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Power Your Future with Qualus in our T&D Canada business as a Senior Electrical Telecom Engineer. Reporting to the Telecom Engineering Manager, this position will be a hybrid role in either our Vancouver BC or Calgary AB office. You will serve as a technical leader and Professional of Record, responsible for the design and delivery of advanced telecommunications and operational technology (OT) systems that support Canada's electric utility infrastructure-from concept through construction. If you enjoy owning complex designs, mentoring engineers, and collaborating directly with clients on critical infrastructure projects, we want to hear from you.

• Lead, prepare, and serve as Professional of Record for Telecommunication and OT engineering design packages, ensuring engineering documentation conforms with contracted scope, client standards, industry technical standards, and overall constructability
• Support technical quality, constructability, and compliance reviews for other team members' design packages.
• Develop engineering cost estimates in accordance with AACE standards.
• Complete monthly resource planning and budget forecasting.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects, balancing scope, schedule, budget, and quality.
• Identify scope changes and support change order development.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers and designers within a geographically distributed team.
• Collaborate closely with internal disciplines, contractors, and client representatives to foster trust, alignment, and successful project outcomes.
• Support field investigations, construction reviews, and commissioning activities (up to three trips within Canada per year as required).
• Champion safety in the office, field, and by embedding safebydesign principles in all engineering decisions.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized university.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) registered in Canada and eligibility to register with EGBC within 6 months.
• 10+ years of relevant telecommunications and/or industrial networking experience, preferably in utility or industrial environments.
• Strong understanding of consulting engineering workflows and deliverables (drawings, specifications, BOMs, and estimates).
• Working knowledge of the Canadian Electrical Code.
• Valid Canadian driver's license.
• Eligible to permanently live and work in Canada.
• Ability to work from the office a minimum of three days per week.
• Demonstrate direct experience with the physical design and commissioning of many of the technologies below and be willing to become familiar with all as required:
  • Systems: Satellite Systems, Cellular Modem, PLCC Systems, Digital Cross Connects
  • Low Voltage: 48VDC Battery Systems, 125V DC-DC Converters    
  • Fibre Optics: ADSS, OPGW, AD, Fibre Management, SFP, CWDM/DWDM, OTN
  • IP Networking: Ethernet (VLAN), IP Routing (Static, RIP, OSPF), MPLS (E-line, E-lan, VPRN)
  • Serial: V.35, C37.94, RS-232, RS-485
  • TDM: T1, SONET
  • Radio: Microwave, UHF, VHF, WiMAX, TETRA 
  • Security Systems: CCTV, ACS, Intrusion Detection, Fire Alarms
  • Structured Cabling: CAT6, Coax, BIX, Waveguide

Additional Experience of Interest:

• Configuration and troubleshooting for the systems identified above.
• Experience with radio/microwave path modelling and ISED license applications.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity standards and assessments.
• Network performance analysis and troubleshooting.

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Qualus benefits offered include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short and Long-Term Disability, RRSP match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays, for those who qualify.

The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The salary range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

Qualus is a leading pure-play power solutions firm and innovator at the forefront of power infrastructure transformation, with differentiated capabilities across grid modernization, resiliency, security, and sustainability. The firm partners with utilities, commercial, industrial, data center, and government clients, and renewable and energy storage developers, offering comprehensive solutions through boutique and integrated advisory, planning, engineering, digital solutions, program management, and specialized field services. Qualus also provides software and technology enabled services and develops breakthrough solutions for critical power industry challenges such as distributed and variable resource integration, emergency management, and secure data exchange. The firm has over 1,800 professionals, with offices throughout the U.S. and Canada.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We are committed to providing an inclusive workplace and do not discriminate on any grounds protected by applicable human rights legislation across Canada and the US.