Lead / Principal Substation Engineer

MatchBox Consulting Group is recruiting for a Lead / Principal Substation Engineer to join a growing utility engineering practice supporting major infrastructure projects across British Columbia.

This role is ideal for an experienced substation engineer who enjoys remaining technically involved while providing leadership, mentorship, and strategic direction to multidisciplinary engineering teams. The successful candidate will serve as the technical lead for substation engineering, helping establish and grow the organization's substation practice while supporting some of Western Canada's largest utility infrastructure programs.

This is a unique opportunity for someone who has spent their career in the utility sector and is interested in helping build a team, mentor engineers, and shape the future of a growing engineering practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, design, and delivery of electrical substation projects for utility and infrastructure clients
• Act as Professional of Record (PoR) and assume responsibility for engineering deliverables, technical quality, regulatory compliance, and professional accountability
• Prepare, review, approve, and seal engineering designs, calculations, drawings, specifications, and technical reports
• Provide technical leadership throughout planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project closeout phases
• Lead the development and review of substation layouts, equipment arrangements, bus configurations, grounding systems, and station physical design packages
• Coordinate engineering interfaces between station physical design, civil, structural, telecommunications, protection and control, transmission, and construction teams
• Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams and support successful project execution
• Mentor engineers, EITs, technologists, and technical leaders while supporting long-term team development
• Support project managers with scope, schedule, budget, risk management, constructability, and outage planning
• Participate in client engagement, proposals, technical presentations, interviews, and business development activities
• Support engineering standards, quality management systems, technical governance, and best practices
• Contribute to recruitment, succession planning, resource management, and practice growth initiatives
• Identify opportunities to improve project delivery, engineering quality, operational efficiency, and client satisfaction

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation with EGBC or eligibility for registration in British Columbia
• Minimum 10 years of utility engineering experience, with preference for candidates possessing 15+ years
• Extensive experience delivering substation projects ranging from 4kV to 500kV
• Strong experience in substation physical design, including station layouts, equipment arrangements, grounding systems, and construction packages
• Demonstrated experience acting as Professional of Record (PoR) or Engineer of Record (EoR)
• Strong understanding of utility engineering design, construction, commissioning, outage coordination, and asset management principles
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams on complex infrastructure projects
• Strong communication, leadership, mentoring, and stakeholder management skills
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office applications

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct utility experience with organizations such as BC Hydro, SaskPower, or other electric utilities
• Experience delivering projects for BC Hydro or supporting BC Hydro standards and design practices
• Experience leading greenfield and brownfield substation projects, upgrades, and expansions
• Strong background in station physical design, including:
  • Substation layouts
  • Arc flash considerations
  • Circuit breaker applications
  • Equipment arrangements
  • Grounding systems
• Experience coordinating civil, structural, telecommunications, construction, and protection disciplines
• Experience with Bentley MicroStation, Bentley Substation, ProjectWise, or similar engineering platforms
• Experience supporting Indigenous engagement activities throughout project lifecycles
• Experience with engineering practice development, quality management, technical governance, recruitment, and organizational growth initiatives

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About MatchBox

Headquartered in downtown Vancouver and serving clients nationally, MatchBox is one of the leading recruitment and solutions firms that specializes in the fields of IT & Technology, Engineering & Technical, Real Estate & Construction, and Accounting & Finance. We offer unrivaled expertise with our team's extensive experience in the recruitment and professional services industry. We are dedicated to building great connections and creating strong opportunities within the workforce and the labor market.

Equal Opportunities

MatchBox is committed to providing equal opportunities for all applicants. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including members of minority groups such as racialized individuals, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and Indigenous peoples. It is a priority for us that all candidates are treated fairly and without discrimination. Our recruitment teams receive ongoing training on using objective criteria for evaluating candidates and other related topics to create an inclusive and welcoming environment for all.

Work Permits

Please note that we require all interested candidates to obtain the necessary work permits from the Government of Canada prior to submitting an application. This position is open exclusively to individuals residing in Canada and legally authorized to work in Canada. Applications not meeting these criteria will not be considered.

Further Consideration

We receive a high volume of applications and are only able to contact candidates who are selected for further consideration.

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