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This role ensures safe installation, configuration, testing, troubleshooting, and customer handover of critical power infrastructure - including transmission substations, generation plants, and HVDC systems - while meeting rigorous safety, quality, schedule, and cost requirements.Job Description\nCore Responsibilities\nLead and execute pre-commissioning, commissioning, startup, testing, and maintenance of protection and control systems.\nPerform and supervise electrical and functional testing of:Numerical distance, differential, overcurrent, and transformer protection relays (e.g., GE, SEL, ABB/Hitachi, Siemens).\nSubstation Automation Systems (SAS), SCADA, and IEC 61850 communication networks.\nProtection schemes, intertripping, and GOOSE messaging.\nCurrent Transformers (CT) and Potential Transformers (PT/VT) testing, ratio, polarity, and saturation checks.\nDC control, trip, and auxiliary power supply systems.\nHV circuit breakers, switchgear, and transformer protection interfaces.\n\nLead site teams, technicians, contractors, vendors, and subcontractors during protection testing phases.\nCoordinate daily site testing activities and commissioning schedules with primary electrical teams.\nTroubleshoot complex protection misoperations, wiring errors, logic issues, and perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA).\nManage punch lists, Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), technical issues, site instructions, and protection setting change logs.\nReview protection coordination studies, elementary diagrams, schematic drawings, relay setting files, and factory acceptance test (FAT) results.\nSupport customer coordination, end-to-end trip tests, energization, startup, and acceptance testing.\nMaintain accurate technical reports, relay test records, configuration backups, daily reports, and project documentation.\nSafety & Quality\nSafety and quality leadership are core expectations of this role. The candidate must be comfortable working under:\nLockout/Tagout (LOTO) requirements\nOSHA / NFPA 70E standards\nNETA / NERC / IEC standards\nGE Vernova safety and quality procedures\nSite-specific permit and energization requirements\nCandidates must demonstrate the ability to maintain high safety and quality standards even under significant schedule pressure.\nLeadership Expectations\nBeyond technical execution, this role requires:\nMentoring junior engineers and technicians on protection testing methodologies.\nCoordinating multidisciplinary site teams.\nManaging contractors and suppliers.\nMaking sound decisions during critical energization and testing windows.\nCommunicating effectively with customers, protection design engineering, and project management.\nManaging competing priorities under schedule pressure.\nProviding technical leadership and remote troubleshooting support when needed.\nEstablishing best practices and driving continuous improvement in protection commissioning execution.\nProject Management Component\nThis role carries project execution responsibility across the full project lifecycle for protection and control systems:\nPlanning → Mobilization → Installation → Pre-Commissioning → Commissioning → Testing → Energization → Startup → Customer Acceptance\nResponsibilities include control over:\nSchedule for P&C testing milestones\nTesting resources and specialized test equipment (e.g., Omicron, Doble)\nCosts and manpower\nTechnical documentation and relay settings configuration management\nRisks and opportunities related to grid synchronization and protection schemes\nCustomer requirements\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, or equivalent experience.\n5-8+ years of field experience in electrical power systems with a primary focus on protection and control commissioning (experience level depending on seniority).\nDesired Strengths\nStrong candidates will have experience in several of the following areas:\nProtection & Control | Numerical Relays (SEL, GE, Siemens) | IEC 61850 GOOSE | SCADA / Substation Automation | CT/PT Testing | Primary & Secondary Injection | HV Substations | GIS | HVDC | Auxiliary DC Systems | Electrical Testing | Commissioning\nHands-on experience with relay testing software (e.g., Omicron Test Universe, Doble ProTest).\nProven experience leading field testing teams.\nWillingness to travel extensively (approximately 60-75%+, depending on position).\nAbility to work in Canada, the U.S., and potentially internationally.\nKnowledge of OSHA, NFPA 70E, IEEE, NETA, NERC, and IEC standards (including IEC 61850).\nStrong Microsoft Office skills.\nFluency in English required; French or other languages are an asset depending on region.\nCertifications (Advantageous)\nProfessional Engineer (P.Eng. or P.E.) license\nOSHA 30 certification\nOther relevant safety or protection engineering certifications\nMost Important Qualities\nThe ideal candidate combines:\nProtection expertise + hands-on relay testing + commissioning leadership + troubleshooting + safety culture + customer management + project execution.\nThis person can personally configure relays, inject test signals, diagnose protection scheme issues, lead the team to resolve them, communicate effectively with the customer and utility, manage schedule impacts, and ensure protection systems are ready and safe for energization.\nGE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.\nGE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).\nRelocation Assistance Provided: Yes\nFor candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $113,200.00 and $188,800.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on November 06, 2026.Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. 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