Senior Power Controls & Grid Planning Engineer

Sargent & Lundy

1d•Remote

About The Position

This is a remote/virtual position, and the candidate can be based anywhere within Canada. Sargent & Lundy Consulting (SLC) supports electric power projects for clients, evaluating and optimizing technical, commercial, environmental, and financial aspects. In this role, the engineer will work on large, isolated power systems, integrating equipment such as gas turbines, BESS, reciprocating engines, and other generating technologies with large dynamic electrical loads. The position involves supporting Owner’s Engineer and design teams, providing independent technical oversight of plant control philosophies to ensure stable, resilient, and compliant operation under various conditions. The engineer will review and challenge dynamic studies, control narratives, plant controller strategies, and protection philosophies, validating integration between different control systems and coordination strategies. Strong cross-disciplinary leadership, risk identification, and the ability to translate complex control interactions into clear recommendations for stakeholders are required. Responsibilities also include engineering design reviews, technical due diligence, project development support, and conceptual design, with a particular desire for experience in electrical design of thermal power projects. The role offers opportunities for travel within North America and internationally.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
10+ years’ experience in power generation controls, grid integration, or utility-scale plant systems
Demonstrated experience with islanded or isolated grids
Strong understanding of dynamic performance studies (transient stability, EMT, frequency response), even if not the primary modeler
Familiarity with gas turbine control systems (e.g., Mark VIe or equivalent) and BESS plant/energy management systems, power plant controllers
Experience reviewing EPC deliverables, grid code compliance documentation, and performance guarantees
Knowledge of protection coordination and system-level control architecture
Strong communication skills for engagement with developers, OEMs, lenders, and regulatory bodies
Experience in development support and conceptual design of thermal power projects: Simple cycle gas turbines, Combined cycle projects, Coal fired generation, or Reciprocating engines (RICE)

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in electrical engineering is a plus
Experience in technical due diligence and owner’s engineering design reviews of thermal power projects is a plus
General understanding of power station operations and performance reviews is a plus
General understanding of process design at electric power generation facilities is a plus
Contract development experience is a plus
Reliability modeling experience is a plus
Overseeing engineers who program or script (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate engineering tasks, with review of automated outputs, is valued but not required
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

Help work on large, isolated power systems integrating equipment such as gas turbines, BESS, reciprocating engines, and other generating technologies with large dynamic electrical loads
Support Owner’s Engineer and design teams on large, isolated power systems integrating equipment such as gas turbines, reciprocating engines, BESS, Solar PV, with large dynamic loads
Provide independent technical oversight of plant control philosophies, ensuring that OEM, EPC, and system integrator designs collectively deliver stable, resilient, and compliant operation under steady-state, transient, and islanded conditions
Review and challenge dynamic studies, control narratives, plant controller strategies, and protection philosophies without directly performing detailed PSS®E or PSCAD modeling
Validate integration between GT controls, BESS EMS/PPC systems, SCADA, and overall coordination strategies (frequency response, voltage control, inertia management, black start, load rejection, and large motor/data center step loads)
Engineering design reviews
Technical due diligence
Project development support
Conceptual design