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Principal Engineer - Substation

ENTRUST Solutions Groupabout 23 hours ago
Calgary, Alberta
Staff
full_time

Top Benefits

Health benefits
Dental coverage
Vision coverage

About the role

About Us Maskwa High Voltage (MHV) is an engineering consulting firm with offices in Calgary and Regina that provides design and engineering services to the electric power delivery industry. Our expertise includes all aspects of Transmission, Substation and Distribution systems for voltages ranging from 4160V to 500kV.

Opportunity MHV is currently seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to join our team in Calgary to support the substation layouts design group. We offer a dynamic work environment with a highly experienced technical team, where you will be offered guidance and hands on training and continuously challenged in all aspects of the engineering and design process.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical guidance and leadership to the substation layouts design team
  • Routinely review workload for the group to ensure the available manpower resources are aligned with the workload.
  • Engage in forecasting for future workload and resource planning.
  • Perform a project management role on engineering only projects.
  • Track project progress for engineering activities to ensure budgets and schedules are met.
  • Provide weekly updates to senior management regarding projects progress, budgets and resourcing.
  • Provide on the job training for new hires and junior members of the team.
  • Maintain in depth knowledge of client and industry standards.
  • Oversee and review designs of all projects to ensure technical requirements are met and perform quality checks.
  • Complete detailed designs of major projects that require high levels of technical competency.
  • Identify and develop new tools and processes to increase working efficiency.
  • Develop major equipment specifications such as power transformers, circuit breakers, Gas Insulated Switchgear etc.
  • Engage vendors for procurement of major equipment and perform bid evaluations.
  • Attend factory acceptance testing (FAT) for major equipment
  • Complete engineering and material cost estimates for bids/proposals.
  • Complete technical writing for proposals.
  • Maintain excellent working relationships with existing clients.
  • Involved in business development strategy.
  • Identify potential new clients and engage in marketing activities
  • Actively promote Safety in Design.
  • Possibility of travel for site visits and to provide technical support during construction

Qualifications

  • Proven track record in physical layout design of high voltage facilities.
  • Minimum 12 years’ work experience.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to work with a wide spectrum of clients.
  • B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and registered as an active member with APEGA. Must have your P.Eng. designation.
  • Experience in the utility industry

Preferred

  • 12–15 years' experience working in utility substations
  • Previous experience managing a design team

Why Maskwa? Industry Leaders – With some of the most experienced and innovative design team in the industry, we offer an opportunity to work alongside and learn from some of the best in the business.

Diverse Experience - With expertise in the three main areas of electric power delivery (Transmission, Substation, Distribution), MHV offers unique opportunities for individuals to develop multiple skill sets in the different disciplines.

Work culture - MHV offers a collaborative atmosphere and promotes social activities in the work place. We provide on the job training as well as support for external training and certifications.

Compensation & Benefits – MHV offers a competitive compensation package along with comprehensive health benefits including dental, vision, life insurance etc. We offer flexible work arrangements as well as regular banked time off.

About ENTRUST Solutions Group

Utilities
1001-5000

ENTRUST Solutions Group, an ENR Top 100 company, provides comprehensive and dependable engineering, consulting, and automation services to pipeline companies, gas and electric utilities, and industrial customers.

With first-hand experience operating and maintaining energy infrastructure, our engineering professionals provide expertise in Pipeline Engineering, Integrity Services, Automation Integration, Electrical Design, Fiber & Broadband Communications, Industrial Solutions, and Process Safety Management.

ENTRUST provides innovative engineering solutions to meet our clients’ needs, while consistently maintaining the highest level of ethics and integrity. Our success is achieved through the valued contributions of our talented and diverse employees with more than 3100 professionals across 36 offices.

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