Intermediate Substation Design Engineer

Design medium- and high-voltage substations with WSP, applying protection and control expertise across Canadian utility and renewable energy projects.

As an Intermediate Substation Engineer, you will deliver designs from concept through commissioning within WSP’s national Power team. Your work will support utility, renewable energy, and industrial power projects, using IEEE and ANSI standards, engineering calculations, and multidisciplinary collaboration. You will also help address complex power system challenges for clients.

• Design medium- and high-voltage utility substations
• Develop layouts, diagrams, routing plans, and equipment details
• Complete lightning protection, battery, and cable calculations
• Prepare protection philosophies, schematics, and wiring diagrams
• Support procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
• Professional Engineer designation or Canadian registration eligibility
• Five to ten years of substation design engineering experience
• Knowledge of transmission and distribution protection philosophies
• Strong technical writing, problem-solving, and client communication skills

Bring substation design, protection and control, and technical communication expertise to WSP’s Canadian energy transformation projects.