Substation Engineering Manager

5 days ago

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada Stantec Full time

At Stantec, we know the work we do matters. From decarbonizing mines to modernizing electric grids and building the infrastructure that fuels communities, we're powering the world. Our clients come to us with their biggest, most complex challenges because that's where we thrive. And we're looking for problem solvers, high achievers, and visionaries to help us.  

Join us for a chance to grow professionally at one of the world's top design firms while building our clean energy future.  

Your Opportunity

We are currently seeking a Substation Engineering Manager to join our talented and growing team across western Canada. Bringing a solid background in electrical utility engineering with particular focus on substation design and layout, the Engineering Manager leads a diverse team of engineers, designers, technologists and drafters working on a variety of projects for utilities in British Columbia, Alberta, and beyond. The Engineering Manager is comfortable discussing and leading all disciplines associated with substation design and will contribute with their own design expertise to electrical design work. You will bring prior experience in leading, mentoring and developing high motivated team members to find the best solutions to design challenges and project tasks.   

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide leadership, development, and mentoring to the diverse substation team located throughout Western Canada.
  • Work closely with the Substation Team Leads and the overall Power Delivery department leadership on staffing plans, staff assignments and workload forecasting. Coordinate with other Stantec Power offices on work sharing and cross-office project support. 
  • Build a solid network across the Stantec Energy and Resources business line with your peer engineering leaders and become a go-to person for support on substation design work and project deliverables. 
  • Utilize your advanced skills in substation design and layout engineering to work on substation designs as part of a project team, or by leading design work. Your focus should be on substation layouts for outdoor and indoor substations, prior experience with both greenfield and brownfield substation projects will be advantageous. 
  • Lead or assist estimates and proposal work, both for complex MSAs and individual proposals.
  • Guide the preparation of all relevant drawing and drafting work, coordinate equipment selection and review vendor specifications
  • Conduct checks and quality reviews for design packages in accordance with Stantec's project delivery framework.
  • Provide support during construction and guide team members through construction phase and associated engineering support.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with key engineering representatives in client organizations.




Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

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