Senior Engineer, Transmission Standards - Substation Primary

Division: Climate Adaptation and Reliability, Electricity

Location: Edmonton, AB

Your energy belongs here!

Position Summary:

Always there. Anywhere. That's us! We've got a lot of energy at ATCO, focused on creating prosperity for generations to come. Embrace challenge and growth because your career journey at ATCO has the potential to be full of new experiences, inspiring challenges, and growth without boundaries.

ATCO Electric's Climate Adaptation and Reliability (CAR) team is to reshape the future of utility resilience and reliability through fortifying our systems against the escalating impacts of climate change. In response to unprecedented challenges like wildfires and extreme cold events, our mission is clear: to lead the industry in climate resilience while ensuring uninterrupted, affordable energy for our customers. Our dynamic team will play a pivotal role in the design and construction of climate-resistant assets, elevating grid resilience, and implementing cutting-edge emergency management programs. By unifying existing climate strategies and forging new pathways, we aim to elevate ATCO Electric into the top tier of utility reliability nationwide.

With a focus on operational excellence and community engagement, we're committed to transforming challenges into opportunities. Join us as we revolutionize the landscape of utility reliability, safeguarding our infrastructure for generations to come. Together, we'll build upon our legacy of innovation and set new standards for excellence in climate adaptation and reliability.

At ATCO, our senior engineers form a crucial component to the overall business and their value is consistently recognized. Here you will have opportunities to lead initiatives with your technical expertise and will be propelled to take responsibility and embrace challenges. It's part of our culture of growth and caring - for each other, our communities, and for those who need us. It comes down to trusting people and taking every opportunity to ensure they feel part of our peer community.

This team is responsible for overseeing the development and maintenance of Transmission standards for lines, substations, and telecom systems used throughout the ATCO Electric transmission system. This includes standard drawings, material specifications, maintenance standards, design standards, and hardware assembly standards as well as driving innovation in material and standard design. They also provide engineering support related to standards to numerous groups with ATCO.

We are looking for a self-motivated Senior Engineer to join us in the exciting work we do at ATCO Electric. Reporting to the Supervising Engineer, Transmission Standards, this position is responsible for the development and change management of engineering standards, specifications, templates, and base drawings for substation primary disciplines of medium & high voltage apparatus as well as station electrical design, layout, civil and structural engineering.

This position will also lead the group in developing and piloting technical initiatives and innovation projects and identifying areas of improvement to cost, risk, performance, and reliability.

Responsibilities:

• Create, update, review, approve, publish, and take professional responsibility for the accuracy and applicable code compliance of all changes to engineering & maintenance standards as well as base drawings, quality assurance of specifications for material, equipment, and prefabricated structural modules.
• Support inventory and procurement by standardizing and specifying common materials to be bulk purchased, stored, and consumed by project construction right through its maintenance and replacement.
• Facilitate, lead, and research into standard & specification issues including peer reviews, compliance to codes & regulations, changes to technology including vendor equipment & hardware offerings.
• Collaborate with the Operations Engineering team in post incident investigation and condition assessments into structural and equipment failures affecting SAIFI/CAIDI to identify root causes, prudent remedial and preventative measures.
• Support the standardization of innovative technology and product developments to enhance engineering and maintenance standards, including networking with vendors, promoting innovation, and executing pilot projects for development of new standards and products.
• Assess and compare new substation apparatus (power transformers, circuit breakers, switches, instrument transformers, capacitors, and reactors), hardware, connectors and accessories from a performance and operational perspective. Document the technical analysis and recommendations along with their business drivers, life cycle cost benefits, and measures of success.
• Investigate maintenance requirements of new and existing equipment to develop maintenance standards based on manufacturer's recommendations and performance-based reliability metrics.
• Manage and maintain relationships with Engineering, Asset Management, and Reliability teams with a focus on engagement with field-based construction, operations, and maintenance teams.
• Serve as owner's engineer and manage the contract for relevant outsourced work.
• Mentor and develop technical & professional skills within the Standards & Reliability team members.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from an accredited University.
• Professional Engineer registered or eligible for registration with APEGA.
• At least seven years of substation apparatus, and electrical layout engineering experience, preferably in an electrical utility environment.
• In-depth knowledge of substation apparatus specifications, electrical layout design codes and utility standards.
• Experience with drafting software such MicroStation or AutoCAD is desired.
• Superior interpersonal skills with strong written and verbal communication abilities to effectively interact with internal and external customers.
• Independently research, learn, and stay current on rapidly changing technologies and products.
• Ability to arrive at pragmatic solutions to standard issues that represent the best engineered solution from the perspective of cost, risk, performance, and reliability.
• A valid Alberta driver's licence (Class 5).
• Candidates with less experience may be considered as Engineer, Transmission Standards.

What We Offer:

• A culture based on safety, caring, integrity, agility, collaboration, and striving for excellence
• Competitive compensation
• Flex benefits
• Tuition assistance program
• Training and mentorship programs
• Charitable donation matching

If there is something that you wish to pursue the company will often give you the time/financial support to do so.

We would like to thank everyone for their application; however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

ATCO Electric is part of ATCO Ltd. ATCO delivers inspired solutions for a better world. We are a diversified global corporation with investments in the essential services of Structures & Logistics, Utilities, Energy Infrastructure, Retail Energy, Transportation and Commercial Real Estate. Learn more about how we build communities, energize industries and deliver customer-focused solutions like no other company in the world at www.atco.com. ATCO is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Visit our website for more information.

Issued: October 30, 2024

Deadline: November 14, 2024