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Substation Program & Team Leader

Substation Program & Team Leader

Demand For HR • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description
About the Role
Our Customer is seeking an experienced MV/HV & Substation Engineering Program & Team Leader to lead and scale our portfolio of medium-voltage (MV), high-voltage (HV), substation, protection & control, and grid-interconnection projects across commercial, industrial (C&I), and utility-scale markets. Energy Storage (BESS) and renewable integration projects form an important subset of this work, and the successful candidate will be able to perform and oversee end-to-end engineering for substations, MV/HV infrastructure, grid connections, and DER integration.
This senior role oversees the full lifecycle of engineering delivery, program strategy, financial performance, team leadership, client development, and technical governance for MV/HV & substation systems—with BESS included as an extension of these core competencies.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities
1.Technical Oversight, Engineering Delivery & Full Design Package Ownership (70%)
  • Perform and lead all engineering work required for MV/HV and substation projects, grid interconnections, protection & control systems, utility infrastructure, and DER/BESS integration.
  • Produce and own complete engineering design packages from conceptual through IFC on behalf of EPCs, Owner’s Engineers, utilities, and end clients.
  • Develop and deliver comprehensive design packages, including:
    • Substation one-line, three-line, and wiring diagrams (MV/HV)
    • Protection and control schemes, relay settings, logic diagrams, interlocking, and coordination studies
    • MV/HV equipment specifications, grounding systems, bus layouts, cable routing, and conduit design
    • SCADA/RTU integration, telecom/communications (IEC-61850, Modbus, DNP3), and sequence-of-operations
    • DER/BESS integration, PCS/EMS/BMS interfaces, generation tie-ins, and interconnection compliance
    • Perform and/or validate all technical studies including:
    • Load flow, short-circuit, motor starting, fault-level, arc-flash, and transient stability
    • Protection coordination across MV/HV networks
    • BESS capacity modeling (as required), degradation/cycling studies, and DER optimization
    • Ensure compliance with Canadian and/or U.S. engineering standards, including: OESC, CEC, NEC, IEEE, UL, NFPA, NESC, and utility-specific requirements.
    • Provide engineering authority over all MV/HV, substation, protection, and DER/BESS deliverables.
    • Support commissioning planning, energization, field troubleshooting, protection cutovers, and system validation.
    • Oversee quality assurance, design reviews, and technical sign-off for all engineering outputs.

2.Program Leadership, Strategy, P&L Ownership & Financial Management (20%)
  • Develop and execute the strategic roadmap for MV/HV, substation, and grid-integration program, with BESS as a supporting vertical.
  • Own the program P&L, including forecasting, revenue planning, backlog management, profitability, and margin optimization.
  • Lead bid/no-bid decisions, pricing strategies, and project pursuit evaluations based on ROI and technical risk.
  • Establish standardized engineering processes, templates, QA/QC frameworks, and delivery workflows to improve efficiency and scalability.
  • Provide technical leadership in proposals, client presentations, scopes of work, and RFP responses.
  • Collaborate with executive leadership (Finance, Operations, Partnerships) to ensure financial and operational performance aligns with corporate growth objectives.
  • Identify strategic vendor and OEM partnerships for substation equipment, protection hardware, and DER/BESS systems across Canada and the U.S.

3.Team Leadership, Operations & Stakeholder Management (10%)
  • Lead and mentor engineering staff, designers, technologists, and commissioning personnel.
  • Oversee workload planning, resourcing, performance management, and professional development.
  • Serve as the lead technical representative with EPCs, Owner’s Engineers, utilities, regulators, and major clients.
  • Build professional relationships to support repeat business and program expansion across North American markets.

Qualifications
1.Education & Licensure
  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering required.
  • P.Eng (Canada) and/or U.S. Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.
  • Advanced training in power systems, power systems, protection & control, HV/MV design, DER, or renewable energy is an asset.

2.Experience
  • 7+ years in MV/HV, substation, protection & control, or grid-interconnection engineering.
  • Strong experience producing and owning full engineering design packages (concept → IFC) for EPCs, utilities, and Owner’s Engineers.
  • U.S. project experience (NESC, NEC, utility interconnection, IEEE) preferred.
  • Experience integrating DER/BESS into MV/HV systems is an asset.
  • Demonstrated financial awareness, including budgeting, cost tracking, or program-level P&L involvement.
  • Experience working with utilities, EPC firms, IPPs, ISOs/RTOs, or consulting engineering organizations.

3.Technical Skills
  • Deep proficiency in MV/HV power systems, substation engineering, protection & control, SCADA/communications (IEC-61850, Modbus, DNP3), and grid interconnection.
  • Strong capabilities in engineering tools such as AutoCAD, ETAP (or equivalent), and standard office software.
  • Thorough knowledge of Canadian and U.S. standards: OESC, CEC, NEC, IEEE, UL, NFPA, and utility interconnection requirements.

4.Leadership & Soft Skills
  • Ability to lead engineering execution while balancing scope, schedule, and cost.
  • Strong communication and client-facing skills with the ability to represent technical decisions clearly.
  • Proven ability to mentor staff, collaborate across teams, and support business development.
This role requires travel to the United States, you must have a valid passport. Please apply directly to enquire about this role.

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