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Substation Electrical Engineering Team Lead

Stantec22 days ago
Hybrid
Senior Level
Full-Time

Top Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance

About the role

Description for Candidates    

At Stantec, we know the work we do matters. From decarbonizing mines to modernizing electric grids and building the infrastructure that fuels communities, we’re powering the world. Our clients come to us with their biggest, most complex challenges because that’s where we thrive. And we’re looking for problem solvers, high achievers, and visionaries to help us.  

Join us for a chance to grow professionally at one of the world’s top design firms while building our clean energy future.  

Your Opportunity

Stantec’s Energy team in western Canada is currently offering exciting opportunities for Electrical Engineers to work on a variety of utilities substation projects throughout Western Canada. The Substations Electrical Engineering team is looking to fill the role of an Electrical Engineering Team Lead. Reporting to the Substation Engineering Manager, the Team Lead will lead a team of Electrical engineers, designers and subcontractors. This technical leadership role is ideal for someone with a passion for building strong teams.

Your Key Responsibilities

  • Ensure client expectations related to project scope are clearly understood, met, and exceeded.
  • Provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship to team members; foster initiative, collaboration, and professional growth.
  • Champion a strong safety culture by promoting safe work practices and ensuring compliance with all safety regulations.
  • Provide technical leadership as a subject matter expert, offering professional engineering advice within and beyond the department.
  • Prepare and review technical reports, presentations, standards, specifications, and engineering documentation.
  • Perform engineering studies such as power flow, short circuit, grounding, lightning protection, insulation coordination, TRV, cable ampacity, rigid and flexible bus, lighting, etc.
  • Lead detailed design of substations, including switchyard layouts, sections, grounding plan/details, cable routing, AC/DC distribution, major equipment specifications, single line diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams, marking, design calculations, etc.
  • Develop technical specifications for major equipment, construction, testing, and commissioning.
  • Provide technical support during procurement, construction, and commissioning phases.
  • Support proposal development, project planning, and cost estimation.
  • Mentor and support junior engineers and designers.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to resolve complex technical challenges.
  • Ensure adherence to internal QA/QC processes to deliver high-quality engineering services.
  • Conduct site visits to verify existing installation, define project scope, prepare for detailed design, and provide construction site supports as required.  

At Stantec, we know the work we do matters. From decarbonizing mines to modernizing electric grids and building the infrastructure that fuels communities, we’re powering the world. Our clients come to us with their biggest, most complex challenges because that’s where we thrive. And we’re looking for problem solvers, high achievers, and visionaries to help us.

Join us for a chance to grow professionally at one of the world’s top design firms while building our clean energy future.

Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

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