Senior Electrical Engineer, Power System Studies

Join a team that does more than generate and deliver electricity through its work; join a team that powers growth and advances communities. Seeing beyond the project at hand, you’ll work with us to advance the industry and build your career. We operate with the strength of a $3B company and have the agility of a specialized power group, and work on some of the most challenging and cutting-edge projects around the world. Whether helping to define microgrids, pushing the boundaries on clean energy or grid modernization, you’ll find yourself working with leaders in transmission & distribution, thermal generation, and renewable energy in one of the world’s top 10 design firms, broadening your skills and developing your career.

Your Opportunity

Stantec’s (formally Teshmont Consultants LP) Winnipeg office is looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer to be a Technical Lead in the area of Power System Studies. This includes, building a team to support study projects internationally and grow the practice of Power System Studies. The technical lead will also be a key player in setting the strategic direction for power system studies by keeping up to date with current and emerging industry trends and directions.

This position is responsible for business development, client relations, technical proposal preparation, as well as managing and overseeing technical teams in the delivery of detailed power system studies projects.

Your Key Responsibilities

Operations

• Provide project leadership on system studies projects. The work includes interface with clients, directing work of system studies team, preparation of final report.
• Provide technical support to projects. The work includes all aspects of project delivery including developing study methodology, optimizing delivery of services and preparation, final review, implementing quality control and issuing of reports.
• Responsible for ensuring that high quality project deliverables are delivered in a timely manner, to meet project schedules and budgets.
• Perform power system studies, including but not limited to power flow and stability studies ranging from transmission planning, load and generation interconnection, integration of renewables, distribution network optimization, etc.
• Prepare simulation study cases for power flow and short-circuit analysis, transient and dynamic simulations as well as EMTP studies

Business Development/Client Relations

• Participate in corporate marketing and business development activities related to power system studies.
• Preparation of proposals including development of methodology, staffing requirements and labor and expense cost estimates.
• Manage client relations with respect to business development activities and work assignments.
• Manage research and development activities associated with power system studies and new technologies and/or innovative study techniques, modelling and simulation.
• Grow and develop a network of industry connections within the power system global community.
• Participate in IEEE, CIGRE, IEC or other international organizations.
• Write papers and give presentations at technical conferences.

Leadership/Management

• Provide technical advice, guidance and mentorship to technical team members.
• Provide input regarding technical training requirements and opportunities.
• Ensure efficient use of time in the application of project delivery and in times of low workload.