Senior Project Engineer - Electrical Systems & Generator Integration

Job Description Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Engineer to lead the integration and delivery of electrical systems supporting the turbine-generator package and auxiliary power systems for a major power generation project. This role will provide technical leadership from engineering and procurement through construction, commissioning, and operational readiness.

Your Role

• Lead the electrical engineering strategy, design requirements, and technical standards for Conventional Island systems.
• Manage integration of generator systems, excitation, protection, cooling, monitoring, grounding, and auxiliary electrical systems.
• Serve as the primary technical interface with turbine and generator OEMs, suppliers, consultants, and project stakeholders.
• Support grid interconnection activities, including synchronization, protection coordination, load flow, short circuit, and stability studies.
• Develop technical specifications, support procurement activities, and lead technical evaluations.
• Coordinate across engineering, construction, commissioning, and operations teams to ensure successful project execution.
• Participate in design reviews, FATs, SATs, startup, commissioning, and performance testing.

About You

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• P.Eng. designation required; PMP is an asset.
• 10+ years of electrical engineering experience.
• 10+ years supporting large power generation, nuclear, utility, or EPC projects.
• Experience with generator systems, grid integration, OEM/vendor management, and commissioning activities.
• Large synchronous generators.
• Generator protection, excitation, and cooling systems.
• Generator step-up transformers and isolated phase bus systems.
• Medium and low-voltage power distribution.
• Protection & control systems.
• Grid interconnection and power system studies (load flow, short circuit, stability).
• Experience with major nuclear or power generation projects, including OPG, Bruce Power, Darlington, Pickering, or generator OEM organizations.
• Successful integration and commissioning of turbine-generator electrical systems.
• Effective management of OEMs, suppliers, and technical interfaces.
• Delivery of engineering milestones aligned with project schedule, cost, and quality objectives.
• Achievement of plant performance and operational readiness targets.

Rewards & benefits

• Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career at AtkinsRéalis in Canada.
• Enjoy competitive compensation, employee recognition, and a brilliant range of flexible benefits you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs.
• Make the most of diverse opportunities for training and pro‑fessional development to grow your skills and expertise.
• And take advantage of our hybrid working culture and generous time‑off policies to balance a fulfilling career with your personal life.
• Be rewarded.

About AtkinsRéalis

We’re AtkinsRéalis, a world‑class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Created by the integration of long‑standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world‑class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end‑to‑end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital.