Summer Student - Operations Planning

Current ENMAX employees are encouraged to apply through their internal Workday access.

Posted: January 23, 2026
Closing Date: February 2, 2026
Position Type: Summer Student Limited Term (May 5, 2026 to August 28, 2026)
Union: CUPE

Why ENMAX? We are driven by our purpose of lighting the way to a brighter energy future, a future that includes a workplace where you’ll experience belonging and unlock possibilities. We offer meaningful opportunities, strong collaboration and a career aligned to what matters to you. We’re proud of who we are and the work we do to support our communities and customers who depend on us, because at ENMAX, we’re lighting the way together.

Join ENMAX Power Corporation as an Summer Student, Operations Planning, supporting Protection & Controls and Distribution Automation. In this role, you’ll work alongside technical engineers to analyze grid reliability, review simulation data, and contribute to automation strategies that protect utility assets and reduce outages. This is an excellent opportunity to apply your academic knowledge to real-world challenges and gain exposure to advanced analytics and system modeling.

Major Responsibilities

• Review and update transmission and distribution system models, including impedances, loading, and relay settings

• Perform reliability analysis using SAIDI, SAIFI, and CAIDI metrics

• Create templates for technical data requirements and maintain databases

• Conduct forecasting and clustering on operational datasets (customer meters, feeder loading)

• Prepare and visualize operational data using tools such as Fabric, Databricks and Power BI

• Work and collaborate with control center operators and real time staff

Education Required
 Currently enrolled in a Degree or Diploma program in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline and returning to full-time studies in the fall.

Qualifications & Experience

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Interest in programming (Python, SQL, DAX) and data visualization tools (Power BI)

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Background in power system knowledge and fundamentals would be preferential

Competencies:

• Works safely

• Speaks and writes clearly, listens effectively and conveys messages with transparency

• Acts with integrity and takes accountability for actions

• Consistently applies good judgement and learns from experience

• Carries out excellence and pride in accomplishments

• Promotes an environment that is respectful, inclusive and celebrates diversity

• Ensures a solid understanding of ENMAX’s strategy and contributes to the vision

ENMAX Values: Safety, Integrity, Accountability, Service, Teamwork, Agility, Innovation

Did we mention the ENMAX Advantage? We offer competitive compensation including a non-downtown location that includes great building amenities such as free onsite fitness facility with programming geared to employees needs, onsite child care centre (upon availability, offered from our ENMAX Place location 141 – 50 Ave. SE), free parking and much more. If you share our values and would like to make a difference with your career, join the team and see where the ENMAX possibilities can take you.

Salary: Administrator Level B, Step 1 – $24.82 / hour based on current CUPE Collective Agreement rates

Location: This role will be part of our hybrid (home and office) workforce with office workspace located at ENMAX Place (141 - 50th Avenue SE, Calgary, AB). You will work from home on Mondays and Fridays and in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. 

Note: 

• If we can provide an accommodation or adjustment to make the process more accessible for you, please let us know. ENMAX welcomes all qualified applicants to apply and is committed to a safe and respectful workplace. It is our aim to have a workplace which is inclusive and values safety, diversity, personal integrity, respect for individual differences, and encourages ownership and accountability for our actions.

• Every ENMAX employee is responsible to take reasonable care to protect the health and safety of themselves, of all other workers, and of the public. Each employee must become familiar with safety procedures and rules applicable to their job and are required to follow them while working at ENMAX.

• Must be legal to work in Canada and requires the successful completion of a criminal background check.  Two pieces of valid Government issued ID will be required. 

In the spirit of reconciliation, we respectfully acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional lands of Indigenous Peoples. ENMAX headquarters is in Calgary, Alberta, the traditional territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy, comprised of the Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, and Amskapi Piikuni Nations; the Tsuut’ina Nation; and the îyârhe Nakoda Nations of Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney, and home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, as well as many diverse Indigenous people who have made the city their home. We are committed to strengthening relationships with Indigenous Nations and peoples in all communities where we operate, through respect and collaboration.

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