Hydro Ottawa
Protection and Control Engineer
Ottawa, ON
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About the role
- Functioning as a vital bridge between technical standards and field operations, this role ensures that grid protection decisions are practical, data-driven, and aligned with asset management objectives.
- Conduct comprehensive protection coordination studies, short-circuit analyses, and load-flow reviews to prepare and update system settings, ensuring faults are isolated swiftly to minimize customer impact and safeguard system assets.
- Oversee the complete lifecycle of protection system settings and control logic programming, ensuring accurate configuration for relays and Remote Terminal Units (RTUs).
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary technical resource for field operations, collaborating directly with crews to troubleshoot relay malfunctions, investigate system deficiencies and outages, and support complex commissioning tasks.
- Formulate rigorous test plans for P&C devices, offering expert guidance on design and maintenance to enable field teams to execute work safely and efficiently.
- Propose and manage capital programs for P&C equipment upgrades, prioritizing investments that improve system safety, reliability, and grid observability.
- Own and evolve Hydro Ottawa's P&C philosophy by leading the development of internal standards, guidelines, and operating procedures to ensure grid-wide consistency.
- Identify and develop engineering projects aimed at reducing system losses and optimizing overall grid efficiency and reliability.
- Manage operating and maintenance agreements and procedures, ensuring all technical requirements and revisions are accurately integrated and communicated to relevant stakeholders.
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree in Engineering from an accredited university
- Knowledge of Protection and Control philosophies considered an asset
- Knowledge of Power Engineering Software tools such as CYME, EasyPower, ETAP considered an asset
- Knowledge of Ontario's energy sector and regulatory framework considered an asset
- Knowledge of ISO55000 considered an asset
- Participate in Hydro Ottawa's Electricity Emergency Response Program (EERP) including potential after-hours and or on-call responsibilities, as required.
- Lead special projects and perform other related duties as required.
- Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada.
Skills
- Project Management skills and System Planning experience considered an asset
- Experience in Lean Six Sigma or other continuous improvement frameworks considered an asset
- Strong computer skills; proficient in the use of office productivity and collaboration tools, preferably Google Workspace
Compensation
- $89,420.99 Pay Range Maximum:
- Champion Hydro Ottawa's ISO 55001 Asset Management objectives by maintaining Asset Management Plans for P&C devices, tracking Key Performance Indicators, and directing annual maintenance programs.
Company info
- At Hydro Ottawa, we empower the lives of the people in the communities we serve.
- And as Ontario's largest municipally-owned producer of green power, we are leading the way to a greener tomorrow.
- We are seeking a Protection and Control Engineer, a strategic thinker who can take initiatives from concept to completion and engineer the way to a smart energy future.
Equal opportunity
- We are also committed to preventing and removing barriers to employment for people with disabilities, and we invite you to inform us should you have any accessibility or accommodation needs.
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