Lead Engineer – Substation Protection & Control

Qualus

Lead Engineer providing technical leadership in high-voltage protection & control projects for utility clients. Mentor engineers and oversee technical governance across multiple projects in Canada.

Posted 7/9/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaSenior💰 CA$145,000 - CA$170,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as the Qualus’ Protection & Control Subject Matter Expert (SME), providing technical governance across multiple projects and programs
Set and uphold protection, control, and metering philosophy, standards, and best practices for high-voltage substations
Serve as Principal Engineer or Technical Authority on complex, high-risk, or non-standard projects, providing final technical approval and direction
Provide review and approval of: Protection planning, philosophy, and application documents
One-lines, schematics, logic diagrams, panel layouts, and wiring diagrams
Oversee protection coordination studies and relay settings for utility transmission systems, including review and validation of work performed by others
Chair or participate in senior-level design reviews, hazard and risk assessments, and near miss investigations
Support Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs), Site Acceptance Tests (SATs), and critical field inspections for complex installations
Advise project teams on construction sequencing, outage planning, and commissioning strategy
Participate in client technical, Safety by Design, and constructability review meetings
Provide technical oversight for project scopes, feasibility studies, cost estimates, and definition-phase deliverables, including review of assumptions and risks
Support Business Development by contributing technical strategy, execution approaches, and risk assessments for proposals and pursuits
Act as a primary technical escalation point for clients, internal teams, and external partners
Mentor senior and junior engineers, and play a key role in the continuous improvement of P&C standards, tools, and engineering practices

Requirements

What you’ll need

15–20 years of utility-focused protection, control, and metering engineering experience, with demonstrated system-level responsibility
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized university
Registration as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Canada, or eligibility to obtain (U.S. PE considered an asset)
Recognized expertise in substation protection philosophy, including transmission line, transformer, bus, and feeder protection
Extensive experience reviewing and approving detailed P&C design drawings and technical deliverables
Experience performing protection coordination studies and relay settings for high-voltage transmission systems
Hands-on knowledge of protection software and platforms such as ASPEN, CAPE, EasyPower, SKM, and SEL / GE relay families
Practical experience with substation construction, commissioning, outage planning, and operational interfaces
Proven ability to provide technical judgment on non-standard, complex, or first-of-kind applications
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience on EPC projects, and familiarity with utility maintenance and operational practices, are considered strong assets
Demonstrated capability to mentor

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Short and Long-Term Disability
401(k) match
Flexible Spending Accounts
EAP
Parental Leave
Paid time off
Holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

Protection PhilosophyRelay SettingsTechnical ApprovalFeasibility StudiesCost EstimatesTechnical OversightDesign ReviewsRisk AssessmentsConstruction SequencingOutage Planning

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsMentoring

Certifications

Bachelor’s Degree In Electrical EngineeringProfessional Engineer (P.Eng.)