Power System Studies Engineer (Electrical Engineer)
Winnipeg, MB
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Great Benefits
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
- Defined-benefit pension plan for long-term financial security.
- Nine-day work cycle, typically resulting in every other Monday off to support a balanced approach to work, family life and
community.
Position Overview:
We are seeking a Power System Studies Engineer to join our Grid Infrastructure Planning Department. Under the general direction
of the Principal System Studies Engineer, the Power System Studies Engineer will initiate, conduct, and analyse transmission
system planning studies involving generation station outlet transmission and existing and future interconnections to assess whether
there is adequate transmission capacity including their impact on the development of the Manitoba Hydro interconnected power
system.
Responsibilities:
- Perform planning studies (load flow, transient stability, contingency analysis, voltage stability, fault analysis and
electromagnetic transient) and make recommendations for generation station outlet transmission and interconnections with
neighbouring utilities.
- Conduct Interconnection Evaluation and Facility Studies for Generator Interconnection requests under the Manitoba Hydro
Open Access Interconnection Tariff (OAIT).
- Conduct System Impact and Facility Studies for long-term firm Transmission Service Requests under the Manitoba Hydro
Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) or other tariffs.
- Conduct reliability assessments for compliance with NERC and Manitoba Hydro standards (e.g., CIP-014, PRC-023,
MH-TPL-001).
- Assist with NERC compliance activities and ensure compliance for NERC standards and requirements owned by Manager,
Grid Infrastructure Planning department.
- Prepare estimate and schedule requests for new generation interconnection and transmission service request studies.
- Present new generation interconnection study results and transmission service request results to external Transmission
Operator and Owner Stakeholders for comment.
- Develop functional equipment specifications for new and specialized equipment such as FACTS devices, circuit breakers,
lightning arresters, transformers, capacitors and special protection systems.
- Conduct transient studies utilizing PSCAD, EMTP, RSCAD or other power system electromagnetic transient simulation tools.
Perform hardware-in-the loop simulations to test power system protective devices and controllers using real time digital
simulation tools (RTDS).
- Assist with maintaining and updating Manitoba Hydro's Transmission System Interconnection Requirements (TSIR).
- Represent Manitoba Hydro and provide expertise to internal/external working groups, task forces and committees as
appointed.
Qualifications:
- Graduate in Electrical Engineering from a University of recognized standing with a minimum of six years of related experience
including two years of experience directly related to the planning of power systems.
- Professional member in good standing with Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba (or willingness and ability to attain within a
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