Engineer and Team Leader – Digital Power Systems

Engineer and Team Leader Digital Power Systems

Working for BBA means being part of a team of talented people who have the passion to succeed and the drive to excel in order to provide first-class service to clients.

Recognized for its extensive field experience and cutting-edge expertise, BBA has been delivering a comprehensive range of consulting engineering services for 40 years, from studies and design to commissioning and operational support.

Our firm is supported by a network of offices across Canada to carry out mandates at the local, national and international levels.

BBA provides a stimulating and friendly working atmosphere. We focus on building teams with complementary talents and provide employees with a work environment conducive to developing their skills.

BBA is a Canada's Best Employer recipient from Kincentric and is part of the prestigious Platinum Club of the Best Managed Companies, which unites companies that have held onto their title for over six consecutive years.

For BBA, making the list speaks to the rigour of our practices and our unique approach to employee and client relations.

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Type of position : Regular

An overview of your future role at BBA

As an engineer and depending on your expertise, you’ll be required to perform the following tasks :

• Carry out engineering projects based on the IEC 61850 Digital Power Systems standard
• Serve in various roles, including project leader and proposal leader
• Design protection diagrams (logic and control diagrams)
• Design the architecture and configuration of substation HMI / SCADA
• Configure smart electronic devices (relays, substations controllers, etc.)
• Conduct testing in the BBA digital power systems lab
• Commission digital power systems

As team leader, you’ll be required to :

• Manage the team effectively and create a climate that fosters motivation and recognition
• Regularly communicate with team members, regardless of where they work
• Help ensure quality relationships among team members, disciplines and project management
• Promote quality by applying the quality management system and using BBA’s tools and work methods
• Onboard new resources as well as coach, advise, guide and support team members
• Plan, carry out and follow up on employee evaluation or development meetings, including defining performance objectives
• Provide feedback to employees on your team
• Ensure the firm’s policies and internal programs are applied
• Manage personnel, more specifically by monitoring teamwork planning
• Identify skills development and training needs
• Evaluate and monitor career plans
• Help with the hiring process
• Identify and resolve performance or behavioural issues, if any
• Monitor productivity

Do your qualities and values match our corporate culture?

• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Results-driven
• Thirst to learn and excel
• Inspirational leadership
• Willingness to work together while having fun
• Ability to see beyond established standards
• Rigour and ethical

Overview of certifications and job requirements

• University degree in Engineering
• Five or more years of experience in the power systems industry
• Experience managing a team (of two to five resources)
• Willingness to take the From Professional to Manager training offered by the HR department (after starting the position)
• Available for short- and long-term work assignments at client sites in Canada
• Bilingual (English and French)
• Knowledge of electrical substation technologies
• Knowledge of protection relay configuration
• Asset : knowledge of the IEC 61850 standard
• Asset : knowledge of HMI / SCADA system configuration
• Asset : knowledge of protection relay test equipment
• Asset : graduate degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

At BBA, you get many benefits

• Long-term hiring (not just project-based)
• Interesting growth opportunities to match your ambitions
• Wide playing field, based on your interests, from technical and team management to project management
• Participation in innovation projects
• A collaborative team that shares its ideas and knowledge
• Custom training and development plans
• Access to a leadership program

BBA is committed to promoting diversity and employment equity. We thank you for your interest in our firm. Please note that only those candidates selected will be contacted.

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