Senior Electrical Protection Engineer

Joining Suncor means you will work for one of the best companies in Canada, providing tremendous future potential where talented people thrive and lead. As our business evolves, so do our employment opportunities. Our work culture includes a dynamic mix of professionals, with a diversity of skills and expertise.
Are you ready to join the reliability team at Base Plant? We’re looking for a Senior Electrical Protection Engineer.
This role leverages your engineering expertise to support the reliability engineering team on the initiatives related to electrical protection management for high voltage electrical equipment and systems in the T&D jurisdiction at our base plant site.
Minimum Requirements:

• Registered or immediately eligible within one year for registration as a Professional Engineer with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related engineering discipline
• Possess a valid driver’s license and a clean driving record
• 8 or more years of related experience working with High Voltage Electrical Protection systems (preferably in the Oil industry or Utilities environment)

Key Accountabilities:

• Execute protection coordination and system studies to solve potential mis-coordination in the electrical system and ensure protection operation selectivity.
• Support our reliability improvement plan and processes related to protection system and reinforce a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration.
• Support project development group providing characteristics of the electrical protection systems, assisting in the selection of potential project solutions and reviewing/approving protection isolation.
• Analyze requirements of protection upgrades based on identified risks in the T&D system and lead the preparation of corresponding construction work packages.
• Support T&D Maintenance execution in the protection system troubleshooting, corrections, testing, inspections as well as analysis of protection alarms, revision of protection isolation procedures and protection test reports.
• Support T&D Electrical regulatory compliance in the protection area as per requirement of governing regulatory agencies.

Location and other Key Details:

• Our engineering roles follow internal compensation guidelines, and the pay band will generally be based years of experience and scope of work
• You will work out of our Base Plant site in Fort McMurray, Alberta
• This position is safety sensitive
• This position is security sensitive. Successful candidates must clear a criminal history check.
• Hours of work are a regular 40-hour work week, Monday to Friday

Why Suncor?
Suncor's operations include oil sands development, production and upgrading; offshore oil and gas; petroleum refining in Canada and the U.S.; and the company's Petro-Canada retail and wholesale distribution networks (including Canada's Electric Highway™, a coast-to-coast network of fast-charging electric vehicle stations). Suncor is developing petroleum resources while advancing the transition to a low-emissions future through investment in power, renewable fuels and hydrogen.
With a strong strategy for growth and our long-standing approach to sustainability, operational excellence, capital discipline and technology and innovation, Suncor offers a solid foundation for you to continue building your career. We offer rewarding opportunities for you to learn, contribute and grow in a variety of career-building positions – all of which means tremendous potential for your future. We are focused on deepening our commitment to inclusion and diversity and creating a respectful workplace.
We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from all qualified individuals. We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive work environment where every employee feels valued and respected. We have numerous employee inclusion networks to help foster an inclusive and respectful culture and drive positive change within Suncor. Current networks include both workplace inclusion networks (focusing on inclusion and respect for all), and identity-focused networks (focusing on building community and a sense of belonging and allyship). Through the Journey of Reconciliation, we are progressing the way we think and act to build greater mutual trust and respect with the Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Please note we will consider accessibility accommodations to applicants upon request.