Candidate to the engineering profession–Designer, Controls, Substations and Power Plants
- Mont-Saint-Hilaire, QC, Canada
- Mont-St-Hilaire, QC, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- BBA is one of Canada’s leading private consulting engineering firms, with over 45 years of experience serving the energy and natural resources industry.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Type of position: Regular
Your future role on our team
Join BBA and put your experience to work by taking an active role in all project stages as a design engineer (CEP) in controls. You’ll help design control and protection systems for high-voltage substations and hydroelectric power plants in Canada. You’ll also take part in onsite work to ensure work quality and system compliance before energization. You’ll play a key role in managing projects, coordinating with clients and delivering quality projects with the BBA team.
With us, you’ll get the opportunity to...
At BBA, You Get Many Benefits
BBA is one of Canada’s leading private consulting engineering firms, with over 45 years of experience serving the energy and natural resources industry.
Our people are the foundation of our success. Their passion and excellence have earned us recognition as one of Canada’s Best Employers and Best Managed Companies , and we’re committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels empowered to grow, lead and be themselves.
Our teams bring together engineering, environmental and commissioning expertise to deliver practical, innovative and sustainable solutions - from strategy to execution. With 20 offices across Canada, the U.S. and Latin America, we combine local presence with international reach, offering clients close collaboration and field-ready support.
Learn more about our culture and projects on LinkedIn or connect with our talent team.
Your future role on our team
Join BBA and put your experience to work by taking an active role in all project stages as a design engineer (CEP) in controls. You’ll help design control and protection systems for high-voltage substations and hydroelectric power plants in Canada. You’ll also take part in onsite work to ensure work quality and system compliance before energization. You’ll play a key role in managing projects, coordinating with clients and delivering quality projects with the BBA team.
With us, you’ll get the opportunity to...
- Take on various roles, including project leader
- Design protection panels (AC, control, wiring diagrams, etc.)
- Draft installation specifications and prepare material, cable and interconnection lists
- Participate in site surveys
- Coordinate mandates with other discipline leads
- Participate in automation start-up activities
- Thirst to learn and excel
- Willingness to work together while having fun
- Caring mindset that puts people first
- Desire to be in the thick of the action
- Rigour and ethical
- Ability to share and pass on knowledge
- University degree in electrical engineering
- Available for short- and long-term work assignments at client sites
- Advanced English skills to facilitate collaboration with other BBA offices and/or clients in English-speaking Canadian provinces and internationally; you may need to use English occasionally or daily, depending on current projects
- Advanced French skills to facilitate collaboration with other BBA offices and/or clients in Québec
- Asset: a diploma from the Institut en génie de l’énergie électrique (IGEE)
- Asset: experience in protection and control projects at Hydro-Québec
- Asset: knowledge of E3 design software
- Asset: knowledge of protection-relay test equipment and onsite monitoring
- Annual premium program for all regular employees
- Onsite mobility premium
- Time bank
- Cellphone fee reimbursements
- Group insurance plan from the first day of employment, including disability insurance and a telemedicine program
- Retirement savings plan
- Annual vacation and sick leave
- Premium for employee referrals
At BBA, You Get Many Benefits
- A vibrant social club with something for everyone
- Access to many experts and coaching
- A collaborative team that shares its ideas and knowledge
- Opportunity for site work: an amazing career accelerator!
- Custom training and development plans
- Long-term hiring prospects (not just project-based)
BBA is one of Canada’s leading private consulting engineering firms, with over 45 years of experience serving the energy and natural resources industry.
Our people are the foundation of our success. Their passion and excellence have earned us recognition as one of Canada’s Best Employers and Best Managed Companies , and we’re committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels empowered to grow, lead and be themselves.
Our teams bring together engineering, environmental and commissioning expertise to deliver practical, innovative and sustainable solutions - from strategy to execution. With 20 offices across Canada, the U.S. and Latin America, we combine local presence with international reach, offering clients close collaboration and field-ready support.
Learn more about our culture and projects on LinkedIn or connect with our talent team.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Design control and protection systems for high-voltage substations and hydroelectric power plants, including protection panels, wiring diagrams, installation specifications, and related lists. Coordinate project work with clients and other discipline leads, conduct site surveys, support automation start-up, and verify work quality and system compliance onsite.
Requirements
A university degree in electrical engineering is required, along with advanced English and French skills and availability for short- and long-term assignments at client sites. Assets include an IGEE diploma, experience with Hydro-Québec protection and control projects, knowledge of E3 design software, and familiarity with protection-relay testing equipment and onsite monitoring.
Skills
- Electrical Engineering
- Control Systems Design
- Protection Systems Design
- High-Voltage Substations
- Hydroelectric Power Plants
- Protection Panel Design
- AC and Control Wiring Diagrams
- Installation Specifications
- Material and Cable Lists
- Interconnection Lists
- Site Surveys
- Project Leadership
- Client Coordination
- Automation Start-Up
- E3 Design Software
- Protection-Relay Testing
Benefits
- Annual Premium Program
- Onsite Mobility Premium
- Time Bank
- Cellphone Fee Reimbursement
- Group Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Telemedicine Program
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Annual Vacation
- Sick Leave
- Employee Referral Premium
- Social Club
- Coaching
- Training and Development Plans
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Engineering
- Energy
- Management & Leadership
- Consulting
Keywords
- Electrical Engineering
- Controls
- Protection Systems
- High-Voltage Substations
- Hydroelectric Power Plants
- AC Systems
- Control Wiring Diagrams
- Protection Panels
- Installation Specifications
- Material Lists
- Cable Lists
- Interconnection Lists
- Site Surveys
- Project Leadership
- Client Coordination
- Discipline Coordination
- Automation Start-Up
- E3 Design Software
- Protection Relays
- Relay Test Equipment
- Onsite Monitoring
- Hydro-Québec
- IGEE
- Commissioning
- Energy
- Renewable Energy