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4 weeks ago


Vaughan Golden Horseshoe Mississauga Old Toronto Ottawa, Canada WSP Global Inc. Full time

Job Description

The Opportunity:

Our Power subsector, a key component of WSP’s ERI (Energy, Resources and Industry) sector, supports clients from coast to coast. Over the decades, we have developed a comprehensive range of services, including technical study preparation in niche areas, project management, detailed design, and site services. Our expertise is widely recognized in the market for both development and rehabilitation projects. Our team of experts collaborates to provide services that align with our vision of meeting and exceeding the highest industry standards through innovation.

To meet our growth challenges, WSP is currently seeking a Lead Substation Protection & Control Engineer to join our National Electrical Team, located in one of our Ontario offices: Thornhill, Etobicoke, Mississauga, Toronto, Ottawa or Kitchener.

As the Lead Substation Protection & Control Engineer, the successful candidate will be involved in projects with our Energy Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical expertise and consulting experience in T&D projects – specific to substations. The substations projects include, but are not limited to, greenfield and brownfield projects, high-voltage utility systems, and renewable energy interconnection projects. This role involves close collaboration with clients and stakeholders to understand their engineering needs, ensuring successful project coordination. The ideal candidate will bring technical expertise and consulting experience, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget while maintaining high standards of quality and safety.

What you can expect to do here:

- You will conduct a detailed review of all existing protection schemes present in the subject area to incorporate into new design, focusing on anti-islanding schemes, generator intertie settings, SPS schemes, etc.;
- You will lead overall protection design for all capital projects and define relay protection functionality/scheme in accordance with Client standards;
- You will review contractor provided relay settings, logic diagrams (including Goose messaging diagrams), and operational descriptions for all capital projects;
- You will review/perform area relay coordination and determine what level of area coordination is required/needed;
- You will review contractor provided relay settings for all temporary builds and construction sequence steps including mobile settings;
- You will provide design support during implementation/testing and commissioning of the above items;
- You will maintain good working relationships with internal groups that support projects;
- You will exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures;
- You will perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

What you’ll bring to WSP:

- A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized institution;
- Professional engineering license (P.Eng) required;
- Minimum of 10+ years of relevant post-education experience in electrical engineering, power systems protection and control, preferably in a consulting environment;
- Experience with all voltages 735 kV and below;
- Proficient with various engineering design tools and software (e.g. ETAP, Aspen OneLiner, EasyPower, PLS-CADD, SPIDAcalc, etc.);
- Effective self-leadership with attention to detail, results orientation, and managing multiple priorities in a dynamic work environment;
- Ability to perform independently and in a team environment and maintain project ownership;
- Efficient communications and ability to work with team members not located in the same office through MS Teams, email, and/or telephone calls;
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies;
- Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek;
- Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

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Job Info

- Job Identification 64847
- Locations: Thornhill, Etobicoke, Mississauga, Toronto, Ottawa, Kitchener
- Posting Date: 12/28/2024, 03:56 PM

About Us

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

Please Note:
Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

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