Protection and Control Operations Engineer

Division: Engineering

Location: Calgary AB or Edmonton AB

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Position Summary:

Always there. Anywhere. Thats us!Weve got a lot of energy at ATCO focused on creating prosperity for generations to challenge and growth because your career journey at ATCO has the potential tobe full of new experiences inspiring challenges and growth without boundaries.

Engineers at ATCO are deeply valued because we hold plenty of responsibility and take on a diversity of challenges. Those who thrive with our team are committed to excellence and relish important and complex projects critical to our business. Our operationsacross multiple business lines and geographiesmean ATCO fosters ample development and learning opportunities for engineers of all disciplines.

This position will be responsible for delivering frontline technical P&C support for operations completing transmission outage analysis investigation and reporting and supporting compliance to the AESO Alberta Reliability Standards (ARS) requirements.

The successful candidate will be reporting to a Supervising Engineer Transmission Operation Engineering and will play a pivotal role in analyzing reliability data coordinating reliability improvements and providing realtime engineering support to enhance grid resilience.

Responsibilities:

• Review daily transmission outages (CROW reports) and complete timely gathering of all event data available from protection relays ION meters and other monitoring devices.
• Analyze relay event records and other outage data to determine root cause of system events. Record findings in ATCO Electrics Forced Outage Investigations database in accordance with Electricity Canada reporting methodology.
• With support from Senior P&C Operations Engineer lead or support crossfunctional teams in investigating major outage events and operational incidents. Prepare investigation reports to document root cause findings remedial actions and lessons learned.
• Follow up with Field Services Engineering staff and other stakeholders for missing outage information and track status of any action items assigned to these groups until completion.
• As required complete reporting to external entities including Electricity Canada AESO and other stakeholders.
• Provide oncall engineering support if required
• Support the implementation of innovative solutions tools and processes to improve reliability performance indices (SAIFI and SAIDI).
• Provide apparatus and line reliability statistics when requested by planning groups customers and other stakeholders.
• Perform sparing studies and spare relay management for entire ATCO Electric Transmission and Alberta PowerLine protection relay fleet.
• Act as standard owner for several Alberta Reliability Standards (ARS) related to the P&C discipline. Gather and organize evidence to demonstrate compliance.
• Report and investigate any suspected noncompliance issues related to ARS. Participate in ARS audits and respond to information requests.
• Provide P&Crelated technical support for realtime issues arising on the transmission system and work with stakeholders to resolve these in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with industry peers on matters related to power system reliability.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Professional Engineering (.) designation with APEGA.
• A minimum of four (4) years of related Protection & Control engineering or operations experience preferably within an electrical utility environment.
• Knowledge of electrical theory and principles underlying the design of electrical power systems and their protection and control applicable codes and industry standards including Alberta Reliability Standards (ARS) andCritical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Standards.
• Experience with protection and control software including relay settings software (AcSELerator DIGSI) and fault analysis software (ASPEN OneLiner).
• Strong technical and engineering skills and ability to arrive at practical solutions to technical issues that represent the best engineered solution to optimize cost risk and reliability performance.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with strong listening written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple work priorities and initiatives to meet commitments.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• A valid Alberta drivers license (Class 5).

What We Offer:

• A culture based on caring integrity agility collaboration and striving for excellence.
• Competitive compensation
• Flex benefits
• Tuition assistance program
• Training and mentorship programs
• Charitable donation matching

ATCO The place to be at with diversity of operations across multiple business lines and geographies and there are always opportunities to work in different departments or roles.

We would like to thank everyone for their application; however only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

ATCO Electricis part of ATCO Ltd. ATCO delivers inspired solutions for a better world. We are a diversified global corporation with investments in the essential services of Structures & Logistics Utilities Energy Infrastructure Retail Energy Transportation and Commercial Real Estate. Learn more about how we build communities energize industries and deliver customerfocused solutions like no other company in the world at. ATCO is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Visit our website for more information.

Issued: May 9 2025

Deadline: May 23 2025