Senior AC Mitigation Engineer

Overview

As a Senior AC Mitigation Engineer, you will advance corrosion prevention by modeling AC interference and designing mitigation systems for pipelines and facilities. You’ll join the Corrosion Prevention team within Stantec’s Integrity and Energy groups, collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve safety and asset integrity. The role combines field and design work, emphasizing advanced modelling, technical reviews, and client-facing delivery. This opportunity lets you shape long-term energy infrastructure solutions in a hybrid work environment.

Pay / Benefits

• health, dental, and vision plans
• wellness program
• retirement savings plan
• employee stock purchase program
• paid time off
• tuition reimbursement

Responsibilities

• Model complex pipeline and powerline geometries using CDEGS and feed extensive data into analyses
• Design AC mitigation systems to reduce electrical shock risk and integrity hazards
• Assess CP and AC interference survey data
• Design AC and DC interference mitigation systems
• Perform third-party reviews of CP/AC interference designs and related data
• Conduct engineering calculations (resistance, current distribution, ground potential rise)
• Coordinate installation aspects of AC mitigation and CP systems
• Develop detailed designs and collaborate with drafting for drawing packages
• Possibly conduct field work (soil resistivity, structure potentials, ROW evaluations)
• Prepare technical assessment and design reports, procedures, and specifications
• Support updates to assessment criteria per evolving industry practices and technologies
• Deliver accurate, cost-effective integrity services meeting standards
• Stay current on pipeline and integrity codes and standards
• Engage with other divisions and maintain client relationships
• Adhere to EH&S program and Stantec’s Engineering Quality System
• Participate in various projects as needed

Key requirements

• Electrical engineering background
• Licensed P.Eng. or eligible (EIT/P.Eng. with relevant experience)
• 3–5+ years in AC interference mitigation/related field
• Experience with SES CDEGS software desirable
• AMPP (NACE) certification and CP experience are assets
• Strong grounding/EMI understanding and field data gathering
• Excellent communication, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency with Excel, Word and mapping tools (Google Earth, AbaData)
• Hybrid work capability and willingness to travel occasionally

• excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• initiative, flexibility and adaptability
• CDEGS or similar electromagnetic/grounding modelling software
• grounding concepts, EMI/AC interference knowledge
• cathodic protection design and assessment

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