We are looking to hire a Wind Electrical Engineer. Based either at TransAlta's Pincher Creek Office in Alberta, Shelburne or Kingston Offices in Ontario, or our Matane Office in Quebec. This role will be reporting to the Supervisor Engineering, Wind & Solar Operations. You will work closely with the Wind and Solar Engineers to plan and implement engineering scope for power generation electrical projects.
This is a full-time salaried, safety-sensitive position. This role will also offer a blend of office time as well as time in the field with some travel across our facilities in Canada and the US (expected to be around 5% of the time).
WHAT YOU WILL DO
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Provide electrical engineering operational support of wind generating plant equipment such as substation, turbines, underground and overhead collector systems, control systems, switchgear, protective relays, and transformers
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Provide the day-to-day engineering support to operations, maintenance and forced outages to ensure the facility can operate safely and in compliance within technical policies, procedures and standards.
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Provide technical support to capital projects and turnarounds that meet the asset goals, when requested
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Identify, document, update and communicate equipment risks and mitigations
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Provide detailed technical risk mitigations into the capital MRF process for both planned outages and non-turnaround work; this includes conceptual engineering work scopes and risk assessments that are well balanced to meet overall asset goals
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Complete timely Root Cause Failure Analysis, as well as recommend corrective actions
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Complete condition assessment and risk assessment work as required by business needs
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Establish a collaborative work environment with team, peers, stakeholders, and support groups to ensure issues may be resolved in a professional and productive manner
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Completing technical due diligence for M&A and Business Development projects in line with standards set forth
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Timely escalation to the Engineering Supervisor of technical issues and risks that affect overall accountability, as well to recommend any immediate actions, inspections, or testing that may be required as a part of the risk escalation
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Identify and implement innovative solutions to improve current processes and improve equipment performance/reliability
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Bring industry best practices, innovations/new technology to be evaluated by the business
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Provide emergency support for forced outages and other operational issues that may arise
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU
To be successful in this role, we are looking for the following must-have qualifications and experience:
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Registered (or able to register) as a Professional Engineer in the province of Alberta, Ontario or Quebec, and in good standing
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Wind, Solar, BESS plant, and/or high voltage substation operating experience
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Self-starter, demonstrate initiative and be capable of working both independently and with others in a team environment
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Able to travel within Canada and the US
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
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Successful completion of required pre-employment testing is a condition of employment
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As this is a site-based position, the successful applicant will need to report to a Company site location
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Hybrid work schedules will be considered
TransAlta Corporation
110 Twelfth Ave SW
Calgary
Alberta Canada
www.transalta.com
