Qualus
Qualus
Qualus is a power services firm focused on helping organizations navigate the energy transition and modernize critical infrastructure. Its work spans grid modernization, resilience, security, and sustainability, combining advisory, planning, engineering, digital solutions, program management, and specialized field services. Qualus supports utilities, commercial and industrial organizations, data centers, government clients, renewable energy and energy storage developers, and other participants in the power sector. The company also develops software and technology-enabled services for challenges including distributed resource integration, emergency management, and secure data exchange.

Senior SCADA Engineer, Substations — Vancouver Onsite

Lead automation, protection, and control engineering for Qualus utility and renewable energy clients. Deliver high-voltage substation projects from early design through testing and commissioning.

Description

  • Lead engineers and designers delivering automation, protection, control, and communications systems for high-voltage substations
  • Act as Technical Lead, directing automation design from concept development through construction and commissioning
  • Create and evaluate automation philosophies and related application documentation
  • Configure and review RTU, PLC, HMI, SCADA, and communications systems and their documentation
  • Produce and assess one-line diagrams, schematics, logic diagrams, panel layouts, and wiring drawings
  • Support automation integration for utility transmission and distribution substations
  • Lead or contribute to design reviews, factory acceptance testing, site acceptance testing, and field inspections
  • Assist with construction support, outage planning, commissioning, and troubleshooting
  • Join client technical meetings, Safety by Design sessions, and constructability reviews
  • Prepare or evaluate project scopes, feasibility studies, estimates, and definition-stage deliverables
  • Serve as a technical contact for clients and external partners on assigned projects
  • Mentor junior engineers and help improve automation standards, tools, and engineering practices

Requirements

  • Bring 8–15 years of utility-focused experience in automation, protection, control, and metering engineering
  • Hold a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized university
  • Be eligible for, or already hold, Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) registration in Canada
  • Have experience with utility automation technologies, including SCADA, RTUs, PLCs, HMIs, telemetry, and substation communications
  • Understand DNP3, Modbus, and IEC 61850 protocols
  • Have developed and reviewed automation deliverables such as logic diagrams, RTU and PLC configurations, communications architecture drawings, one-lines, schematics, panel layouts, and wiring diagrams
  • Be familiar with integrating automation systems into high-voltage transmission and distribution substations
  • Understand substation construction, commissioning, and outage planning practices
  • Have supported system testing, troubleshooting, and field commissioning
  • Communicate effectively in both written and spoken form
  • EPC project experience and knowledge of utility maintenance and operations are valuable assets

Benefits

  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Short- and long-term disability coverage
  • Retirement savings plans, with employer matching where applicable
  • Flexible Spending and/or Health Spending Accounts
  • Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
  • Parental leave
  • Paid time off
  • Company holidays

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