Posted 9 months ago
Electrical Protection and Controls Engineer
@ BBA
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Overview
BBA is hiring a Protection and Controls Design Engineer to design protection and control systems for HV/MV transmission, distribution and power plant projects across Canada. The role covers schematics, relay settings, engineering studies, commissioning support and client coordination, with P.Eng. sealing of designs.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare protection and control schematics, logic and relay settings
- Perform protection coordination, short circuit and arc flash studies
- Support commissioning, testing and energization
- Develop proposals, specifications and cost estimates
- Interface with customer technical representatives
Requirements summary:
- Experience in HV/MV protection and control design
- Knowledge of GE, SEL, ABB or Siemens relays
- P.Eng. designation to seal designs
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Source type not verified · csod
- Employer posting date
- 2026-01-29
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-15
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-15
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Job details
| Department | Engineering |
| Work setting | Office, Client sites, Plant or factory |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Electrical engineering |
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Your future role within our team
Join BBA and put your experience to work by actively contributing to various project phases as a Protection and Controls (P&C) Design Engineer. You will be involved in the design of protection and controls systems for high‑voltage/medium-voltage (HV/MV) transmission systems, distribution systems and power plants across Canada. You will also be responsible for supporting site mandates to ensure work quality and system compliance before energization. You will play a key role in project management, client coordination, and delivering high‑quality projects with the BBA team.
With us, you’ll get the opportunity to...
- Prepare protection and controls deliverables such as electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, protection logic, and control schemes
- Preparation of protection relay setting and configuration files (GE UR relays, SEL, ABB, Siemens IED devices, etc.)
- Preparation of engineering studies and reports (protection coordination studies, short circuit analysis, power flow calculation, arc flash analysis, battery and charger calculation, transformer sizing etc.)
- Develop HMIs, network architectures, and RTU configurations
- Support in the preparation of the technical specifications, reports, and other documentation related to protection and control systems
- Assist with commissioning and testing of protection and control systems
- Review, propose optimization and seal (P. Eng.) protection and control designs
- Develop or review outage, cut-over, and testing procedures
- Interface with customer technical representatives
- Work on development of proposals including writing and/or reviewing technical specifications, and estimating project cost
Do your qualities and goals match the BBA culture?
- A desire to learn and push yourself further
- A willingness to collaborate in a positive environment
- A human‑centered approach that puts people first
- A drive to be at the heart of the action
- Strong rigor and ethical sense
- Ability to communicate and share knowledge effectively
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