At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?
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HDR Engineering is looking for a Substation Electrical Engineer to join our growing and nationally ranked team of Power Delivery professionals in Western Canada.
Primary Responsibilities
As a Substation Electrical Engineer, you will be directly responsible for developing and producing detailed engineering deliverables for high-voltage electric utility projects, from 12 kV to 500 kV transmission substations. You will actively design and document all aspects of substation systems for both greenfield and brownfield projects, ensuring technical accuracy, code compliance, and cross-discipline coordination throughout the project lifecycle. Specific duties of the Substation Electrical Engineer include:
Develop engineering deliverables, general arrangements, grounding, raceways, AC/DC systems, protection one-lines, schematics, wiring diagrams, and relay panel layouts
Perform technical studies, grounding, CT saturation, bus ampacity, lighting, and load flow
Prepare equipment specifications and review vendor documentation
Support factory acceptance testing (FAT) and technical evaluations
Contribute to scopes, schedules, and budgets
Deliver complete, accurate, and on-time design packages
Proactively identify and mitigate design risks
Work closely with civil, structural, telecom, and line design teams
Participate in design reviews and client coordination meetings
Communicate effectively with project managers, stakeholders, and vendors
Mentor junior engineers and designers
Review and approve design work for technical accuracy
Support procurement, construction, commissioning, and field activities
Contribute to continuous improvement of standards and workflows
Preferred Qualifications
A minimum of 5 years of experience in substation design is required.
Specific experience performing aspects associated with substation design including one line diagrams, general arrangements, sections, grounding, conduit plans, foundation plans, material lists, relay and control systems control schematics, and wiring diagrams is required.
Previous consulting firm experience desired.
Self-starter with strong written and verbal communication skills.
Some travel may be required.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Engineering
Professional Engineer (PE) license
Previous experience in project execution within the Power Market Sector.
Computer skills in Microsoft Office as well as standard Power Market Sector design software. (examples include PLS CAD, AutoCAD, Plant 3D, AutoPipe, and Revit)
An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture
What We Believe
HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.
Our Commitment
As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.
Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.
