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Electrical Engineer - Renewable Energy; REMOTE
Job Description & How to Apply Below
We currently have an opening for an experienced Electrical Engineer for this remote role based in Oshawa, ON.
Reporting to the Ontario Engineering Manager, the Electrical Engineer is responsible for providing engineering support for daily and long-term operations. Serves as project manager/project lead support and carries out assignments associated with electrical engineering in support of First Light’s hydroelectric generating station equipment and facilities.
This role offers remote work flexibility but will require significant travel to various sites as required.
The compensation for this position typically falls between $120,000 and $135,000 CAN. The final compensation offered will depend on several factors that may include, but are not limited to, the type and years of relevant experience, industry-specific experience, relevant education/certifications and geographic location.
The compensation package also includes a competitive bonus and comprehensive benefits such as health insurance, retirement savings with company match, life insurance, disability benefits, employee assistance program, paid time off, paid holidays, health and wellness reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, scholarship program, employee referral bonus, volunteer time off benefit, charitable gift match program and more.
Key Responsibilities
Capex plan maintenance and program delivery:
Develop detailed project scope and estimates for electrical engineering items
Develop project documentation for approvals and execution, including development of specifications and conceptual designs
Manage capital projects through their complete cycle
Support and provide delivery of engineered designs for limited scope projects
Provide site support and inspections during Capex projects execution
Review vendor drawings and other project documentation
Support Dam Safety Programs:
Support the Dam Safety program for electrical components/items including conducting periodic inspections and updating inspection reports and remedial plans
Participate in periodic reviews by 3rd party independent engineers
Maintenance Support:
Support maintenance personnel as needed with respect to issues noted during planned and unplanned outages
Develop Standard Operating Procedures relating to system operations and maintenance. Prepare remedial plans for correction of maintenance deficiencies
Operations:
System Reliability
Conduct outage/event analysis (Incident Reports) and execute follow-up as required
Identify equipment performance issues, prepare and direct implementation of corrective measures
Monitor critical general maintenance programs for execution and performance. Provide assistance and guidance to field staff for:
Protective relaying maintenance
Transformer maintenance
MV and HV breaker maintenance
Battery system maintenance
Transformer oil test program
Equipment and tools
Design, implement and maintain desktop operating tools as required
Develop and maintain monitoring tools in SCADA system, PLC support and provide delivery of engineered designs for limited scope projects
Develop screen layouts, data tagging, reports and alarming requirements
Lead field commissioning efforts including acceptance of new systems
Verify/validate completeness of as-built drawings and programming work performed by outsourced providers
Serve as resident expert on generating station operations as it relates to design and maintenance of safe and reliable automation and data collection systems
Engineering Studies:
Complete and maintain system studies for facilities, including:
Short circuit studies
Coordination studies for all generators, transformers and lines
Arc flash studies
Maintain database for protective relay systems settings, AVR settings and turbine control parameters
Complies with all First Light policies and procedures;
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Job Qualifications / Skills
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from an accredited institution;
Experience in renewable energy, highly preferred;
7+ years of related engineering experience as well as power systems modelling;
P.Eng designation required;
Working knowledge of Power Analysis software;
SCADA and PLC…
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