Senior Electrical Engineer Jobs

Description of Work:

The successful candidate will join a fast-paced and growing engineering department that is looking to sustain and grow with the needs of our expanding cliental.

The Intermediate to Senior Electrical Engineer will work in a variety of different facets including:

• Ground Grid Design & Interpretation of Field Test Data
• O Coordination Studies
• Load/Demand Studies
• Substation Protection System Design & Commissioning
• Grounding Safety Studies (GPR, Step/Touch Investigations)
• Medium Voltage Switchgear Retrofit Design
• Feasibility Studies
• O Short-Circuit Studies
• O Arc Flash Hazard Incident Energy Analysis in accordance with CSA Z462-18 and IEEE 1584-18
• Voltage Conversion Vault Upgrade Design
• Switchgear Protection System Design & Commissioning
• Power System Studies

Personal Competencies:

• Self-motivated and detail orientated.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Proficient written and verbal skills and can communicate at a high or low technical level dependent on the customer.
• Ability to take ownership of one’s work and see projects through.
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced industry with large work demand.
• Able to adapt quickly to changing work demands without compromising accuracy and quality of work

Responsibilities:

• O load flow
• Engineering calculations and analysis for demand load, equipment sizing, voltage drop, motor starting, neutral grounding resistors (NGR's), and system power factor improvement
• Technical report writing and completion of test sheets
• Assistance on Electrical Safety Programs for large industrial clients.
• O Protection coordination
• Prepare medium voltage equipment specifications for replacement/upgrade projects.
• Conduct technical evaluations and provide thought-out recommendations.
• Track and be responsible for project costing and profitability
• Working with larger industrial & commercial clients to produce electrical lock-out procedures.
• O Incident energy analysis (Arc Flash)
• O Generator protection schemes
• Development and design of the power distribution and transmission systems (HV/MV/LV), including single line diagrams, three-line diagrams, AC/DC schematics and communication systems
• O Motor starting and protection
• Perform engineering studies including but not limited to:
• Interface with vendors, customers, and contractors.
• Provide support to our existing engineering staff as well as our field service division.
• O Short-circuit
• O Ground grid safety studies (GPR, step/touch potentials)
• O Harmonic assessment and filter specifications
• Interpret technical RFP/RFQs and develop quotes and proposals.

NOTE: Other duties and/or responsibilities may be assigned/changed as demand varies.

Qualifications:

• Excellent knowledge of power distribution, switchgear, generation and substations
• Electrical engineering degree or other applicable certification
• Knowledge of CEC, CSA and IEEE standards applicable to our line of work
• Must be legally entitled to work within Canada
• 5+ years of experience directly related to Power System Studies
• Proficient in ACAD Electrical. Knowledge of ACAD 3D ideal.
• Valid Class 5 Driver's License & clean driver’s abstract
• Registration as a Professional Engineer or Engineer-in-Training in BC, or eligibility for registration with EGBC is required
• Proficient with using SKM or ETAP engineering software.
• Willing and able to work out of town as needed (rare for this position)
• Field experience with electrical power equipment an asset
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Willing to work in the field on large-scaled multi-crew power system shutdowns (rare for this position)