Veridian Connections Inc. safely and reliably delivers electricity to more than 110,000 customers in the Cities of Pickering and Belleville, the Towns of Ajax, Port Hope and Gravenhurst, and the communities of Uxbridge, Bowmanville, Newcastle, Orono, Port Perry, Beaverton, Sunderland and Cannington. Veridian Connections Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Veridian Corporation. The City of Pickering, the Town of Ajax, the Municipality of Clarington and the City of Belleville jointly own Veridian Corporation.
PROJECT ENGINEER
Reporting to the Manager, Distribution Automation in the Asset Services - Operations department, this position will:
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible for maintaining accurate records of distribution system model data, and creating equipment database to perform various engineering calculations using engineering analysis software.
Maintain accurate records of historic outage data and information and prepare reliability reports by analyzing the data to improve distribution system reliability.
Responsible for performing protection and coordination studies, load flow analysis, short circuit analysis and system optimization.
Assist in the programming of automated device, preparing and verifying digital relay logic, simulation of the system models for new projects and for the testing, verification and commissioning of the automated equipment.
Assist with interconnection of distributed generation projects under FIT, micro-FIT and other programs, as required.
Responsible for diagnosing and assessing information from automation devices in order to determine root cause of distribution system faults and abnormalities.
Assist in the preparation and revision as necessary of system drawings for the system study and/or analysis purposes.
Assist with special projects such as microgrid, energy storage, and smart grid including research projects with Universities, smart grid funding projects, Ministry funding projects, etc.
Perform power quality study of distribution system and address customer concerns regarding power quality.
Interact with the other members of the department, and with other departments for data collection and inputting of accurate information.
Participate in a continuous learning manner with respect to new and emerging electric distribution system technologies with positive operation impacts, including all technologies associated with smart grid.
Apply principles of mathematics and science to analyze and solve routine technical problems as found in Power Distribution utilities industries.
QUALIFICATIONS
3 to 5 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Engineering related program.
Designation of Professional Engineer in province of Ontario or evidence of working towards the designation.
Extensive experience with electrical distribution systems, solid knowledge of protection and control, distribution automation including programming of self-healing grid, tele-communication and reliability.
Experience with distribution system modeling software (CYMEDIST, DESS etc.) or any engineering software is an asset.
Minimum 3 years of experience in distribution system protection and programming of digital relays and smart devices such as SEL, GE, ABB, S&C, ION etc.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Interested and qualified applicants are encouraged to submit their resume to hr@veridian.on.ca by December 18, 2015. Applicants please note that accommodations are provided upon request. PLEASE QUOTE POSITION TITLE THAT YOU ARE APPLYING FOR IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR EMAIL. Please note only candidates who meet the qualifications and experience for the position will be contacted for an interview. We thank you for your interest in Veridian.
November 23, 2015
