Design Engineer
Winnipeg, MB
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North America, recognized for providing highly reliable service and exceptional customer satisfaction. Join our team of Manitoba's
best as we continue to build a company that champions safety, supports innovation, and delivers on our commitment to customer
service - while actively fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace reflective of the communities we serve.
Great Benefits
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
- Defined-benefit pension plan for long-term financial security.
- Nine-day work cycle, typically resulting in every other Monday off to support a balanced approach to work, family life and
community.
Position Overview:
We are seeking a Design Engineer to join the Station Design Department. Under the general direction of the Automation & Controls
Engineering Section Head or delegate, provide design and engineering consultant management services for complex capital
projects in HVDC Converter and Transmission stations. This position will lead, direct, and support complex design work internally, as
well as manage a high volume of work completed by consulting engineers.
Responsibilities:
- Perform and/or lead delivery of conceptual and detailed design, technical specifications, concept reports, material
procurement, engineering services, tender analysis, acceptance testing, and support commissioning of complex integrated
Station Automation Systems (SAS), and protection, control, metering (PCM) designs for high voltage AC Transmission and
HVDC Converter stations, ensuring design deliverables meet all the requirements of project stakeholders and owners.
- Provide expertise and guidance in the field of substation protection, controls, metering, automation, and auxiliary system
design to other Business Units and design consultants.
- Lead and direct multiple project teams and consultants concurrently to maintain accountability meeting committed schedules,
estimates, and design deliverable quality. Establish direction and clear actionable guidance/statements for stakeholders and
design personnel on the scope, schedules, priorities, and deliverables for assigned projects. Lead, direct, and mentor to
facilitate the development of junior staff.
- Develop standards that specify the concepts, technology, architecture, and requirements for HVDC and AC Transmission
station automation systems.
- Compose, issue, and award contracts for engineering design and material procurement supporting capital projects. Assume
quality assurance and oversight for contracted resources. Review and accept consultant's designs and reports ensuring
compliance with project requirements, specifications, and standards and ensure efficient delivery of maintainable and
consistent standardized designs.
- Consult and coordinate with internal project managers, contract management specialists, and stakeholders throughout the
corporation and external consultants on project activities, philosophy, and implementation details to ensure that all share a
common understanding of project requirements and deliverables.
- Prepare specifications, analyze tenders, and initiate a recommendation for purchase of materials. With follow-up involving the
review and approval of manufacturer's documentation and design, determining and assisting with shop or field tests, and
liaison with suppliers as required.
Qualifications:
- A BSc in Electrical/Computer Engineering from a University of recognized standing with a minimum of seven years of directly
related experience, including the design and deployment of auxiliary, control, protection and metering systems including a
minimum of two years' experience directing the work of others including Engineers, Technologists, Technicians and
Engineering Aids.
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