LF: Protection Engineer (Fort McMurray)

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JOB OVERVIEW
Reporting to the Manager of Transmission & Distribution Services (T&DS), the position is responsible for applying protection and power system engineering principles, utility standards/practices and power system analysis skills towards ensuring the safe operation of the Transmission & Distribution protection system, maintaining a secure operating environment and solving complex technical problems.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Investigate the performance of the protection system following a disturbance and prepare Fault And Disturbance reports
• Perform Root Cause Analysis for major protection system events and review and approve protective relaying field testing procedures
• Support the development of the relay maintenance program
• Develop and review Protection & Control Standards including the preparation of application drawing templates, setting guidelines and protection philosophies
• Evaluate new and existing protection schemes including relay settings, three-lines diagrams, AC/DC schematics and wiring diagrams
• Prepare Engineering Work Packages for ongoing relay replacement initiative and analysis and sign-off of protective relaying testing and commissioning results
• Conduct conventional power system analysis using ETAP, PSSE and other analysis software; Evaluate analysis results and prepare written report of findings, recommendations and improvement opportunities
• Perform contingency analysis for planned outages required for equipment maintenance and the integration of new facility and coordinate with stakeholders to secure outages.
• Provide technical engineering leadership, direction, technical and functional guidance Junior Engineers
• Assist Electrical Compliance interpret regulatory standards, rules, and policies from Operation and Maintenance stand point.
• Support the inclusion of protection system details into the operator training module

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Suncor is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from all qualified individuals
Education and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from a recognized university
• Registered with APEGA as a Professional Engineer or equivalent
• Minimum 5 to 10 years of related utility Protection & Control experience with progressive responsibility in power system operations
• Experience in transmission and distribution system protection and management schemes (i.e. IMS/RAS), relay selection, settings development, operational analysis, communication systems and maintenance practices for transmission, distribution, and generation protection applications

Skills and Knowledge:

• Good knowledge of power system analytical techniques and modeling
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills with ability to work in a team environment, positively influence others, and develop strong internal and external relationships
• Working knowledge of the electrical utility technical requirements and standards
• Demonstrated leadership, team building, communications, mentoring, interpersonal, conflict management skills, time management skills and problem solving skills
• Computer proficiency in MS Office Suite and Engineering software (i.e. ETAP & PSS/E)
• Ability to work in a high-pressure environment

WORKING CONDITIONS

• This position requires relocation to Fort McMurray and is NOT a camp role
• This is a dayshift role working Monday to Friday

Please PM if you are interested or if you have any questions, thanks.