Junior Substation Physical Designer

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The Opportunity

Power Better Connections from the Ground Up

Build your technical foundation within a collaborative substation team delivering physical design solutions for safe, reliable, and resilient electrical infrastructure. Your work will contribute to the systems that power communities, critical assets, and the transition to a lower-carbon energy future.

As a Junior Physical Designer (Layout) based in Thornhill, Toronto, or Mississauga, you will support physical layout design for substations ranging from 5 kV to 735 kV. This early-career opportunity offers practical experience in substation plans and elevations, grounding, lightning protection, bus design, cable routing, equipment specifications, construction support, and multidisciplinary project delivery for utilities and renewable-energy clients across Canada.

Your Impact

• Design substation physical design (layouts), including plans, elevations, grounding systems, lightning protection, cable trough and conduit arrangements, and bills of materials under professional guidance.

• Produce coordinated, construction-ready drawings and technical deliverables that align with applicable codes, standards, utility practices, and client requirements.

• Contribute to grounding, lightning, and bus-fault stress studies using tools such as CDEGS, WinIGS, or equivalent analysis software.

• Collaborate with physical design leads, engineers, project managers, and other disciplines to resolve interfaces and deliver high-quality design packages.

• Support equipment specifications, feasibility studies, proposals, estimates, client reviews, site visits, construction inquiries, commissioning, testing, and troubleshooting activities.

• Strengthen safety, quality, and continuous improvement across every project.

The Skills That Set You Apart

• A bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from an accredited institution, with eligibility to register as an Engineer-in-Training with Professional Engineers Ontario if the position is classified as an engineering role.

• Foundational knowledge of substation physical design gained through coursework, co-op placements, internships, or early-career project experience.

• Experience using AutoCAD or MicroStation to develop physical layouts, plans, elevations, details, and coordinated drawing packages.

• Exposure to grounding and lightning analysis using CDEGS, WinIGS, or similar tools, together with an understanding of relevant CSA, IEEE, and IEC standards.

• Ability to interpret technical requirements, equipment information, and multidisciplinary design inputs and translate them into accurate deliverables.

• Availability for occasional travel, client meetings, field reviews, and site work in accordance with project-specific health and safety requirements.

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• Flexible work, real balance – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours.

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Compensation

• AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $73,400 - $97,200

• MB & ON: $67,000 - $92,200

• NB, NL, NS, PEI & QC: $66,300 - $88,000

Disclosure: The final salary awarded for this role may vary based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Design the Framework Behind Reliable Power

Every resilient energy system depends on thoughtful physical design. Build the layouts and technical details that help substations operate safely, perform reliably, and support Canada's evolving power needs.

Turn precision into lasting energy impact.