Specialist Electrical Engineer

Overview

At Suncor, we produce and provide energy. When you join Suncor, you become part of a company that has built a solid foundation for both business and employee success. We are a place where talented people thrive. As part of our team, you play a vital role in delivering energy we all rely on, and you'll make a meaningful impact in the communities where we live and work.

• Relocation assistance provided: support with lease cancellation or home sale, temporary accommodations, rental home search, moving and storage costs, spousal assistance and more.
• Competitive compensation, regional‑based uplifts, annual bonuses, long‑term financial rewards, and pension programs.
• Company‑paid health, dental, vision and employee assistance program.
• Generous paid vacation time and personal time‑off.
• Talent development programs: internal mobility, succession planning, employee training.

• 12+ years of relevant experience; P. Eng. designation required.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience supporting high‑voltage T&D systems in an industrial, utility, or power systems environment.
• Strong knowledge of power system operations, operating limits, system risk assessment, outage management, and operating‑role boundaries with certified operating personnel.
• Ability to interpret single‑line diagrams, electrical drawings, alarms, sequence‑of‑events data, system trends; support event investigation, power‑quality analysis, and system performance assessment.
• Working knowledge of applicable industry standards, electrical safety practices, and AESO/NERC/Alberta reliability requirements relevant to T&D operations and bulk electric system support, including approved facility ratings and FAC‑008.
• Experience with high‑voltage substations and T&D assets such as transformers, breakers, protection systems, and reactive devices.
• Experience with SAP, Microsoft Office, engineering reports, stewardship reporting, and digital operating platforms is an asset.

• Provide day‑to‑day technical support to T&D Operations by monitoring real‑time and near‑real‑time system conditions, including voltage, frequency, loading, alarms, abnormal states, and restoration readiness; support outages, operational events, abnormal system conditions, on‑call coverage, and after‑hours consultation as required.
• Identify, assess, and communicate system risks through daily and weekly operational reviews, supporting issue prioritization, alarm governance, mitigation planning, and alignment with operating priorities.
• Maintain and communicate T&D operating envelopes, system limits, standing instructions, operating procedures, approved facility ratings, and applicable FAC‑008 requirements, applying these in day‑to‑day operational guidance with certified operating personnel.
• Prepare outage endorsement and risk review documentation for planned outages, switching activities, special configurations, and non‑standard operating scenarios; recommend mitigation measures as needed.
• Maintain operating single‑line diagrams and support improvements to supervisory displays, control room visibility, and overall system understanding.
• Lead or support power‑quality analysis, system studies, event investigations, and performance reporting by reviewing alarms, sequence‑of‑events data, protection/relay records, and operating trends to support event response, root‑cause analysis, corrective actions, KPI tracking, and risk repository updates.
• Provide technical input to projects, turnaround planning, and cross‑functional improvement initiatives to improve system operability, resilience, and execution quality.

You will work out of our Base Plant site in Fort McMurray, Alberta. This is an office‑based role with field interface as required to support T&D Operations, outages, system events, and operational risk reviews.

Regular 40‑hour work week, Monday to Friday. Additional support for outages, operational events, on‑call coverage, and after‑hours consultation as required.

This position is safety sensitive.

Suncor is committed to providing equal opportunities for employment and building an inclusive, results‑oriented and high‑performance culture where all members of our team feel safe, valued and respected. All candidates are required to participate in our formal recruitment process.