Engineering Co-op Students

Your potential is here

Division: ATCO Electric

Location: Edmonton, Grande Prairie, Lloydminster, AB.

Duration: 8, 12 or 16 months

Salary: $28 - $36/hour, dependent upon previous work-term experience

Start Date: September 2024

Relocation: Relocation assistance will be provided

Number of Positions Available: 9

What We Offer:

• A culture based on caring, integrity, agility, collaboration, safety, and belonging
• Salary increases every semester plus 6% vacation pay
• Ongoing support from engineering mentors toward your professional growth.
• Opportunities to give back through ATCO's EPIC Program and team events
• Well- Health & Wellness Program
• So much more

Your career journey at ATCO has the potential to be full of new experiences, inspiring challenges, and growth without boundaries. Set your sights on how you want to grow and develop, and we'll be right there to support you along the way. At ATCO Electric, we've been energizing homes, farms and businesses across north and east-central Alberta for more than 85 years. We serve nearly 229,000 customers in 242 communities and our service area covers nearly two-thirds of Alberta. Engineering work makes what we do possible.

Who you are:

• Must be enrolled in an Engineering co-op (or internship) program at a recognized Canadian university.
• Have Excellent computer skills and experience working with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing clearly and concisely, using appropriate technical vocabulary.
• Hold a valid Class 5 driver's license.

To apply:

• Please clearly indicate which department you are most interested in and whether you are willing to relocate.
• Please indicate on your resume how many months you are available for and that you are applying for the September 2024 Co-op Term.
• Include your most recent transcript in your application.

Positions are available in the following engineering departments:

AMI Program

Discipline: Electrical Engineering || Location: Edmonton

Description:

• Assist AMI team on deploying AMI meters, including AMI network design, process documentation, data management, data clean-up,
• Analyze GIS data for existing AMI installation and determine / develop AMI meter procurement plan for future years.
• Assist in communication with internal and external stakeholders, such as Rural Electricity Association, about AMI implementation.

Software's Used:

• Microsoft Office
• Power Automate / Power BI
• Customer Information System
• NetWorks
• Google Earth Pro

Working Conditions:

• 95% Office-based, 5% Field-based.
• Hybrid Schedule.

Asset Information & Tools

Discipline: Electrical, Computer, Software Engineering || Location: Edmonton

Description:

• Prepare and review process documentation, work instructions, and issue briefs
• Use SQL and Python to query, process, report, and work with asset management data
• Support User Acceptance Testing for new and existing applications
• Support manual and automatic data entry into enterprise applications

Software's Used:

• Programming Languages: SQL, Python

Working Conditions:

• 100% Office-based
• Hybrid Schedule

Asset Management, Governance and Compliance

Discipline: Electrical, Civil Engineering || Location: Edmonton

Description:

• Ensuring compliance with Alberta Reliability Standards as required by the AESO (Alberta Electric System Operator).
• Ensuring evidence is accurately documented and archived.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to resolve common issues related to Alberta Reliability Standards and Operating Policies and Procedures.

Software's Used:

• Microsoft Office
• Maximo
• SQL Developer
• Networks

Working Conditions:

• 100% Office-based, 0% Field-based.
• Hybrid Schedule.

Distribution Design Engineering

Discipline: Electrical Engineering || Location: Edmonton(1) and Lloydminster (1).

Description:

• Prepare designs using AutoCAD for projects compatible with pre-engineered standards, regulations, and meeting customer requirements.
• Calculate structure loading & determine pole class and guy length requirements based on tangential and sheer loading & balancing of static forces.
• Clearance calculations of overhead facilities
• Size electrical equipment, wire, cable, and appropriate over-current protective devices
• Develop project cost and resource estimates.
• Prepare detailed material lists & ordering material.

Software's Used:

• Microsoft Office 365
• AutoCAD

Work Conditions:

• 95% office based, 5% field based.
• Hybrid schedule

Distribution Standards

Discipline: Electrical, Civil Engineering || Location: Grande Prairie

Description:

• Creation and maintenance of Distribution standards for power pole structures, overhead and underground materials, design & construction guidelines, and padmount equipment structures.
• Investigate new material for compliance to required codes & specifications and internal practices.
• Investigate and answer questions posed to the Standards team by Design and Construction.
• Review and analyze code changes and impacts to current ATCO standards.
• Support the team in creating and organizing centralized documentation database (DEMS).
• Program DEMS, DCSM and quality assurance workflows.

Software Used

• AutoCAD
• Microsoft Office Suite

Working Conditions

• 90% office based, 10% field based
• Hybrid work schedule

Electrical Transmission Lines & Civil Engineering

Discipline: Electrical, Civil Engineering || Location: Edmonton

Description:

• Assist engineers for overall engineering and design of overhead transmission line.
• Prepare drawings and design for a wide range of projects and standards including new electrical transmission line builds.
• Assist engineers with supporting asset management team, field maintenance crews, and right of way planning team.

Software's Used:

• Microsoft Office 365
• AutoCAD
• MicroStation
• PLS-CAD

Work Conditions:

• 95% office based, 5% field based.
• Hybrid Schedule.

Large Distribution Design

Discipline: Electrical, Civil Engineering || Location: Edmonton

Description:

• Provide engineering and project management support of large-scale distribution powerline projects, including project estimation, procurement of detailed design packages, preparing material lists and orders, and project implementation
• Develop project cost and resource estimates
• Prepare designs using AutoCAD with pre-engineered standards, regulations, and meeting customer requirements.
• Calculate structure loading & determine pole class and guy length requirements based on tangential and sheer loading & balancing of static forces.
• Clearance calculations of overhead and underground facilities
• Size electrical equipment, wire, cable, and appropriate over-current protective devices

Software's Used:

• Microsoft Office 365
• PLS-CADD
• AutoCAD

Work Conditions:

• 90% office based, 10% field based.
• Hybrid schedule

Work Management

Discipline: Electrical, Civil Engineering || Location: Grande Prairie

Description:

• This position is responsible for supporting the Work Management team as they interact with the project and technical groups to stabilize the Work and Asset Management Program.
• Provide exposure and allow direct interactions with the Transmission and Distribution operation teams.
• Activities will include data entry and analysis, retrieving requested information, compiling documentation, process development monitoring and updating are some of the key aspects of this position.
• In addition to these activities this role will support and possibly represent work management in collaboration efforts with other programs such as Grid Modernization and the Customer Experience.