Specialist Electrical Engineer

• Provide subject matter expertise in power distribution, protection and control, standby power systems, and plant electrical equipment.
• Prepare and review engineering calculations, system studies, technical specifications, and design change packages.
• Perform system assessments including load flow, short‑circuit, protection coordination, arc‑flash hazard analysis, harmonic analysis, surge protection and system reliability studies.
• Support equipment qualification, environmental/seismic assessments, and aging management programs.
• Interface with operations, maintenance, licensing, and safety teams to resolve complex technical issues.
• Ensure compliance with nuclear codes, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical oversight of vendors, contractors, and junior engineers.
• Support commissioning, testing, troubleshooting, and plant start‑up activities.
• Contribute to risk assessments, failure investigations, and corrective action programs.
• Perform engineering work following AtkinsRéalis /Candu Energy procedures and QA programs, and applicable codes, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate and interface with client(s), suppliers, stakeholders and other design disciplines to execute assigned engineering work.
• Become involved in conceptual, preliminary and/or detailed design phases to support CANDU and other Nuclear electrical systems and modifications.
• Provide input to technical documents, that include engineering drawings (including GAs, DDs, EDs), change paper markups, calculations, design/analysis reports, design requirements, design manuals, bill of materials, design specifications, technical specifications, component specification sheets, commissioning specifications, etc.
• Participate in review of interfacing discipline’s documentation.
• Provide input to requisitions or Engineering Quotation Requests (EQR) for equipment and materials to support procurement.
• Interface and provide technical guidance and instruction to designers/drafters.
• Supervise, coordinate and review the work of junior and assistant engineers/designers, prepare estimates, monitor schedules and assigning work to team members to meet completion dates.
• Prepare scope of work and provide input to bid proposals.
• Perform field walk-downs during different design phases and prepare Walkdown reports as required.
• Assist with field construction and execution activities, such as: field changes, design revisions, commissioning, AFS, closeout, etc.
• Complete the assigned scopes or tasks within given budget and schedule, and in good quality.
• Provide prompt response and engineering resolutions on any critical engineering related matters.

• Engineering Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university or equivalent degree as recognized by Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO).
• Registered as a Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario.
• 20+ years of related work experience in electrical engineering with significant experience in nuclear or large industrial power systems.
• Experience with specifying requirements for cyber security, software qualification, and EMI/RFI in compliance with nuclear codes and standards as they apply to electrical equipment.
• Experience with commercially available practices for advanced condition monitoring of electrical equipment.
• Experience with nuclear safety‑related electrical systems and design change control processes.
• Experience with medium voltage and low voltage power distribution systems, including preparation of Single Line diagrams, Elementary Diagrams, Wiring Diagrams, Cable Block Diagrams and schedules, and calculation of power demand/electrical load lists.
• Experience with transformer sizing, cable sizing, circuit breaker sizing calculations.
• Experience in modelling electrical power systems and use of analysis functions in ETAP, or other similar software programs is an asset.
• Site experience in construction, or commissioning of electrical systems for nuclear or other heavy industries would be an asset.
• In depth knowledge and experience of CANDU nuclear electrical power systems.
• Strong knowledge of power system analysis, industrial power distribution, and high‑reliability electrical design.
• In depth knowledge of applicable codes and standards, such as of CSA 22.1, Canadian Electrical Code Part I and The Ontario Electrical Safety Code (OESC).
• Familiarity with Canadian nuclear codes and standards, and engineering governance experience.
• Familiar with specifying and procurement support for electrical equipment such as oil filled and dry type transformers, medium voltage and low voltage switchgear, MCCs, MV & LV motors, MV & LV variable frequency drives, low voltage distribution load centers, UPS systems including rectifiers and inverters and diesel generators (emergency power and standby power), power and control and instrumentation cables.
• Shall have specialized technical knowledge to resolve complex engineering issues or technical problems.
• Shall have excellent communication and technical writing skills and good ability to interact and communicate (both verbal and in writing) professionally with colleagues, clients and contractors.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Availability to travel for short periods of time to jobsites, client or partner offices or Vendor facilities may be required.

• Advanced analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Technical leadership and mentoring ability.
• Strong communication and stakeholder coordination.
• High standards for nuclear safety culture and quality assurance.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in regulated environments.

• Experience supporting CANDU reactor technology.
• Background in nuclear refurbishment and life‑extension projects.
• Experience with utility engineering standards and configuration management.

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