Intermediate Protection & Controls Engineer

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Execute assigned protection and control design work from planning through post-construction, with senior engineering guidance and review.
• Develop substation and transmission facility designs; prepare drawings, calculations, relay settings, technical specifications, and construction packages.
• Prepare technical reports and coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, clients, and vendors to resolve technical issues.
• Manage deliverables against project schedules and budgets; report progress and milestones.
• Perform self-checks and peer checks, address review comments, and support QA/QC reviews.
• Assist with proposals, effort estimates, bid documents and evaluations, and equipment specifications.
• Support field investigations, construction, testing, and commissioning with clients, contractors, utilities, and vendors.

Education and experience

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
• Five to eight years of relevant substation protection and control engineering experience.
• EIT certification or progress toward PE licensure is preferred; PE licensure in a U.S. or Canadian jurisdiction is an asset.

Technical background

• Substation design experience includes one-line and three-line diagrams, AC and DC schematics, wiring and interconnection diagrams, cable schedules and sizing, station service drawings, control house layouts, and bills of material.
• Working knowledge of protection applications for transmission lines, transformers, buses, and breakers, including instrument transformer selection, breaker failure protection, and trip and close circuits.
• Microprocessor-based protective relays and associated configuration software experience; short-circuit and relay coordination software and CAD workflows are familiarities sought.
• SCADA interfaces, protection communications, and IEC 61850 applications are assets.

Work arrangement and travel

• Flexible work environment; preference is to work from an office at least two days per week, with other arrangements open for discussion.
• Field work may involve construction, weather, and industrial-site hazards.
• Travel to client sites or other Stantec offices is expected at approximately 10%.
• Listed locations include Burnaby, Calgary, Toronto, Fredericton, and St. John's.

Compensation

• Annual pay ranges vary by location; the posting lists $81,900–$118,800 for PEI and NB and $96,500–$139,900 for the Lower Mainland, BC, GTA, and Ottawa.
• A further annual range of $101,900–$147,800 is listed without an associated location in the posting.
• Final compensation depends on education, qualifications, experience, and work location.