Manager, Engineering and Substation Operations

Our purpose is sustaining energy and water for life, and it is demonstrated in everything we do as a business, and as an employee team.

At Liberty, we hire passionate people who care about doing the right thing for our customers. We are entrepreneurial, creative, and outcome-focused. Here, your natural talent and achievements will flourish in an inclusive environment of teamwork, trust and continuous learning. We are always pursuing excellence to exceed our ambitions goals, rewarding both the goal outcome and how we achieve it.

Manage and direct all substation operations, maintenance, protection and control engineering, and field personnel activities. Responsible for planning, organizing, budgeting, directing, and leading all aspects of substation field operations (inspections, switching, maintenance, emergency response), relay and protection engineering for substations and the distribution/transmission line system (including reclosers, fuses, and sectionalizing devices), and capital planning activities associated with expansion and refurbishment of substation facilities. Serves as the single point of contact for all substation-related activities. Leads the development of manpower, man-hour, and labor cost requirements for projects and monitors actuals-to-estimate comparisons. Responsible for performance management, mentoring, and training of field personnel and engineers. Creates and maintains productive relationships with organizations both within and external to Operations and Engineering. Must be able to balance priorities, handle multiple assignments, and take decisive action.

• Direct and supervise substation engineers and field personnel including technicians, electricians, and inspection staff to ensure safe, reliable, and compliant operations of all substation facilities.
• Establish and manage substation inspection programs, preventive maintenance schedules, and condition-based monitoring to maintain equipment health and regulatory compliance.
• Serve as the single point of contact for all substation operations issues, coordinating across engineering, system operations, construction, and field crews.
• Lead, oversee, review, and approve the work of the protection and control engineering function, including short circuit studies, relay settings, coordination studies, substation control drawings, and other necessary deliverables for substations and the line system.
• Own relay and protection coordination for the entire system, including substation relaying, line reclosers, sectionalizing fuses, and associated protective devices, ensuring proper coordination from source to load.
• Develop and manage switching procedures, outage coordination, and emergency response protocols for substation operations.
• Provide technical guidance to internal and external project teams for adherence to organizational design standards, protection coordination philosophy, and industry best practices.
• Improve overall department performance through continuous training, detailed instruction, professional development, and purposeful motivation of field operations and protection engineering personnel.
• Organize and prioritize the work of the department and assigned resources to align with projected capital project construction and in-service milestones.
• Develop and manage department O&M and capital budgets to approved levels.
• Collaborate with NERC Compliance department and monitor regulatory and standardizing bodies to maintain familiarity with applicable protection, operations, and maintenance requirements.
• Lead and oversee root cause analysis, corrective action planning, and submission of any applicable NERC data reporting for system events, relay misoperations, and equipment failures.
• Support the development and execution of asset management strategies for substation equipment, including transformers, breakers, switches, batteries, and protection systems.
• Manage contractor and vendor relationships for specialized substation maintenance, testing, and commissioning activities.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• 8+ years of electric utility substation engineering, operations, or related experience
• Demonstrated experience with relay protection and coordination for substation and distribution/transmission line systems
• Experience supervising field personnel preferred
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license preferred

As a valued member of our team, you will enjoy competitive pay that reflects your skills and experience. You will also have access to a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• • Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage & a 401K plan with a 5% match, effective day one
  • Annual bonus and merit increase eligibility
  • Life insurance, and short-term & long-term disability
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program
  • Free Employee Assistance Program & Headspace account
  • 3 weeks of vacation, 5 sick days, 12 paid company holidays, & 3 paid volunteer days
  • Tuition reimbursement, professional development opportunities, & reimbursement for certification costs
  • Reward & recognition programs, service awards, a great company culture, and a collaborative & flexible work environment

Full salary range: $133,018 - 199,526 per year

*Liberty considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education, training and skills, and geographic location.

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. is a growing renewable energy and utility company with over $15 billion of assets across North America and internationally.

For more than 30 years, Algonquin has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to delivering clean energy and water solutions. Our rapid growth has led both our regulated utility services and renewable energy business groups into different geographies and commodities, but our purpose remains unchanged – Sustaining Energy and Water for Life.

Through our operating business (Liberty), we provide regulated electricity, water, and natural gas utility services to over 1 million customer connections, primarily in North America. And, our growing portfolio of clean, renewable wind, solar, hydro and thermal power generation facilities represent over 3 GW of renewable generation capacity in operation and under construction.

With our robust, diversified, and growing presence in communities across North America and internationally, we are continually demonstrating our “Think Global, Act Local” business model.

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role and are not certain you meet the all the qualification requirements, we encourage you to apply to further investigate the opportunity.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value each person’s unique background, diversity, experiences, perspectives and talents. Full participation of all employees in a safe, healthy and respectful environment is key to individual and company success. We are committed to fully utilizing the abilities of all of our employees and expect each of our employees to honor this commitment in their daily responsibilities.