Lead Substation Protection Engineer

Lead high-voltage protection and control engineering at Qualus, reviewing complex designs across utility and renewable energy projects in Canada.
As Lead Protection & Control Engineer, you will provide technical governance across projects ranging from 12 kV to 500 kV. You will guide work from concept through construction and commissioning, while supporting utility transmission systems and renewable energy clients. The role includes technical ownership, final approvals, mentoring, and system-level problem solving.

Key Responsibilities:

Set protection, control, and metering standards for substations
Approve philosophies, schematics, logic diagrams, and wiring drawings
Validate coordination studies and relay settings
Support acceptance testing and critical field inspections
Advise on outages, commissioning, and construction sequencing
Requirements:
10-15 years of utility protection, control, and metering experience
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
Canadian Professional Engineer registration or eligibility
Expertise in transmission line, transformer, bus, and feeder protection
Knowledge of ASPEN, CAPE, Easy Power, SKM, SEL, or GE platforms
Apply your substation protection expertise, technical judgment, and mentoring ability as a lead engineer at Qualus.