Principal Electrical Engineer - High Voltage Power Systems

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Job Description  Provides technical leadership for generation interconnections, substations, transmission systems, and high-voltage balance-of-plant infrastructure. Leads system development, power studies, equipment specification, interface management, and project execution from concept through commissioning and energization.

Key Responsibilities   Provide high-voltage engineering expertise for studies, FEED, proposals, and EPC/EPCM projects.
Develop electrical system configurations and perform/review power-system studies.
Prepare and review design deliverables, equipment specifications, calculations, and vendor documentation.
Define and coordinate interfaces between generation, substations, transmission systems, utilities, and plant electrical systems.
Specify and evaluate high-voltage equipment, protection and control systems, and utility interconnection requirements.
Ensure compliance with project requirements, utility standards, applicable codes, and regulatory obligations.
Support procurement, testing, commissioning, energization, troubleshooting, and technical oversight.
Provide technical leadership, mentoring, quality assurance, and proposal support.
Basic

Job Requirements   Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
15+ years of experience in high-voltage substations, generation interconnections, transmission systems, or large industrial energy facilities.
Experience across study, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and energization phases.
Strong knowledge of power-system studies, protection and control, grounding, equipment application, utility interconnections, and electrical safety.

Experience with design criteria, single-line diagrams, equipment specifications, bid evaluations, and vendor deliverables.

Proficiency with ETAP, PSCAD, PSS®E, Easy Power, SKM, or similar analysis tools.
Strong technical problem-solving, communication, and client engagement skills.
Working knowledge of IEEE, ANSI, CSA, IEC, NFPA, NERC, and utility requirements.

Preferred Qualifications   P.Eng. designation or eligibility in Canada.

Experience with combined-cycle, cogeneration, renewable energy, battery energy storage, or industrial power facilities.
Expertise in substations, protection and control, SCADA, metering, telecommunications, grounding, and utility interconnections.

Experience with AIS/GIS substations, transmission systems, high-voltage cables, reactive power systems, harmonics, and inverter-based resources.
Familiarity with OEM equipment, interconnection studies, compliance testing, energization planning, and switching procedures.
Field experience in testing, commissioning, energization, troubleshooting, and retrofit projects.
Experience supporting EPC proposals, risk assessments, and major equipment procurement.
Knowledge of NERC CIP-compliant substation and control-system architecture, cybersecurity integration, and BES system compliance.
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