Specialist Electrical Engineer

Suncor Energy • Fort McMurray, AB

4d • Onsite

About The Position

At Suncor, we produce and provide energy. When you join Suncor, you become part of a company that has built a solid foundation for both business and employee success. We are a place where talented people thrive. As part of our team, you play a vital role in delivering energy we all rely on, and you'll make a meaningful impact in the communities where we live and work. We are seeking a senior electrical engineering professional to support the safe, reliable, and compliant operation of the Base Plant high-voltage T&D system, including adherence to approved facility ratings and applicable FAC-008 requirements. This operations-facing role focuses on near-real-time system support, operating decision quality, system risk and outage-risk management, and system performance stewardship, and is distinct from long-range system planning.

Requirements

• 12+ years of relevant experience
• P. Eng. designation required
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related discipline
• Experience supporting high-voltage T&D systems in an industrial, utility, or power systems environment, with strong knowledge of power system operations, operating limits, system risk assessment, outage management, and operating-role boundaries with certified operating personnel
• Strong ability to interpret single-line diagrams, electrical drawings, alarms, sequence-of-events data, system trends, and other operating data to support event investigation, power-quality analysis, and system performance assessment
• Working knowledge of applicable industry standards, electrical safety practices, and AESO/NERC/Alberta reliability requirements relevant to T&D operations and bulk electric system support, including approved facility ratings and FAC-008
• Experience with high-voltage substations and T&D assets such as transformers, breakers, protection systems, and reactive devices

Nice To Haves

• Experience with SAP, Microsoft Office, engineering reports, stewardship reporting, and digital operating platforms is considered an asset

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day technical support to T&D Operations by monitoring real-time and near-real-time system conditions, including voltage, frequency, loading, alarms, abnormal states, and restoration readiness, and by supporting outages, operational events, abnormal system conditions, on-call coverage, and after-hours consultation as required
• Identify, assess, and communicate system risks through daily and weekly operational reviews, supporting issue prioritization, alarm governance, mitigation planning, and alignment with operating priorities
• Maintain and communicate T&D operating envelopes, system limits, standing instructions, operating procedures, approved facility ratings, and applicable FAC-008 requirements, and apply these in day-to-day operational guidance in coordination with certified operating personnel
• Prepare outage endorsement and risk review documentation for planned outages, switching activities, special configurations, and non-standard operating scenarios, recommending mitigation measures as needed
• Maintain operating single-line diagrams and support improvements to supervisory displays, control room visibility, and overall system understanding
• Lead or support power-quality analysis, system studies, event investigations, and performance reporting by reviewing alarms, sequence-of-events data, protection/relay records, and operating trends to support event response, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, KPI tracking, and risk repository updates
• Provide technical input to projects, turnaround planning, and cross-functional improvement initiatives to improve system operability, resilience, and execution quality

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Regional-based uplifts
• Annual bonuses
• Long-term financial rewards
• Pension programs
• Savings plans with company matching
• Employee assistance program
• Comprehensive company-paid health, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family
• Generous paid vacation time
• Personal time-off
• Internal mobility
• Succession planning
• Employee training and development programs
• Relocation assistance (support with lease cancellation or home sale, temporary accommodations, rental home search, moving and storage costs, spousal assistance and more)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior