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- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- Senior · 5+ years
- Minimum education
- Professional degree
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
Job summary
The Electrical Engineer will lead and contribute to the conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design of CANDU and other nuclear power plant systems. The role involves preparing engineering deliverables, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, and providing field execution support during construction and commissioning.
Job details
Job Description Overview This role blends strong electrical design engineering with design deliverable leadership and higher level of accountability in a large design build inception to completion environment. The Electrical Engineer will support conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design for CANDU and other nuclear power plant systems while also providing field execution support during construction, commissioning, and closeout phases. Your role Perform engineering work following AtkinsRéalis/Candu Energy QA programs, codes, and regulatory requirements. Lead and contribute to conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design activities. Prepare engineering deliverables: drawings (GAs, DDs, EDs), calculations, reports, design manuals, specifications, BOMs. Coordinate with clients, suppliers, stakeholders, and multidisciplinary design teams. Prepare EQRs, provide procurement technical support, and interface with vendors. Collaborate, mentor, and review the work of junior/assistant engineers and designers. Conduct field walkdowns; prepare reports; lead or support field changes, commissioning, AFS, and closeout activities. Manage assigned scopes within budget, schedule, and quality expectations. Provide prompt technical resolutions for engineering issues. About you Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering; P.Eng in Ontario. Experience in previous large and mega design-build projects. 6+ years’ experience in electrical engineering and nuclear industry power systems. Experience with ETAP or similar modelling software is preferred. Site experience in construction or commissioning (asset). Strong knowledge of CANDU electrical systems is preferred. Proficiency in MV/LV distribution, SLDs, diagrams, load lists, transformer/cable/breaker sizing. Ability to lead teams and coordinate multidisciplinary work. Strong communication, technical writing, and interpersonal skills. Rewards & benefits Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career at AtkinsRéalis in Canada. Enjoy competitive compensation, employee recognition, and a brilliant range of flexible benefits you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs. Make the most of diverse opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And take advantage of our hybrid working culture and generous time-off policies to balance a fulfilling career with your personal life. Be rewarded. Find out more. About AtkinsRéalis We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Find out more. Additional information AtkinsRéalis cares about your privacy. AtkinsRéalis and other subsidiary or affiliated companies of AtkinsRéalis (referred to throughout as “AtkinsRéalis”) are committed to protecting your privacy. Please consult our Privacy Notice on our Careers site to know more about how we collect, use, and transfer your Personal Data. By submitting your personal information to AtkinsRéalis, you confirm that you have read and accept our Privacy Notice. Appropriate accommodation will be provided upon request throughout the recruitment and hiring process as required by Company policy and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Successful applicants will be notified about AtkinsRéalis’ accommodation policies at the time the employment offer is extended, and the information will be shared with new personnel during the onboarding process. Worker Type Employee Job Type Regular At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.
What you’ll do
The Electrical Engineer will lead and contribute to the conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design of CANDU and other nuclear power plant systems. The role involves preparing engineering deliverables, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, and providing field execution support during construction and commissioning.
Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and a P.Eng license in Ontario with over 6 years of experience in nuclear industry power systems. Proficiency in MV/LV distribution and experience with ETAP or similar modeling software is preferred.
Benefits
- Competitive Compensation
- Employee Recognition
- Flexible Benefits
- Health Benefits
- Wellbeing Benefits
- Financial Benefits
- Lifestyle Benefits
- Training And Professional Development
- Hybrid Working Culture
- Generous Time-off Policies
Listed skills
- Project management · Preferred
- Multidisciplinary Coordination · Preferred
Other relevant skills
Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.
- Electrical Design
- Nuclear Power Systems
- CANDU Electrical Systems
- MV/LV Distribution
- ETAP
- Single Line Diagrams
- Technical Writing
- Project Management
- Field Execution
- Commissioning
- Procurement Technical Support
- Multidisciplinary Coordination
- Cable Sizing
- Transformer Sizing
- Breaker Sizing
- Load Lists
- Report Writing
- Accountability
- Energy Systems
- Electrical Engineering
- Communication
- Procurement
- Engineering Design Process
- Electrical Systems
- Leadership
- Interpersonal Communications
- Electric Power Systems
- Safety Assurance
- Transformers (Electrical)
Job areas
- Engineering
- Energy
- Construction
- Consulting
- Electrical Engineer
- Electrical Engineer (General)
- Electrical Engineers
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