Job Description

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.

Purpose

This position is responsible for supporting technical analysis tasks such as power flow, short-circuit, and stability analysis and project support to a wide range of Liberty's renewable energy assets across North America including greenfield projects.

Accountabilities

• Support technical analysis tasks including but not limited to:

• Power flow, short circuit and stability analysis prep work
• ensuring technical input data is prepared correctly for power system simulation software such as PSS/E and TARA.
• Reviewing and summarizing the simulation results and present them to other teams.
• Conduct high level design for new renewable projects

• Perform power factor assessment
• Perform conceptual equipment selection and parameter calculation including inverter, main power transformer, collector system and gen tie line
• Prepare interconnection request package including technical documents and single line diagram for various ISO or utilities
• Develop in-house automation tool using Python scripts.
• Review and summarize each ISO/RTO's interconnection rule including major technical and commercial requirements.
• Provide support to the transmission & interconnection team with arranging meetings, preparing meeting materials, etc.
• Other duties as assigned to support the transmission & interconnection team and projects

Education and Experience

• 4th year or masters student currently enrolled in a College or University with a focus on Energy Systems (Power system engineering) in Electrical Engineering or equivalent program. Preferred M.A.Sc students.
• Must have strong understanding of fundamental power flow, inverters and transmission line design.
• Python scripting skills
• Must be detail oriented and possess excellent follow up skills.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and team-building skills.
• Excellent organizational skills with ability to work independently and manage priorities.

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.

What we offer

Within walking distance to the Go Train station

Collaborative environment with a genuine flexible working policy

Free refreshments

Challenging work

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.

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.