Location: Calgary, AB
Reports to: Manager, Engineering
Job Posting#: 123
Application Deadline: August 8, 2025
Reporting to the Manager, Engineering, the Team Lead – Distribution Design will be responsible for leading a small team of engineers and technologists that design underground and overhead electrical distribution infrastructure (4kV – 25kV system voltages)

Responsibilities:

• Mentorship of the distribution design pool with a special focus on direct reports
• Supervise, motivate, and manage direct reports.
• Maintain distribution design processes, spreadsheets, and checklists.
• Build and manage relationships with clients
• Review of engineered work products
• Support project level escalations
• Assist other Team Leads with tasks where appropriate.
• Design of underground and overhead electrical distribution infrastructure (4kV – 25kV system voltages)
• Electrical and mechanical engineering calculations for underground and overhead systems,
• Interpret and apply working knowledge of applicable codes and utility standards,
• Design coordination with customers, municipal authorities, other utilities & various project stakeholders,
• Produce project estimates, quotation letters, construction scope descriptions and material take-offs,
• Preparation and submission of project approvals and design packages,
• Project schedule management and tracking,
• Customer meetings and site inspections in the Calgary area,
• Accountability and management of personal and team project budgets and schedules for successful delivery “on-time” and “on-budget” while maintaining a high degree of quality,
• Being part of a great team and shaping the future of the industry,

• Other duties as required.

  Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of experience working in the electric utility or related engineering environment, with experience in design and cost estimating of electrical distribution projects.

• An Electrical Engineering Diploma or Degree from a recognized college, technical institution, or university
• Great interpersonal skills with the ability to develop business relationships.
• Strong attention to detail, problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to prioritize and manage competing priorities with schedule and budget constraints.
• Strong collaborative skills and willingness to liaise with other disciplines (drafting, construction, survey, and civil) to ensure projects are accurate, compliant, on-time and on-budget.
• A passion for your work and a drive for excellence
• Commitment to safety and ethical practices
• Class 5 driver’s license

A FEW QUALIFICATIONS THAT WOULD HELP YOU SUCCEED:

• Working knowledge of ENMAX and Fortis Alberta design and construction standards
• Working knowledge of ENMAX Downtown Secondary Network design
• Experience with AutoCAD, MicroStation, MS Office and Geographic Information System software
• Experience with PLS-CADD, AGI32, and Pull Planner
• Project Management experience
• Registered Professional Engineer with APEGA

ABOUT US

Primary Engineering and Construction Corporation (Primary) is a growth-oriented industry leader providing professional electrical engineering and construction services and specializing in emerging marketplaces in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan.
We offer design and design/build services for all types of electric utility distribution infrastructure to a wide variety of clients including electric utility companies, developers, builders, commercial and industrial businesses, oil companies, government, and private contractors. Our devotion to excellence has attracted some of the best young professional minds to our company.
Primary is the proud recipient of EHRC’s Workplace Culture Innovator Award, recognizing our commitment to fostering a health, inclusive, and positive work environment.
Primary is recognized
by The Career Directory
for excellence in graduate recruitment.

• Mentorship of the distribution design pool with a special focus on direct reports
• Supervise, motivate, and manage direct reports.
• Maintain distribution design processes, spreadsheets, and checklists.
• Build and manage relationships with clients
• Review of engineered work products
• Support project level escalations
• Assist other Team Leads with tasks where appropriate.
• Design of underground and overhead electrical distribution infrastructure (4kV – 25kV system voltages)
• Electrical and mechanical engineering calculations for underground and overhead systems,
• Interpret and apply working knowledge of applicable codes and utility standards,
• Design coordination with customers, municipal authorities, other utilities & various project stakeholders,
• Produce project estimates, quotation letters, construction scope descriptions and material take-offs,
• Preparation and submission of project approvals and design packages,
• Project schedule management and tracking,
• Customer meetings and site inspections in the Calgary area,
• Accountability and management of personal and team project budgets and schedules for successful delivery “on-time” and “on-budget” while maintaining a high degree of quality,
• Being part of a great team and shaping the future of the industry,
• Other duties as required