Team Lead - Relay Settings

Opportunity:

Our client is currently seeking a Senior Engineer team lead to join our team in Calgary to support the substation protection & control group.

Responsibilities:

• Protection and control design including single line and logic diagrams for utility and renewable substations.
• Develop Protection relay settings and configurations.
• Substation modeling in (Etap, aspen and Cape)
• Review relay settings completed by junior staff against applicable industry codes and standards as well as internal standards.
• Work closely with other disciplines and coordination relay settings with SCADA and Telecom
• Asist in Design Basis Memorandum (DBM) and Engineering Design Specification (EDS) documents for protection and control philosophy
• Prepare estimates.
• Prepare all relevant IFC engineering reports and relay configurations.
• Provide engineering support during construction.
• Complete station As-Built reports and project close out
• Act as lead on settings projects with guidance from Principal engineer
• Develop internal standards and procedures using IEEE and CSA standards.
• Provide technical guidance to the relay settings team
• Track project progress for engineering activities to ensure budgets and schedules are met.
• Provide on the job training for new hires and junior members of the team.
• Maintain in depth knowledge of client and industry standards.
• Oversee and review designs of projects to ensure technical requirements are met and perform quality checks.
• Identify and develop new tools and processes to increase working efficiency.
• Complete engineering and material cost estimates for bids/proposals.
• Maintain excellent working relationships with existing clients.
• Actively promote Safety in Design.

Qualifications:

• Proven track record in protection & control relay settings of high voltage facilities.
• Minimum 10 years’ work experience.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with a wide spectrum of clients.
• B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and registered as an active member with APEGA.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and initiatives.
• Positive attitude, strong client focus and results driven.
• Experience in the utility industry
• Experience with relay software (aSELerator, EnerVista, Digsi etc)

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