Posted 2 months ago
Substation Design Engineer
@ Spark Power
Calgary, Alberta
Overview
Spark Power is hiring a Senior Substation Design Engineer for its Alberta team. The role leads a team of engineers, designers and drafters on substation designs up to 500 kV, including studies, specifications and reviews. The posting states full-time employment and a P.Eng designation with a pre-employment drug test, background check and willingness to work overtime.
Responsibilities:
- Lead a team designing substations up to 500 kV
- Prepare project scope, proposals and cost estimates
- Write equipment specifications, data sheets and bills of materials
- Perform grounding and lightning studies in ETAP and CDEGS
- Review drawings, specifications and calculations by junior engineers
Requirements summary:
- Electrical engineering degree
- P.Eng designation from an accredited association
- APEGA membership preferred
- Knowledge of substation design standards and best practices
- Willingness to work overtime
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · breezy
- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-21
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-16
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Engineering |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | overtime |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | P.Eng, APEGA |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Background checks | criminal record, drug and alcohol, driving record |
| Encouraged to apply | People with disabilities |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Electrical Engineering |
| Perks mentioned | Flexible hours, Retirement plan, Performance bonus, Employee discount, Wellness, Paid training, Home office allowance |
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Spark Power
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 40 |
Senior Substation Design Engineer
Spark Power, a trusted partner in energy in North America, is looking for a Senior Substation Design Engineer to join our Alberta team. Spark Power provides a wide range of services to clients, including power system field services, engineering services, maintenance planning, project management, automation services, mechanical engineering support services, training services, and thermographic scanning.
What will do you as the Senior Substation Design Engineer?
- Leading a project team of engineers, designers and drafters in the design of electrical substations up to 500Kv.
- Participate in the preparation of project scope, proposals and cost estimates.
- Write electrical equipment specifications, data sheets, material requisitions and Bill of Materials. Assist in procurement of equipment.
- Review shop drawings and Factory Acceptance Test reports.
- Participate in client design and constructability review meetings.
- Perform grounding studies on software programs such as ETAP and CDEGS.
- Perform Lightening studies.
- Create Single Line Drawings, substation layout and elevation drawings, grounding details and station services drawings.
- Review drawings, specifications and calculations done by junior engineers
Spark Power Employee Benefits and Perks:
- Diverse customer base-including: industrial, commercial and institutional
- Competitive wages and commission, and bonus structure
- Excellent benefits package with flexible options and wellness spending accounts
- RRSP
- Hands-on and supportive leadership team
- Continuous training and skills improvement including Spark U and external training
- Employee referral bonus program
- Corporate discounts (hotels, travel, insurance, retail..)
- Tool Allowance
- …much more
Do you have the Spark? Here’s what we’re looking for:
- Electrical Engineering Degree
- P.Eng designation with an accredited engineering professional association
- Member of APEGA is preferred
- Must be legally entitled to work in Canada (a copy of a valid work permit may be required)
- Willingness to work overtime
- Pre-employment drug and alcohol test
- Clearance on a security background check (criminal record check)
- Clean driving record
- A good understanding and knowledge of substation design standards and best industry practices to ensure high quality design
Who is Spark Power?
Spark Power is the leading independent provider of end-to-end electrical services and operations and maintenance services to the industrial, utility, and renewable asset markets in North America. We work to earn the right to be our customers’ Trusted Partner in Power™. Our highly skilled and dedicated people, located in the communities we serve, combined with our knowledge of the power industry, technology expertise, and commitment to safety, ensures we deliver the right solutions that keep our customers’ operations up and running today and better equipped for tomorrow.
Spark Power welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
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