{"id":1237113,"url":"https://alion.io/job/aeso-engineer-ras","title":"Engineer, RAS","company":{"id":1051622,"name":"AESO","domain":"aeso.ca","url":"https://alion.io/company/aeso","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":null},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Calgary, Canada"],"countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":83000,"max_usd":171000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":300},"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-25T16:17:37Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-25","last_verified_at":"2026-09-25T07:05:13Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) is responsible for the safe, reliable, and economic planning and operation of the Alberta Interconnected Electric System. We provide open and non-discriminatory access to Alberta’s interconnected power grid and also facilitate Alberta’s competitive wholesale electricity market. The AESO strives to foster an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace where people feel respected and welcomed for who they are, together we deliver high performance and innovative results.\nJob Description\nIf you are a current AESO employee, please view openings and apply through our internal site at Workday.\nReporting to the Manager, Operations Planning, the Engineer, Remedial Action Scheme (RAS) supports the design, modification, commissioning, operational integration, and ongoing effectiveness of RAS across Alberta. You will work with Operational Planners, Connection Planners, and other technical teams to help ensure RAS are appropriately designed, modelled, documented, and incorporated into AESO planning and operating practices.\nYou will collaborate across the AESO, including System Planning, System Operations, Project Management, Project Engineering, Regulatory, Legal, and Tariff, and interface with facility owners, generation developers, transmission-connected customers, and consultants. You will provide technical guidance on routine RAS matters and work with the Engineer Specialist, RAS on complex or higher-risk issues.\nSigns you will enjoy the position\nYou enjoy applying power-system knowledge to the design, modification, commissioning, and operation of remedial action schemes.\nYou are energized by translating system needs and operational requirements into practical technical solutions.\nYou like working with technical models, operating documentation, records, and databases to support reliable outcomes.\nYou enjoy monitoring the performance of existing schemes and recommending improvements as system conditions evolve.\nYou are comfortable providing technical guidance and escalating complex, novel, or higher-risk matters when appropriate.\nYou value work that combines technical analysis, collaboration, sound judgment, and clear communication.\nSigns you will enjoy working in this team\nYou enjoy partnering with Operational Planners, Connection Planners, project teams, and real-time operations.\nYou value working with diverse internal and external stakeholders to resolve technical and operational matters.\nYou enjoy contributing throughout the full RAS lifecycle, from development and commissioning through modification and retirement.\nYou are comfortable sharing knowledge and delivering technical training to operators, engineers, and other technical staff.\nYou can collaborate effectively across long-term planning and real-time operations while keeping work moving toward reliable outcomes.\nYour main accountabilities\nCollaborate with Operational Planners, Connection Planners, and other technical teams to develop and modify RAS that address identified system needs and operational requirements.\nProvide technical guidance to internal teams and external stakeholders on the design, application, and operation of RAS, including anti-islanding schemes.\nCoordinate the commissioning, testing, documentation, and operational integration of new and modified RAS to support safe and reliable in-service operation.\nWork with Transmission Facility Owners, Generation Facility Owners, and Distribution Facility Owners to resolve technical and operational matters related to RAS design, implementation, and performance.\nSupport project, system planning, operations planning, project engineering, and real-time operations teams throughout the RAS lifecycle.\nMaintain accurate RAS records, databases, technical documentation, and related processes to support planning, operations, compliance, and change management.\nDevelop and provide technical input to System Controller procedures and other operational documentation affected by new or modified RAS.\nSupport the accurate representation and validation of RAS in the Energy Management System and offline power-system simulation models.\nMonitor and assess the effectiveness of existing RAS and recommend improvements to address performance issues, changing system conditions, or emerging reliability risks.\nDevelop and deliver technical training for real-time operators, engineers, and other technical staff involved in the planning or operation of RAS.\nEscalate complex, novel, or higher-risk RAS matters to the RAS Specialist Engineer and contribute technical analysis to support resolution.\nWhat you need - Education and Experience\nA bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from an accredited college or university.\nProfessional Engineer designation (P. Eng.) with APEGA.\n5 years of electric power industry experience, with experience in operations planning, power-system models and analysis, protection and control, customer connections, transmission planning, or engineering economics.\nWorking knowledge of the purpose of RAS in planning and its use in operations.\nStrong communication skills and the ability to work with diverse team members, from long-term planning to real-time operations.\nProven ability to solve problems collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.\nWorking knowledge of Alberta Reliability Standards, ISO rules, and the Alberta electricity industry framework.\nProven ability to solve highly complex engineering problems with a defined objective and minimally defined scope in a high-conflict environment.\nExperience mentoring engineers and technical staff.\nWhy work with us\nThis full-time opportunity offers a competitive salary, along with paid vacation and flex time, health and dental benefits, mental health support, a defined contribution pension plan, and learning and development opportunities as part of the overall compensation package.\nWe support a hybrid work environment. The team is in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, with flexibility to work where you are most effective on Mondays and Fridays.\nApplication deadline: October 12, 2026\nIf you are contacted for a pre-screening and/or interview, please advise of any accommodation measures required to enable you to fully participate. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.\nThe Alberta Electric System Operator is unable to accept unsolicited agency resumes.\nThe Alberta Electric System Operator, and its members, officers, employees and agents (collectively, the \"AESO\") is committed to protecting personal information provided to it. When you submit your personal information to the AESO for the purpose of pursuing employment with the AESO, the collection, use and disclosure of personal information is in accordance with the provisions of the Protection of Privacy Act (POPA) of Alberta.\nAs noted, the AESO is mandated to maintain the safe and reliable operations of the provincial power grid. As part of meeting its obligations, the AESO may require the successful candidate to undergo a criminal background check for the position. 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