Electrical Engineer, Renewable Energy

The Opportunity:

If you're looking to join a world-class team in the renewable energy industry, while being part of a group that is firmly rooted in its community, then join WSP, one of the largest engineering and professional services firms in the world. The company's expertise extends from conceptual and feasibility studies through fully detailed engineering and performance monitoring, right up to the closure and dismantling of installations.

Our Canada Energy team supports our clients from coast to coast. Over the decades, we have developed a wide range of services,including the preparation of technical studies in niche areas, project management, detailed design and site services. Our expertise is recognized throughout the market for both development and rehabilitation projects. Our experts work together to offer our clients services that live up to our vision, which is to meet the highest industry standards and innovate to exceed them.

To meet these growth challenges, WSP is currently looking for an Electrical Engineer, Renewable Energy to join our team in one of our offices in Canada. This position is available in our Quebec City, Montreal and Edmonton offices.

Why work with WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of Inclusion and Belonging.
• Our Flexible Work Policy - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
• A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
• Outstanding career opportunities - We are growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday. We are open to your ideas and trying new things.
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

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What you can expect to do here:

• Actively participate in the execution of projects in the renewable energy industry (solar, wind, BESS);
• Perform detailed engineering work for high-voltage and medium-voltage electrical substations;
• Perform detailed engineering work for medium-voltage power collection systems (AC/DC);
• Prepare technical specifications for the acquisition of electrical equipment;
• Perform power system studies (short-circuit, power flow, cable ampacity, wave quality, protection and coordination, grounding, transients, etc.);
• Write Technical Reports and give recommendations;
• Work with multidisciplinary teams;
• Maintain a good relationship with clients and understand their needs;
• Support the business development team;
• Contribute to the performance of independent engineering mandates.

We'd love to hear from you if you have the following:

• A certification in electrical engineering that is recognized in at least one Canadian province;
• A minimum of 5 years' experience in renewable energy projects design (solar, wind, BESS);
• Work experience with design software such as ETAP, Easy Power, Cymcap, PSCAD, PSS/E, CDEGS, WinIGS, etc.;
• Experience in the designing of high-voltage substations;
• Experience in the designing of medium-voltage power collection systems;
• Knowledge of industry standards and interconnection requirements on different Canadian networks;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Proven ability to cooperate with various stakeholders.

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WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP:

• We value our people and our reputation
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

Please Note:

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.

Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please READ THE FULL POLICY.