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Posted: July 17, 2025
Closing Date: July 28, 2025
Position Type: Permanent
Union: Exempt - Management Professional (MP)
ENMAX Values
– Safety, Integrity, Accountability, Service, Teamwork, Agility, Innovation
We’re looking for a
Team Lead, Transmission System Planning
to lead and mentor a team of engineers driving the safety, reliability, and long-term planning of ENMAX Power’s Transmission system. In this leadership role, you’ll guide the development and continuous improvement of system planning programs while ensuring compliance with the Alberta Reliability Standards (ARS) and ENMAX’s Professional Practice Management Plan (PPMP). You will also review and sign off on technical studies that shape the future of Calgary’s power infrastructure.
You’ll play a key role in advancing our Transmission Planning practices and shaping capital strategies that align with ENMAX’s corporate goals under the Transmission Cost of Service regulatory framework. This position offers the opportunity to blend technical depth with leadership influence — from supporting regulatory applications and potentially acting as a witness, to guiding capital project development that will strengthen the power grid for years to come.
Major Responsibilities•Lead a team of Engineers to assess and determine the future development of the EPC Transmission System in the best interests of the ratepayers in accordance with the mandate provided through the Alberta Electric Utilities Act, Transmission Regulation, and with due regard for ensuring ENMAX business success
•Perform technical studies related to transmission system planning, operation and design.
•Manage AESO direct assigned and customer projects through the Planning Intake Process.
•Work with cross-functional teams to resolve technical system issues to ensure the continued safe and reliable operation of EPC Transmission System.
•Lead the development of business cases for transmission system developments and provide support during regulatory rate application proceedings.
•Provide technical support for regulatory applications, including potential witness, for regulatory hearings.
•Review and approve technical documentation required for AESO project and data submissions in accordance to ISO Rules and ARS.
•Develop processes to create efficiencies with existing transmission planning functions and other technical requirements.
•Act as an APEGA Responsible Member for the discipline of Transmission System Planning, overseeing the work of Transmission Planning Engineers, and ensuring compliance with our Professional Practice Management Plan
•Assist in the preparation and review of capital and operating budgets to ensure alignment with business and corporate objectives.
Education Required
•Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering.
•P.Eng status with The Association of Professionals in Engineering and Geoscience in Alberta (APEGA).
Qualifications & Experience
•10 years of directly relevant experience.
•Previous experience in or related experience with leadership duties
•Knowledge of the Alberta regulatory environment
•Strong understanding of electrical systems and transmission planning concepts including Alberta Reliability Standards (i.e., TPL Standards, FAC and MOD).
•Previous experience with transmission planning and asset management strategies, execution planning, and business case writing or review for capital projects.
•Background in technical evaluation, design and construction with Transmission utility assets including substations and transmission lines.
•Understanding of industry standards (CSA, IEEE, IEC etc.) pertaining to the design and testing of equipment and materials.
Competencies
•Strong leadership skills and experience with negotiation and conflict resolution.
•Ability to manage several direct reports including providing mentorship, professional development guidance, and support.
•Advanced problem solving and analytical skills through innovation and outside the box thinking.
•Business acumen to be able to understand the financial impact of technical decisions.
•Well versed written and verbal communication skills.
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:
This role will be part of our hybrid (home and office) work force with office workspace located at ENMAX Place (141 - 50th Avenue SE, Calgary, AB). 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.
•Education requirements for this position will be verified by a third party.
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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