Senior Electrical Advisor - T&D
- Fort McMurray, AB, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
At Suncor, we produce and provide energy.
When you join Suncor, you become part of a company that has built a solid foundation for both business and employee success. We are a place where talented people thrive. As part of our team, you play a vital role in delivering energy we all rely on, and you'll make a meaningful impact in the communities where we live and work.
About The Role
We are hiring a Senior Electrical Advisor, Transmission and Distribution, to provide leadership in the safe, reliable, and compliant operation of critical high-voltage transmission and distribution assets that power our business. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced electrical professional to lead operational decision-making, guide teams through outages and emergent events, and support maintenance, commissioning, and system reliability across complex industrial power systems. If you are energized by leading people, solving complex challenges, and driving operational excellence, we want to hear from you.
What we offer:
We recognize your contribution and offer a range of rewards and development opportunities designed to support your success. Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Suncor and the region where you work.
Responsibilities:
Suncor is committed to providing equal opportunities for employment and building an inclusive, results-oriented and high-performance culture where all members of our team feel safe, valued and respected.
When you join Suncor, you become part of a company that has built a solid foundation for both business and employee success. We are a place where talented people thrive. As part of our team, you play a vital role in delivering energy we all rely on, and you'll make a meaningful impact in the communities where we live and work.
About The Role
We are hiring a Senior Electrical Advisor, Transmission and Distribution, to provide leadership in the safe, reliable, and compliant operation of critical high-voltage transmission and distribution assets that power our business. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced electrical professional to lead operational decision-making, guide teams through outages and emergent events, and support maintenance, commissioning, and system reliability across complex industrial power systems. If you are energized by leading people, solving complex challenges, and driving operational excellence, we want to hear from you.
What we offer:
We recognize your contribution and offer a range of rewards and development opportunities designed to support your success. Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Suncor and the region where you work.
- Strong compensation: we offer competitive compensation, regional-based uplifts, annual bonuses, and long-term financial rewards. We also help you save for your future by offering pension programs, and savings plans with company matching
- Benefits: utilize an employee assistance program and comprehensive company-paid health, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family to support your mental, physical, and financial well-being
- Generous time-off: enjoy generous paid vacation time and personal time-off to recharge and maintain a healthy work-life balance
- Talent development programs: Internal mobility, succession planning, and employee training and development programs are just a few ways we’re dedicated to your development
- Minimum five years of relevant experience in electrical operations, maintenance, utilities, industrial power systems, or transmission and distribution environments
- Recognized electrical qualification such as Journeyperson Electrician, Power System Electrician, Powerline Technician, Electrical Engineering Technologist, or a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
- Experience with high-voltage systems, including switching, isolation, grounding, and a solid understanding of apparatus, protection and control, transmission, and distribution systems
- Strong knowledge of electrical safety practices, including Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) and safe work procedures
- Experience supporting major outages, turnarounds, commissioning, operational readiness, and asset turnover in industrial or utility environments
- Knowledge of Alberta utility systems, AESO requirements, and industrial electrical operations; leadership/supervisory experience and P.Eng. registration or eligibility are considered assets
Responsibilities:
- Accountable for the safe, reliable, and compliant operation of Suncor's 13.8 kV to 260 kV transmission and distribution assets
- Lead operational decision-making while balancing safety, reliability, cost, environmental, and production impacts
- Provide leadership during emergent events including forced outages, equipment failures, and production disruptions
- Ensure effective execution of weekly maintenance plans, outage schedules, and emergent work
- Support switching, isolation planning, outage coordination, and return-to-service activities
- Monitor asset performance and ensure reliability risks are identified and address
- Provide operational support during maintenance, commissioning, and startup activities
- Responsible for contractor management, including scope development, work execution oversight, safety performance, and service delivery
- You will work out of our Firebag location, which is our largest in situ operation and one of the largest in the world (and located 120 km northeast of Fort McMurray, Alberta)
- This is a Fly-in/Fly-out (FIFO) camp-based position; you will FIFO from a Suncor hub
- location: Calgary/Edmonton, Alberta or Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- 8 on 6 off in camp fly in fly out
- This position is safety sensitive
Suncor is committed to providing equal opportunities for employment and building an inclusive, results-oriented and high-performance culture where all members of our team feel safe, valued and respected.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Lead the safe, reliable, and compliant operation of Suncor's 13.8 kV to 260 kV transmission and distribution assets, making operational decisions that balance safety, reliability, cost, environmental, and production impacts. Coordinate maintenance plans, outages, switching and return-to-service activities, support commissioning and startup, respond to emergent events, and oversee contractor work and safety performance.
Requirements
Requires at least five years of relevant experience and a recognized electrical qualification, such as an electrician or power system trade qualification, an electrical engineering technologist credential, or a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. Candidates should have high-voltage systems and electrical safety experience, support experience with outages and commissioning, and knowledge of Alberta utility systems and AESO requirements; leadership experience and P.Eng. registration or eligibility are assets.
Skills
- High-Voltage Systems
- Electrical Operations
- Transmission and Distribution
- Switching and Isolation
- Grounding
- Protection and Control Systems
- Electrical Safety
- Lockout/Tagout
- Outage Coordination
- Maintenance Planning
- Commissioning
- Operational Readiness
- Asset Reliability
- Contractor Management
- Emergency Response
- Leadership
Benefits
- Pension Programs
- Company-Matched Savings Plans
- Employee Assistance Program
- Health Benefits
- Dental Benefits
- Vision Benefits
- Paid Vacation
- Personal Time Off
- Talent Development Programs
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- Energy
- Engineering
- Management & Leadership
- Trades
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- High-Voltage Transmission
- Distribution Assets
- 13.8 kV to 260 kV
- Electrical Operations
- Industrial Power Systems
- Switching
- Isolation
- Grounding
- Protection and Control
- Electrical Safety
- Lockout/Tagout
- Outages
- Turnarounds
- Commissioning
- Operational Readiness
- Asset Turnover
- Maintenance Planning
- Outage Coordination
- Return to Service
- Asset Reliability
- Contractor Management
- AESO Requirements
- Alberta Utility Systems
- P.Eng.
- Fly-In/Fly-Out