Distribution System Planning Engineer

Current ENMAX employees are encouraged to apply through their internal Workday access.

Posted: March 21, 2025

Closing Date:  March 31, 2025

Position Type: Permanent

Union: Exempt - Management Professional (MP)
 

ENMAX Values – Safety, Integrity, Accountability, Service, Teamwork, Agility, Innovation

PEOPLE. That's the power behind ENMAX Corporation. As one of Alberta's leading energy and utility providers, our employees are the strength and knowledge that continue to drive our success. At the ENMAX group of companies, we look for energy solutions for today, while knowing we have the power to provide for a better tomorrow.

We are looking for a Distribution System Planning Engineer to support the development and implementation of strategies, processes, and tools that enhance planning functions for the ENMAX Power Distribution and Network electrical system. As our industry evolves, this position is integral to executing ENMAX Power’s Advanced Distribution Planning Tactics. This role involves assessing the short- and long-term impacts of system load growth, new customer connections, and emerging technologies on the grid.

The successful candidate will develop projects to maintain system capacity and reliability while overseeing initiatives through to completion.

Major Responsibilities:

• Assess and determine the future development of the EPC Distribution and Network system in the best interests of EPC customers.

• Develop new and maintain existing planning processes, tools and standards.

• Accountable for Planning Cycle deliverables including:

  • Load forecast

  • System assessment

  • Project justification and project scope development

  • System development plan

  • Distribution and Network Integrated Plan

• Accountable for the identification and development of substation capacity upgrades and new substation projects.

• Evaluation of customer connections and determination of system changes required to allow the customer service connection. Issue out capital work for identified system changes.

• Provide technical support to customers on the system requirements related to their connection service (Large Loads and Distributed Energy Resources (DER)).

• Ensure system investment on customer projects align with EPC investment practices.

• Identify and estimate customer loading trends to support load forecasting, system assessment and general system development.

• Update annual Load Capacity and Hosting Capacity maps

• Steward programs and projects from ideation to completion.

• Assist in regulatory undertakings as required (AUC, AESO, etc.)

Education Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

• P.Eng status with The Association of Professionals in Engineering and Geoscience in Alberta (APEGA)

Qualifications & Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in the power distribution industry, with a preference for utilities experience.

• Sound engineering and operational knowledge of distribution utility systems (Distribution and Network) under normal and contingency conditions.

• Knowledge of the Distribution System Performance Standard for Distribution and Network systems.

• Experience with long-term (10-year) electrical load forecasting at system, substation, transformer, feeder, and customer levels.

• Proficiency in using CYME (CYMDIST) software for radial distribution and meshed secondary network systems

• Experience conducting power system assessments for distribution systems (N-1 contingencies) and network systems (N-1-1 and N-2 contingencies) and developing solutions.

• Experience writing business cases for distribution solutions and Need Identification documents for transmission and distribution projects.

• Experience with the AESO interconnection process for projects, such as adding substation transformers or substations alongside distribution solutions driven by growth.

• Basic knowledge of the Alberta regulatory environment.

• Proficiency in Python Programming and Microsoft Power BI is an asset.

• Previous experience in DER Interconnection studies is an asset.

• Experience with data analysis, including regression analysis, time series analysis or Monte Carlo simulation is an asset.

Competencies:

• Understand and apply industry knowledge to drive informed decisions and organizational success.

• Organized and disciplined; able to set their priorities.

• Interact with various work groups and communicate technical information to non-technical individuals 

• Problem solver with strong analytical abilities 

Did we mention the ENMAX Advantage?

We offer competitive compensation including a comprehensive flexible benefits program, non-downtown location that includes great building amenities such as free onsite fitness facility, onsite massage, onsite child care centre (upon availability, offered from our ENMAX Place location 141 – 50 Ave. SE), free parking and much more. If you share our values and would like to make a difference with your career, join the team and see where the ENMAX possibilities can take you.

Location:  This role will be part of our hybrid (home and office) work force with office workspace located at ENMAX Place (141 - 50th Avenue SE, Calgary, AB). You will work from home on Mondays and Fridays and in the office on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Note: 

• We have changed the way we connect with our candidates. Initial interviews may be done virtually as well as parts of our on-boarding and job training may be completed remotely.

• If we can provide an accommodation or adjustment to make the process more accessible for you, please let us know. ENMAX welcomes all qualified applicants to apply and is committed to a safe and respectful workplace. It is our aim to have a workplace which is inclusive and values safety, diversity, personal integrity, respect for individual differences, and encourages ownership and accountability for our actions.

• Every ENMAX employee is responsible to take reasonable care to protect the health and safety of themselves, of all other workers, and of the public.  Each employee must become familiar with safety procedures and rules applicable to their job and are required to follow them while working at ENMAX.

• Must be legal to work in Canada and requires the successful completion of a criminal background check.  Two pieces of valid Government issued ID will be required. 

• Two professional references will be requested.

• Education requirements for this position will be verified by a third party.

In the spirit of reconciliation, we respectfully acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional lands of Indigenous Peoples. ENMAX headquarters is in Calgary, Alberta, the traditional territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy, comprised of the Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, and Amskapi Piikuni Nations; the Tsuut’ina Nation; and the îyârhe Nakoda Nations of Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney, and home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, as well as many diverse Indigenous people who have made the city their home. We are committed to strengthening relationships with Indigenous Nations and peoples in all communities where we operate, through respect and collaboration.

Please visit our careers page to learn more about other opportunities at ENMAX Corporation.

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