Posted 8 days ago
Electrical Design Technologist / Engineer
@ Kelly Services
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
Overview
Kelly Services is hiring an Electrical Design Technologist (ASET) or Electrical Design Engineer (APEGA) for a client in Fort Saskatchewan, AB. This is a 12+ month contract, on site Monday to Friday, paid $60 to $70/hr for technologists and $65 to $80/hr for engineers, depending on experience. The work covers full electrical design for petrochemical plant projects.
Pay:
$70 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement electrical design projects in the plant technology plan
- Perform calculations, layout, routing and equipment selection
- Check accuracy and quality of design work
- Ensure designs meet Canadian Electrical Code and EH&S principles
- Provide day-to-day plant support
Requirements summary:
- 4-year Bachelor of Engineering (P.Eng.) or Technology Diploma (CET)
- Registered with APEGA or ASET
- 5 to 15 years of electrical design experience
- Experience with switchgear, MCCs, VFDs, PLCs and protection relays
- Petrochemical project execution experience
- Familiarity with MicroStation or AutoCAD
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · careerpage
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-29
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-15
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-29
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Engineering |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office, Plant or factory |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | P.Eng., CET, APEGA, ASET |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (preferred), Trade certificate (preferred), College diploma (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Electrical Engineering |
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Kelly Services
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Kelly is currently hiring an Electrical Design Technologist (ASET) / Electrical Design Engineer (APEGA)
for one of our prestigious clients based in Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Electrical Design Technologist (ASET) / Electrical Design Engineer (APEGA)
Contract length – 12 + Month Assignment
Location: Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Mon to Friday Onsite role
Pay range for Electrical Design Technologist (ASET) – $60 – $70/hr Depending on Experience level
Pay range for Electrical Designer (APEGA) – $65 – $80/hr Depending on Experience level
Key Job Responsibilities
- Works with other Design Engineers and Project Engineers to develop and implement assigned projects identified in the Plant Specific Technology Plan (PSTP), working within company-specific Project Methodology.
- Interacts with all disciplines to minimize disconnects and errors in the design.
- Responsible for all design tasks on the project from initial conception through contract issue, construction, and commissioning/startup, including calculations, layout, routing and equipment/material selection and justification, coordination, and support for estimating and scheduling as applicable.
- Check the accuracy, completeness, and quality of any aspect of design on the project.
- Participate in the layout of the plant and equipment taking into account process considerations, constructability, operability, and maintainability of the facilities.
- Prepare material specifications for inquiry and order, transmittals, and bid evaluation. Ensure use of the
- Approved Supplier Lists (ASL) and/or support, justify, and facilitate changes to ASL.
- Ensure that environmental, Safety and Loss Prevention principles are used in the design.
- Ensure that designs comply with applicable industry codes and standards including Canadian Electrical Code, and company defined Most Effective Technology (MET), global practices and specifications.
- Provides day-to-day plant support as required.
- Actively participates in plant EH&S program.
- Completes assigned actions.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Minimum of 4-year Bachelor of Engineering Degree with P.Eng. designation in Electrical Engineering or Technology Diploma with CET designation.
- Must be a registered member of APEGA or ASET
- Familiarity with MicroStation, AutoCad or other drafting software.
- 5 to 15 years of electrical design engineering experience
- Experience working with various aspects of electrical engineering including but not limited to Switchgears, Motor Control Centers, Power & Control Cables, Network Cables (Fiber/Cat5), Raceways, Cable Trays,Lighting, Grounding, Electrical Heat Tracing (EHT), Uninterruptible Power Supply Systems (UPS), Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Electrical Protection Relays, Low & Medium Voltage Motors, and Power & Distribution Transformers.
- Knowledge and experience following project execution methodology in a petrochemical facility.
- Experience with control system wiring and hardware specification as it relates to DCS and Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) is an asset.
- Experience with instrument specification is an asset but not required.
Please apply for this role if you are Interested or share any referral.
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