Electrical Engineer

Job Title: Lead Electrical Engineer - Renewable Energy Projects

Job Description

Join a leading consulting engineering firm specializing in renewable energy and utility infrastructure projects, including Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), wind, solar, and high-voltage substation developments. This role provides an exciting opportunity to engage with complex projects from development through commissioning, leading multidisciplinary design efforts, and contributing to the growth of a rapidly expanding renewable energy portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Lead the electrical engineering execution of renewable energy and utility infrastructure projects, including BESS, wind, solar, and substation projects from development through commissioning.
• Prepare and review detailed engineering and design packages, including electrical and protection & control (P&C) deliverables.
• Provide technical leadership while remaining actively involved in hands-on design activities.
• Allocate approximately 70% of time to engineering design, technical reviews, and mentoring junior team members, with 30% focused on project coordination, client engagement, and workflow management.
• Manage and deliver single-discipline electrical engineering projects valued at $1M+.
• Review and approve engineering deliverables to ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, and project requirements.
• Coordinate with clients, project stakeholders, and multidisciplinary engineering teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Apply engineering judgment to support project planning, design development, construction support, and commissioning activities.
• Take ownership of project execution, including scope management, schedule adherence, and quality of deliverables.
• Perform professional engineering responsibilities, including preparation and stamping of engineering documents where required.

Essential Skills

• 10-15 years of electrical detail engineering experience.
• Experience in renewable energy projects, including exposure to substation and high-voltage (110kV and above) systems.
• P.Eng certification.
• Proficiency in load flow, short circuit, arc flash, voltage sizing, transformer sizing, and battery sizing.
• Experience in developing Single Line Diagrams and Three Line Diagrams.
• Strong client-facing and communication skills.
• Experience in protection & controls (P&C).

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Exposure to Ontario interconnection processes (IESO HONI) is a plus.
• Experience in consulting firms.
• Experience with solar, wind, and BESS projects.
• Experience in substation detail engineering.
• Experience in leading and mentoring junior team members.

Work Environment

The position is based in Toronto, ON, with standard work hours from 9-5. The company offers flexibility to pick which days to work. The work environment encourages collaboration with Sr. and junior electrical engineers, designers, drafters, and project management teams. You'll engage directly with clients and project stakeholders throughout the engineering, design, construction, and commissioning phases. The role provides exposure to the full project lifecycle, allowing engineers to remain hands-on in challenging technical work and take ownership of technical delivery.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Toronto, ON.

The pay range for this position is $52.00 - $72.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Toronto, ON.

This is a hybrid position in Toronto,ON.

À propos d'Actalent

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About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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