Primary Engineering and Construction

Team Lead – Distribution Design

LocationCalgary, AB
Job Typefull_time

About This Job

Location: Calgary, AB Reports to: Manager, Engineering Job Posting#: 123 Application Deadline: August 8, 2025

Reporting to the Manager, Engineering, the Team Lead – Distribution Design will be responsible for leading a small team of engineers and technologists that design underground and overhead electrical distribution infrastructure (4kV – 25kV system voltages)


Responsibilities:

Mentorship of the distribution design pool with a special focus on direct reports
Supervise, motivate, and manage direct reports.
Maintain distribution design processes, spreadsheets, and checklists.
Build and manage relationships with clients
Review of engineered work products
Support project level escalations
Assist other Team Leads with tasks where appropriate.

Design of underground and overhead electrical distribution infrastructure (4kV – 25kV system voltages)
Electrical and mechanical engineering calculations for underground and overhead systems,
Interpret and apply working knowledge of applicable codes and utility standards,
Design coordination with customers, municipal authorities, other utilities & various project stakeholders,
Produce project estimates, quotation letters, construction scope descriptions and material take-offs,
Preparation and submission of project approvals and design packages,
Project schedule management and tracking,
Customer meetings and site inspections in the Calgary area,
Accountability and management of personal and team project budgets and schedules for successful delivery “on-time” and “on-budget” while maintaining a high degree of quality,
Being part of a great team and shaping the future of the industry,
Other duties as required.


Qualifications:

Minimum 5 years of experience working in the electric utility or related engineering environment, with experience in design and cost estimating of electrical distribution projects.
An Electrical Engineering Diploma or Degree from a recognized college, technical institution, or university
Great interpersonal skills with the ability to develop business relationships.
Strong attention to detail, problem-solving and analytical skills
Ability to prioritize and manage competing priorities with schedule and budget constraints.
Strong collaborative skills and willingness to liaise with other disciplines (drafting, construction, survey, and civil) to ensure projects are accurate, compliant, on-time and on-budget.
A passion for your work and a drive for excellence
Commitment to safety and ethical practices
Class 5 driver’s license

A few qualifications that would help you succeed:

Working knowledge of ENMAX and Fortis Alberta design and construction standards
Working knowledge of ENMAX Downtown Secondary Network design
Experience with AutoCAD, MicroStation, MS Office and Geographic Information System software
Experience with PLS-CADD, AGI32, and Pull Planner
Project Management experience
Registered Professional Engineer with APEGA



ABOUT US

Primary Engineering and Construction Corporation (Primary) is a growth-oriented industry leader providing professional electrical engineering and construction services and specializing in emerging marketplaces in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan.

We offer design and design/build services for all types of electric utility distribution infrastructure to a wide variety of clients including electric utility companies, developers, builders, commercial and industrial businesses, oil companies, government, and private contractors. Our devotion to excellence has attracted some of the best young professional minds to our company.

Primary is the proud recipient of EHRC's Workplace Culture Innovator Award, recognizing our commitment to fostering a health, inclusive, and positive work environment.

Primary is recognized

by The Career Directory

for excellence in graduate recruitment.


GOOD PEOPLE committed to progress

Primary is committed to growing the careers of our people. We believe everyone should have the opportunity to determine their career path and fulfill their ambitions. Our people are genuine, honest, accountable and full of entrepreneurial spirit.

We work hard, see the big picture, are always ready and willing to adapt, and always strive to be better than we were yesterday. We take pride and ownership in everything we do, and most of all, we do it as a team.


HEALTH & SAFETY

The safety and well-being of our people, our clients, and our communities is our top priority in any work we do and is never comprised. Safety is one of the core values that every member of our team understands and lives by, and we ensure this through communication, education and participation. Our safety goal has always been zero incidents, and we work together through every project to achieve that goal.

Safety is ingrained in every project and each task our employees and contractors complete, whether in the office or onsite. Primary has developed effective workplace health and safety management programs designed to reduce and eliminate the number of work-related injuries, leading to a safety track record well above industry average. We are also diligent in selecting the companies we work with, choosing only those with a safety standard as high as our own.

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