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Gridwise Engineering is a professional engineering firm located in Vancouver BC, specializing in substation electrical design for utilities, industrial facilities and renewable generation interconnections. We support both greenfield and brownfield projects and provide complete engineering services, including Electrical, Transmission, Distribution, Civil and Structural Engineering disciplines.

Gridwise Engineering values safe design, open and transparent communication, and high-quality designs. We are committed to delivering high‑quality, practical solutions that help our clients reduce costs and achieve their project schedules.

Our services

  • Feasibility Studies & Equipment Specifications

    High level substation design including layout and schematic drawings, studies and options analysis to determine the most feasible design option.

  • Power System Studies

    Power system studies including load flow, fault studies and dynamic analysis.

  • Detailed Substation Design

    Detailed substation design, specializing in Electrical and Protection & Control design. We focus heavily on safe and constructible design and work closely with construction and operations teams for a safe and maintanable solution. We pride ourselves on smart, efficient solutions, open communication with our clients and complete end to end solutions. We provide best in class construction and staging support, and makes sure your project is closed out correctly.

  • Detailed Protection and Control Design

    High level scoping and conceptual substation design including detailed protection and control design including schematics, wiring and panel layouts, relay settings and logic, commissioning and energization plans. We focus on delivering safe solutions that make sense.

  • Project Engineering & Project Management

    Detailed design scheduling, project planning and Earned Value Management (EVM). Assistance with design proposals, estimates and budgetary planning, Project engineering throughout the design process focusing on coordination across design disciplines, open communication, and engaging all design stakeholders. Construction staging, outage staging plans and commissioning documentation. Process improvements, template designs and excel macros.

  • Material Procurement and Construction Support

    Procurement of designed materials, coordination with suppliers, expedition of materials to site and tracking of materials.

  • Commissioning Support

    Construction and commissioning support, creation of test plans, site support and resolving issues during commissioning.