Senior Grid Interconnection Consultant

Sargent & Lundy•North York, ON

4d•CA$130,193 - CA$179,016•Hybrid

About The Position

This position in Sargent & Lundy’s Consulting group will require you to focus on our utility planning and advisory projects. The role is based on a hybrid work schedule, requiring 3 days in the office per week and offering the flexibility to work remotely for two days. Key responsibilities include transmission system planning and analysis, preparing new generator interconnection applications, and reviewing ISO feasibility and system impact studies to provide guidance to clients.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering and sufficient industry experience is considered in lieu of an advanced degree
A minimum of 6 years relevant power systems engineering experience with utility or consultant
Experience in load flow and contingency analysis to identify transmission thermal and voltage constraints and to identify transfer capability limits
Experience using transmission planning software for load flow modeling, contingency analysis, and stability analysis using PSS/E, PSLF, TARA
Candidates must be a citizen of a country listed in Appendix A to Part 810 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

Nice To Haves

Experience in stability analysis to identify critical clearing times, identify voltage constraints and analyze power system damping
Experience in electromagnetic transient analysis using PSCAD
Experience in short circuit analysis and using software programs CAPE or ASPEN
Knowledge of power regions and ISOs/RTOs, such as: PJM, MISO, NYISO, ERCOT, SPP, CAISO, WECC, SERC, ISO-NE
Experience in Python, Java Script, or other scripting languages
Additional learning, such as a minor, certificate, or other experience in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields that enables effective oversight of automation and agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows.

Responsibilities

Transmission system planning and analysis, including studies in load flow, stability, short circuit, and electromagnetic transients (EMT), to support a variety of clients such as ISO/RTO and electric utilities.
Preparing new generator interconnection applications, including development of conceptual single line diagram, verification of compliance with reactive power requirements, and development of steady-state, dynamic, and short circuit models to support the applications.
Reviewing ISO feasibility and system impact studies to provide guidance to our clients, who are ISO Interconnection Customers.
Lead others in taking engineering problems from issue to solution by setting expectations for using data and modern tools such as automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost-effective designs.
Direct automation and process-improvement work, for example, how teams automate calculations, summarize technical documents, or generate design documentation and guiding when and how AI or agentic AI tools are used while ensuring results are checked.
Overseeing engineers who program or script (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate engineering tasks, with review of automated outputs.