Your potential is here!
Division: ATCO Electric
Location: Multiple (Edmonton, Calgary, Grande Prairie, Lloydminster)
Duration: 8, 12 or 16 months
Salary: $28 - $36/hour, dependent upon previous work-term experience
Start Date: September 2024
Relocation: Relocation assistance will be provided
What We Offer:
- A culture based on caring, integrity, agility, collaboration, safety, and belonging
- Salary increases every semester plus 6% vacation pay
- Ongoing support from engineering mentors toward your professional growth.
- Opportunities to give back through ATCO's EPIC Program and team events
- Well-Being@ATCO Health & Wellness Program
- So much more!
Your career journey at ATCO has the potential to be full of new experiences, inspiring challenges, and growth without boundaries. Set your sights on how you want to grow and develop, and we’ll be right there to support you along the way. At ATCO Electric, we’ve been energizing homes, farms and businesses across north and east-central Alberta for more than 85 years. We serve nearly 229,000 customers in 242 communities and our service area covers nearly two-thirds of Alberta. Engineering work makes what we do possible.
Who you are:
Are you an ambitious and motivated student who thrives in an environment powered by entrepreneurial spirit and an inspired vision for the future? We want you in our ATCO Electric Engineering Co-op Program!
- Enrolled in an engineering co-op (or internship) program at a recognized Canadian university.
- Have Excellent computer skills and experience working with Microsoft Office Suite.
- Ability to communicate verbally and in writing clearly and concisely, using appropriate technical vocabulary.
- Hold a valid Class 5 driver's license.
To apply:
- Please clearly indicate which three departments you are most interested in and whether you are willing to relocate.
- Please indicate on your resume how many months you are available for and that you are applying for the September 2024 Co-op Term.
- Include your most recent transcript in your application.
Positions are available in, but not limited to, the following engineering departments:
Distribution Design Engineering
Discipline: Electrical, Civil Engineering
Location: Grande Prairie, Edmonton, Lloydminster
Description:
- Prepare designs using AutoCAD for projects compatible with pre-engineered standards, regulations, and meeting customer requirements.
- Calculate structure loading & determine pole class and guy length requirements based on tangential and sheer loading & balancing of static forces.
- Clearance calculations of overhead facilities
- Size electrical equipment, wire, cable, and appropriate over-current protective devices
- Develop project cost and resource estimates.
- Prepare detailed material lists & ordering material.
Software’s Used:
- Microsoft Office 365
- AutoCAD
Work Conditions:
- 95% office based, 5% field based.
- Hybrid schedule
Distribution System Planning
Discipline: Electrical Engineering
Location: Edmonton, Grande Prairie, Lloydminster
Description:
- Operate power system simulation software (CYME) for load flow analysis.
- Creation of Single Line Diagrams (SLDs) as needed for customer new extensions and system work.
- Develops protection schemes, regulator settings, transformer sizes.
- reviews historical load and generation data and assists in the implementation of recent technologies.
- Work with Transmission Protection and Control group to revise 25kV breaker relay settings.
- Daily support as needed to Service staff with transformer upgrades, fuse coordination, equipment upgrades and replacements, contingency studies, and outage investigations.
Software’s Used:
- Microsoft Office 365
- AutoCAD
- CYME
Working Conditions:
- 95% office based, 5% field based.
- Hybrid schedule
Substation Engineering – Protection and Control
Discipline: Electrical Engineering
Location: Edmonton
Description:
- Assist with the preparation of transmission substation Protection & Control detailed design and settings work packages, including drafting, quality checks, and coordination to ensure package alignment and constructability.
- Develop short-circuit, arc flash, and coordination studies by modelling substations in electrical design software, running simulations, and assessing the impacts of fault scenarios.
- Support the operations and maintenance of Protection & Control assets by assisting with outage analysis, technical support, and Alberta Reliability Standards compliance activities.
Software’s Used:
- IPS
- MicroStation
- ProjectWise
- AcSELerator Quickset
- Digsi
Working Conditions:
- 95% Office-based, 5% Field-based.
- Hybrid Schedule
Substation Engineering – Substation Design and Layout
Discipline: Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering
Location: Edmonton
Description:
- Yard and equipment layout design for small capital maintenance projects such as fence repairs and switch replacement.
- Model and run grounding studies to verify that step and touch potential within substation is kept within safe limits for individuals working on site.
- Support the team in centralizing project and facility documentation into ProjectWise.
Software’s Used:
- MicroStation (drafting/design)
- ProjectWise (document management)
- CDEGS (grounding studies)
Working Conditions:
- 95% Office-based, 5% Field-based.
- Hybrid Schedule
Electrical Transmission Lines & Civil Engineering
Discipline: Electrical, Civil, Computer Engineering
Location: Calgary, Edmonton
Description:
- Assist engineers for overall engineering and design of overhead transmission line.
- Prepare drawings and design for a wide range of projects and standards including new electrical transmission line builds.
- Assist engineers with supporting asset management team, field maintenance crews, and right of way planning team.
Software’s Used:
- Microsoft Office 365
- AutoCAD
- MicroStation
- PLS-CAD
Work Conditions:
- 95% office based, 5% field based.
- Hybrid Schedule.
Renewables & Microgrids
Discipline: Electrical Engineering
Location: Edmonton, Calgary
Description:
- Prepare designs and drawings with MicroStation for projects compatible with pre-engineered standards, regulations, and customer requirements.
- Provide engineering and project management support of renewables, battery systems and microgrids including design, procurement, implementation, and life cycle support.
- Assist in planning, design, site visit, vendor outreach of electric vehicle related projects, such as public facing EV charging, ATCO internal charging.
- Markup preliminary and as-built drawing packages as required. Coordinate drawing packages with Electrical & Instrumentation, and other Engineering teams.
- Update weekly project list for budgeting, forecasting, and cost tracking.
Software’s Used:
- Microsoft Office 365
- AutoCAD
- MicroStation
Working Conditions:
- 90% office based, 10% field based.
- Hybrid Schedule.
Automation and SCADA
Discipline: Electrical, Computer, Communication Engineering
Location: Edmonton
Description:
- Assist with the design and specifications of substation automation systems including processor-based hardware and software control systems (Relay, RTU – Remote Terminal Unit, HMI – Human Machine Interface).
- Participation in substation design reviews.
- Creating and reviewing procedures for Automation and SCADA material.
- Independently works on small projects and applying standards and processes while recommending any deviation from standards to the supervisor.
Software’s Used:
- MicroStation
- Microsoft Office
- ProjectWise
- DS Agile
Working Conditions:
- 95% Office-based, 5% Field-based.
- Hybrid Schedule.
Network Connectivity
Discipline: Electrical, Engineering Physics, Mechanical
Location: Edmonton
Description:
- Entry level network modelling/facility mapping in the Hexagon G/Technology suite of applications.
- Troubleshoot and address issues within the electrically connected model in G/Technology.
- Participate in data integrity and cleanup projects that involve research, analysis, problem solving, and the reconciliation of data from various sources to resolve issues with the existing Utility Network Model data.
- Develop documentation for both existing and new work processes.
- Run daily validation tools as part of group QA/QC processes.
Software’s Used:
- Microsoft Office
- Hexagon G/Technology
Working Conditions:
- 95% Office-based, 5% Field-based.
- Hybrid Schedule.
AMI Program
Discipline: Electrical
Location: Edmonton
Description:
- Assist AMI team on deploying AMI meters, including AMI network design,process documentation, data management, data clean-up,
- Analyze GIS data for existing AMI installation and determine / develop AMI meter procurement plan for future years.
- Assist in communication with internal and external stakeholders, such as Rural Electricity Association, about AMI implementation.
Software’s Used:
- Microsoft Office
- Power Automate / Power BI
- Customer Information System
- NetWorks
- Google Earth Pro
Working Conditions:
- 95% Office-based, 5% Field-based.
- Hybrid Schedule.
Work Management
Discipline: Electrical, Civil Engineering
Location: Grande Prairie
Description:
- This position is responsible for supporting the Work Management team as they interact with the project and technical groups to stabilize the Work and Asset Management Program. This role will provide exposure and allow direct interactions with the Transmission and Distribution operation teams. Activities such as data entry and analysis, retrieving requested information, compiling documentation, process development monitoring and updating are some of the key aspects of this position. In addition to these activities this role will support and possibly represent work management in collaboration efforts with other program such as Grid Modernization and the Customer Experience.
Execution Planning and Estimating
Discipline: Electrical Engineering
Location: Edmonton
Description:
- Creating order of magnitude estimates for project scopes to support the General Tariff Application that is filed to the Alberta Utilities Commission (to receive approval to complete the defined work)
- Creating order of magnitude estimates for project scopes pertaining to Large Distribution projects.
- Determine constructability of Engineering designs and develop a scope of work for the execution portion of the project.
- Updating templates the team uses to support their day-to-day work.
Software’s Used:
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Project
- Abadata
- Design & Materials Assistant (DMA)
Working Conditions:
- 90% Office-based, 10% Field-based.
- Hybrid Schedule
- his role’s primary duties.
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