Intermediate Electrical Engineer - Protection & Controls
Tetra Tech
Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Mississauga, ON
Contract type: Full time

Discover your full potential. At Tetra Tech, we are collaborating with industry-leading experts for a sustainable future for our world. We combine consulting and engineering with advanced analytics and technology to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Our innovation hubs across the globe will enable you to share ideas and best practices while growing your professional network. Wherever you are in your career journey, you will benefit from working with world-class engineers, scientists, and technical specialists.
Apply today and join the company that is Leading with Science.
Your Role
We are currently seeking an Intermediate Electrical Engineer (Protection & Controls) for our Mississauga, Ontario office. Candidate will assist with electrical design analysis work and support senior engineers. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Responsibilities
A requirement of working for Tetra Tech is that you are at least 18 years of age and legally entitled to work in Canada. (A copy of a valid work permit may be required.)
If you are considered for the position, clearance on all applicable background checks (which may include criminal, identity, educational and security) and professional reference checks is required. Some Tetra Tech positions require an enhanced level of background assessment, which is dictated by law. These positions require advanced criminal record checks that must also be conducted from time to time after commencement of employment.
About Tetra Tech
Tetra Tech combines the resources of a global, multibillion-dollar company with local, client-focused delivery in more than 600 locations around the world. Our reputation rests on the technical expertise and dedication of our employees—30,000 associates working together to provide smart, scalable solutions for challenging projects. We are proud to be home to leading technical experts in water, environment, infrastructure, resource management, energy, and international development.
Explore our open positions at https://www.tetratech.com/careers. Follow us on social media to learn more about our people, culture, and opportunities:
LinkedIn: @TetraTechCareers
Twitter: @TetraTechJobs
Facebook: @TetraTechCareers
Tetra Tech is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity, inclusion, and equity are among Tetra Tech’s core values. Throughout our history, the company has prioritized equitable inclusion of all people. All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, military or veteran status, gender, age, disabilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information and any other characteristics protected by the law. We invite resumes from all interested parties, including women; First Nations Metis and Inuit persons; members of visible minority groups; and persons with disabilities. Please visit our website at www.tetratech.com to see the array of diverse services and exciting projects we are currently working on.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
Please no phone calls or agencies.
Additional Information
Apply today and join the company that is Leading with Science.
Your Role
We are currently seeking an Intermediate Electrical Engineer (Protection & Controls) for our Mississauga, Ontario office. Candidate will assist with electrical design analysis work and support senior engineers. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Responsibilities
- Designing protection, control, and metering systems for electrical substations up to 500 kV
- Developing protection application documents, one-lines, schematics, wiring diagrams, panel layouts and IED settings for power system protective relaying and metering systems
- Preparing and reviewing drawing lists, engineering documents, equipment sizing and specifications
- Writing and planning project scope(s), staging plans, proposals, estimates, schedules, and budgets, reviewing of vendor documents against specifications
- Preparing panel layout and bill of materials for all P & C equipment
- Responding to information requests from construction sites and completing project documentation, including as-builts, calculations and returning data to clients
- Leading projects from conception through construction and commissioning, including mentoring junior engineers and designers, layouts for power,
- Stay current with applicable department, discipline and project procedures
- Assist discipline senior and lead engineers as required
- Provide input into improvement ideas during project execution and close-out
- Electrical Engineering Degree
- 5-7 years of protection, control and metering experience in Transmission and Distribution/Nuclear projects designing substations is considered an asset. Demonstrated knowledge of electrical engineering principles, practices, and methods.
- Registered or eligible to register as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng) in Ontario or with another province in Canada.
- Proven working experience of relay setting and coordination including ASPEN as well as SEL and GE relay protection systems is considered an asset.
- Preferably has previous experience in power/distribution, consulting engineering fields and renewables/sustainable industries.
- Must have general knowledge of CAD software as well as proficiency in MS Office.
- Must be able to work as part of a multi-disciplined team.
A requirement of working for Tetra Tech is that you are at least 18 years of age and legally entitled to work in Canada. (A copy of a valid work permit may be required.)
If you are considered for the position, clearance on all applicable background checks (which may include criminal, identity, educational and security) and professional reference checks is required. Some Tetra Tech positions require an enhanced level of background assessment, which is dictated by law. These positions require advanced criminal record checks that must also be conducted from time to time after commencement of employment.
About Tetra Tech
Tetra Tech combines the resources of a global, multibillion-dollar company with local, client-focused delivery in more than 600 locations around the world. Our reputation rests on the technical expertise and dedication of our employees—30,000 associates working together to provide smart, scalable solutions for challenging projects. We are proud to be home to leading technical experts in water, environment, infrastructure, resource management, energy, and international development.
Explore our open positions at https://www.tetratech.com/careers. Follow us on social media to learn more about our people, culture, and opportunities:
LinkedIn: @TetraTechCareers
Twitter: @TetraTechJobs
Facebook: @TetraTechCareers
Tetra Tech is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity, inclusion, and equity are among Tetra Tech’s core values. Throughout our history, the company has prioritized equitable inclusion of all people. All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, military or veteran status, gender, age, disabilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information and any other characteristics protected by the law. We invite resumes from all interested parties, including women; First Nations Metis and Inuit persons; members of visible minority groups; and persons with disabilities. Please visit our website at www.tetratech.com to see the array of diverse services and exciting projects we are currently working on.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
Please no phone calls or agencies.
Additional Information
- Organization: 717 CNU
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