Co-Op Student

Job ID#3292 Job Title: Co-Op Student - Lifecycle Maintenance Engineering Date Posted: October 17th, 2025 Closing Date: November 11th, 2025 Job Type: Student Location: Calgary We power Alberta. Our transmission lines deliver electricity to millions of Albertans 24 hours a day, seven days a week. When you're on our team, you're supporting our province's homes, farms, businesses and industries by providing safe, reliable and cost-effective service. Whether working in the field or in the office, every AltaLinker contributes to keeping the lights on. As a member of the Berkshire Hathaway Energy family, we are part of a global group of companies delivering sustainable electricity and utility services to customers worldwide. Our exceptional customer service, commitment to the environment, and world-class safety record makes us a leader in our industry. Today, the transmission system is more important than ever. As we connect new sources of renewable energy to the grid and support Alberta's energy transition to net-zero emissions, AltaLink's transmission system is the backbone of the changing electricity system. With our head office in Calgary, and regional offices in Greater Edmonton, Red Deer and Lethbridge, we have central and southern Alberta covered. We offer work with meaning, incredible opportunities for development and to contribute to your community. Join our team Note: The start date is September 2026. The length of the term is 12 months until August 2027. An opportunity currently exists for an internship/co-op student in the Lifecycle Maintenance Engineering team within the Asset Management department at AltaLink's Calgary office. Reporting to the Manager, Lifecycle Maintenance Engineering, the successful candidate will be part of a multi-disciplinary engineering team responsible for supporting engineering data analysis, automation, modeling, risk analytics and reporting on AltaLink's transmission facilities in Alberta, which range from 69kV to 500kV. Responsibilities: The successful candidate will perform the following activities under the guidance of technical staff: Support the evolution of AltaLink's asset risk framework, which includes assessing and making recommendations to improve asset probability of failure and consequence of failure modeling and actively seek and identify where machine learning can add value. Support the Reliability Engineer to report on key reliability metrics and other data analysis tasks including data preparation for industry collaborative engagements and actively seek automation opportunities. Analyze AltaLink outage data and produce visualizations and reports of conducted analysis to assist with development of actionable solutions. Develop and update software code to automate asset failure consequence assessments using AltaLink's power system model. Assist in automating the extraction and correlation of data from multiple data sources including SAP, Excel, PI Historian and other custom software interfaces. Support the Discipline Engineers to maintain and manage asset failures/saves database. Follow the Condition Based Maintenance process to analyze asset health indices and assess maintenance measures. Support AltaLink's safety culture and Near Miss / Hazard reporting program. Create and update process documentation and work instructions related to asset risk framework development. All candidates must demonstrate key behaviors and meet identified expectations outlined in our four cultural pillars – one team, continuous improvement, customer focus and personal accountability. Qualifications: An Engineering student who is enrolled in a Co-op/Internship program at a recognized University and has completed two or more years of studies in one of the following Engineering programs: Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Mechanical or Civil Engineering Experience analyzing data using machine learning and other algorithmic techniques in a custom coding environment is considered an asset; Strong programming skills and experience with Python and Excel Visual Basic would be an asset; Experience with power system analysis would be an asset; Experience with Power BI would be an asset; Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PPT); Working knowledge of database queries would be an asset; Strong interpersonal and communication skills; Ability to work in a team environment and develop strong internal and external relationships; Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage a wide variety of tasks simultaneously; High degree of accuracy and attention to detail as well as strong analytical and problem solving skills. Proven track record of good attendance and job performance. Notes: Candidates chosen for interviews will be asked to provide their unofficial transcripts. Internal candidates can submit their resume internally via External candidates can submit their application via Workable externally at AltaLink - Current Openings ). AltaLink employees should be aware that we may contact your manager during the selection process. Some positions may require job specific assessments, regular criminal record checks, additional AltaLink training, medical assessments, annual drivers abstract, and drug tests. Please contact the Hiring Manager or Recruiter for further clarification if required. 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We are committed to fair employment practices, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, religious beliefs, colour, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, age, ancestry, place of origin, marital status, family status, source of income, sexual orientation or any other category protected by applicable provincial or federal law. Social Club Onsite Parking and Onsite Gym