Substation Engineering Manager

Substation Engineering Manager

Stantec is looking for a Substation Engineering Manager to join our growing team across Western Canada.

As a manager, you will lead a diverse team of engineers, designers, technologists and drafters on various projects for utilities in British Columbia, Alberta, and beyond. You must bring a strong background in electrical utility engineering with a particular focus on substation design and layout, and have experience mentoring high‑motivated team members to find the best solutions to design challenges and project tasks.

• Provide leadership, development, and mentoring to the diverse substation team located throughout Western Canada.
• Work closely with the Substation Team Leads and overall Power Delivery department leadership on staffing plans, staff assignments and workload forecasting. Coordinate with other Stantec Power offices on work sharing and cross‑office project support.
• Build a solid network across the Stantec Energy and Resources business line with your peer engineering leaders and become a go‑to person for support on substation design work and project deliverables.
• Utilize your advanced skills in substation design and layout engineering to work on substation designs as part of a project team, or by leading design work. Focus on substation layouts for outdoor and indoor substations. Prior experience with both greenfield and brownfield substation projects will be advantageous.
• Lead or assist estimates and proposal work, both for complex MSAs and individual proposals.
• Guide the preparation of all relevant drawing and drafting work, coordinate equipment selection and review vendor specifications.
• Conduct checks and quality reviews for design packages in accordance with Stantec’s project delivery framework.
• Provide support during construction and guide team members through construction phase and associated engineering support.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key engineering representatives in client organizations.

We offer a hybrid work environment, allowing you to work from the local Stantec office or home office as appropriate. Field work may involve exposure to inclement weather.

• Solid understanding of the design requirements and standards for various utilities across Canada.
• Registered as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng) through applicable provincial governing body(s).
• Effective interpersonal skills – strong written and verbal skills are a must to ensure clear communication between team members, clients, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams of engineering and design staff working on utility projects, preferably substation design.
• Adapted to leading teams working from various locations, both remote and local.
• Experienced in people leadership and driven to help others succeed in their careers.
• Prior experience in project management.
• Solid experience with Micro Station and/or AutoCAD would be an asset.
• Excellent personal computing skills, including the Microsoft Office suite.
• Hold valid driver’s license.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering (Power System preferred).
• Minimum of 12‑15 years of direct detail design experience in high‑voltage substations for utilities in North America.

Regular full‑time and part‑time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health‑care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax‑free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short‑term/long‑term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax‑free savings account. Benefits may differ for union positions.

• Locations in Lower Mainland - BC, GTA & Ottawa Ontario: $ - $ Annually

In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. Certain roles are bonus eligible and part‑time compensation is pro‑rated.

Canada | BC | Burnaby

Regular

Yes

Full time

Full‑time

Mid‑Senior level

Engineering and Information Technology