and team events

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Well-Being@ATCO Health & Wellness Program

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So much more!

Your career journey at ATCO has the potential to be full of new experiences, inspiring challenges, and growth without boundaries. Set your sights on how you want to grow and develop, and we’ll be right there to support you along the way. At ATCO Electric, we’ve been energizing homes, farms and businesses across north and east-central Alberta for more than 85 years. We serve nearly 229,000 customers in 242 communities and our service area covers nearly two-thirds of Alberta. Engineering work makes what we do possible.

Who you are:

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Must be enrolled in an Engineering co-op (or internship) program at a recognized Canadian university.

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Have Excellent computer skills and experience working with Microsoft Office Suite.

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Ability to communicate verbally and in writing clearly and concisely, using appropriate technical vocabulary.

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Hold a valid Class 5 driver's license.

To apply:

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Please clearly indicate which three departments you are most interested in and whether you are willing to relocate.

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Please indicate on your resume how many months you are available for and that you are applying for the September 2025 Co-op Term.

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Include your most recent transcript in your application.

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Note: Interviews will be scheduled for the week of May 26, 2025.

Positions are available in, but not limited to, the following engineering departments:

Asset Strategy & Analytics

Discipline: Electrical || Location: Edmonton

Description:

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Review reported system deficiencies and assist in work approval

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Use SQL to query, process, report, and work with asset management data

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Apply analytic skills to identify and initiate asset repair or replacement programs

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Apply leadership / project management skills to engage stakeholders and lead on solution development process

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Assist in planning yearly transmission and distribution system capital maintenance program

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100% Office-based.

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Hybrid Schedule.

Software’s Used:

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Microsoft Office Suite

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NetWorks GIS Explorer

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Maximo Database

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Programming Languages: SQL

CCM Expediter

Discipline: Electrical || Location: Lloydminster

Description:

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Ensuring project deliverables (Final engineer reviewed Microsoft Word document or Final engineer reviewed AutoCAsign) are completed.

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Collaborate with Engineering, Lands, Scheduling, and Warehouse departments to adapt (change document/design currently working on) due to changing priorities.

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Regularly communicate with customers to understand their service requirements, discuss timelines, and obtain project-related information to use in the document/design.

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Supporting the team through various duties including data entry and analysis, documentation, and application of company initiatives.

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100% Office-based with field opportunities i.e site visits or observations.

Software’s Used:

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AutoCAD (Design software)

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Microsoft Office 365 (Document software, etc...)

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Networks (WebGUI Database software)

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Abadata

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ArcGIS (WebGUI Database software)

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ATCO Project Server

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Oracle

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Maximo (Database software)

Distribution Design Engineering

Discipline: Electrical, Civil Engineering || Location: Edmonton

Description:

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Prepare designs using AutoCAD for projects compatible with pre-engineered standards, and regulations, and meeting customer requirements.

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Calculate structure loading & determine pole class and guy length requirements based on tangential and sheer loading & balancing of static forces.

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Clearance calculations of overhead facilities

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Size electrical equipment, wire, cable, and appropriate over-current protective devices

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Develop project cost and resource estimates.

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Prepare detailed material lists & ordering material.

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95% office based, 5% field based.

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Hybrid Schedule.

Software’s Used:

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Microsoft Office 365

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AutoCAD

Distribution System Planning

Discipline: Electrical Engineering || Location: Grande Prairie

Description:

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Operate power system simulation software (CYME) for load flow analysis.

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Creation of Single Line Diagrams (SLDs) as needed for customer new extensions and system work.

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Develops protection schemes, regulator settings, transformer sizes.

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reviews historical load and generation data and assists in the implementation of recent technologies.

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Work with Transmission Protection and Control group to revise 25kV breaker relay settings.

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Daily support as needed to Service staff with transformer upgrades, fuse coordination, equipment upgrades and replacements, contingency studies, and outage investigations.

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95% office based, 5% field based.

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Hybrid Schedule.

Software’s Used:

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Microsoft Office 365

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AutoCAD

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CYME

Distribution Technical Standards & Support (DTSS)

Discipline: Electrical, Civil Engineering || Location: Edmonton

Description:

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Creation and maintenance of Distribution standards for power pole structures, overhead and underground materials, design & construction guidelines, and padmount equipment structures.

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Investigate new material for compliance to required codes & specifications and internal practices.

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Investigate and answer questions posed to the Standards team by Design and Construction.

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Review and analyze code changes and impacts to current ATCO standards.

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Support the team in creating and organizing centralized documentation database (DEMS).

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Program DEMS, DCSM and quality assurance workflows.

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90% office based, 10% field based

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Hybrid Schedule

Software’s Used:

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AutoCAD

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Microsoft Office Suite

Execution Planning and Estimating

Discipline: Electrical Engineering || Location: Edmonton

Description:

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Creating order of magnitude estimates for project scopes to support the General Tariff Application that is filed to the Alberta Utilities Commission (to receive approval to complete the defined work)

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Creating order of magnitude estimates for project scopes pertaining to Large Distribution projects.

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Determine constructability of Engineering designs and develop a scope of work for the execution portion of the project.

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Updating templates the team uses to support their day-to-day work.

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90% Office-based, 10% Field-based.

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Hybrid Schedule

Software’s Used:

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Microsoft Excel

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Microsoft Project

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Abadata

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Design & Materials Assistant (DMA)

Operations Engineering - Transmission Lines

Discipline: Electrical, Mechanical, Civil || Location: Edmonton

Description:

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Assist engineers for overall engineering and design of overhead transmission line.

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Preparedrawings and design for a wide range of projects and standards including new electrical transmission line builds.

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Assist engineers with supporting asset management team, field maintenance crews, and right of way planning team.

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Support the operations and maintenance of Transmission assets by assisting with outage analysis and technical support activities.

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95% office based, 5% field-based.

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Hybrid Schedule.

Software’s Used:

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Microsoft Office 365

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AutoCAD

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MicroStation

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PLS-CAD

Operations Engineering - Transmission Protection & Control

Discipline: Electrical Engineering || Location: Calgary

Description:

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Assist with the preparation of transmission substation Protection & Control detailed design and settings work packages, including drafting, quality checks, and coordination to ensure package alignment and constructability.

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Develop short-circuit, arc flash, and coordination studies by modelling substations in electrical design software, running simulations, and assessing the impacts of fault scenarios.

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Support the operations and maintenance of Protection & Control assets by assisting with outage analysis, technical support, and Alberta Reliability Standards compliance activities.

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Review and analyze AE transmission system outages and protection system performance

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Assess reliability performance of transmission assets and identify action items following outage events and track these items to completion

Software’s Used:

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IPS

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MicroStation

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ProjectWise

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AcSELerator Quickset

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Digsi

Network Connectivity

Discipline: Electrical, Engineering Physics, Mechanical || Location: Edmonton

Description:

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Entry level network modelling/facility mapping in the Hexagon G/Technology suite of applications.

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Troubleshoot and address issues within the electrically connected model in G/Technology.

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Participate in data integrity and cleanup projects that involve research, analysis, problem solving, and the reconciliation of data from various sources to resolve issues with the existing Utility Network Model data.

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Develop documentation for both existing and new work processes.

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Run daily validation tools as part of group QA/QC processes.

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95% Office-based, 5% Field-based.

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Hybrid Schedule.

Software’s Used:

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Microsoft Office

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Hexagon G/Technology

Please note that only those selected for interviews 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.