MISSISSAUGA

Power System Engineer
At Artelia, we believe that every project is a unique opportunity to design solutions for a positive life. From the design of responsible projects to the implementation of cutting-edge technological solutions, our approach is based on the conviction that every challenge can be overcome through ingenuity and individual and collective commitment.
In Canada, Artelia operates in seven major fields: Mobility, Buildings, Energy, Environment and Earth Sciences, Water, Industry and Telecoms and Operational Technologies. Our 1,100 experts, spread across 18 offices across the country, are committed every day to meeting complex challenges ranging from energy transition and water resource management to infrastructure modernization and industrial decarbonization.
As part of the Artelia Group, which has more than 100 years of history, 8,900 employees and a presence in 40 countries, we combine our local expertise with the strength of a global network to offer comprehensive solutions tailored to our clients’ most complex demands. We are an engineering group, 100% owned by our managers and employees, and united by a common passion, exercising a profession that combines the art of designing with ingenuity and building with commitment.
Driven by our values of technical excellence, proximity to clients and entrepreneurial spirit, we are more than ever determined to be a company that is useful to the world and to people, and that contributes to have a positive impact on the environment and society.
Join one of our multidisciplinary teams today - your adventure begins here!
Work location: Mississauga
Within the Energy team, as a Power System Engineer:

Your responsibilities

• Analyzing the impact of renewable generation or customer’s generations on utility distribution system by Connection Impact Assessments (CIA);
• Conduct power system simulations experience with CYMDIST on power flows, short circuit studies, voltage stability, transient stability, fault contribution and protection coordination;
• Validate generator application documentation and determine the impact of renewable generation under various loading conditions by using CYMDIST software;
• Complete station and distribution system modelling, and translate the system information such as station transformers data and arrangement, feeder arrangement and conductor sizes, impedances, bus and feeder protections (relays, breakers, fuses), generator data and more with the associated software;
• Prepare necessary estimates, drafting implementation schedules, reviewing and certifying Form B, following up on execution of CCRA and support to both internal and external stakeholders;
• Provide final reports which summarize the overall project including timelines while ensuring power quality, system adequacy, system reliability, system compatibility and compliant work execution;
• Perform grounding studies and prepare related reports, including protection coordination studies, short circuit calculations, relay settings, CT saturation checks, AC/DC load studies, etc.;
• Complete protection and control design on operating ranges for generators, network upgrade requirements (conductor upgrade), protection upgrades (DGEO, Directional and Breaker failure protection), metering requirements (bi-directional metering);
• Perform quality assurance (QA) checks on engineering packages and documents;
• Provide support for the preparation of estimates and proposals for the bids prepared by Energy department;
• Offer customer support and problem resolution with respect to the associated project, product, process, and quality system.

Your profile

• Bachelor degree in Electrical engineering with 3-5 years of relevant distribution planning and analysis experience either with an electric utility or with an electric utility consulting company;
• Experience with generator connection impact assessment and ability to perform power system load flow, load allocation, fault analysis, short circuit studies, voltage sag, load balancing, capacitor placement and sizing, motor rating, batch analysis etc.;
• Experience with distribution planning, distributed energy resource (DER) interconnection impact, arc flash, micro grid analysis, and protection coordination;
• Experience with ETAP, PSS/E, EMTP, ASPEN, Siemen’s CAPE, or PSCAD (optional);
• Experience and skills in the areas of: Distribution protection, settings and logic diagrams;
• Experience with CYMEDIST Software;
• Must possess strong written, interpersonal and presentation communication skills;
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng) license is an asset.

Your benefits

• Competitive salary;
• Contribution to a retirement savings plan;
• Group insurance program;
• Reimbursement of professional contribution fees;
• Telework policy;
• Friday afternoons off;
• Continuing training;
• Career and development opportunities;
• Stimulating work environment.

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• Analyzing the impact of renewable generation or customer’s generations on utility distribution system by Connection Impact Assessments (CIA);
• Conduct power system simulations experience with CYMDIST on power flows, short circuit studies, voltage stability, transient stability, fault contribution and protection coordination;
• Validate generator application documentation and determine the impact of renewable generation under various loading conditions by using CYMDIST software;
• Complete station and distribution system modelling, and translate the system information such as station transformers data and arrangement, feeder arrangement and conductor sizes, impedances, bus and feeder protections (relays, breakers, fuses), generator data and more with the associated software;
• Prepare necessary estimates, drafting implementation schedules, reviewing and certifying Form B, following up on execution of CCRA and support to both internal and external stakeholders;
• Provide final reports which summarize the overall project including timelines while ensuring power quality, system adequacy, system reliability, system compatibility and compliant work execution;
• Perform grounding studies and prepare related reports, including protection coordination studies, short circuit calculations, relay settings, CT saturation checks, AC/DC load studies, etc.;
• Complete protection and control design on operating ranges for generators, network upgrade requirements (conductor upgrade), protection upgrades (DGEO, Directional and Breaker failure protection), metering requirements (bi-directional metering);
• Perform quality assurance (QA) checks on engineering packages and documents;
• Provide support for the preparation of estimates and proposals for the bids prepared by Energy department;
• Offer customer support and problem resolution with respect to the associated project, product, process, and quality system