Transmissions Stations Project Engineer

Role: Transmissions Stations Project Engineer
Location: Burnaby, BC
Duration: 12 months
Work Schedule: 40 hours, in office 3 days per week
Max INC Rate: $108.11
Max T4 Rate: $89.35

Experience and Role Accountabilities

• Minimum eight (8) years of substation engineering experience, including significant experience working within the electrical utility industry.
• Degree in a relevant engineering discipline such as electrical, civil, structural, or mechanical engineering.
• Four (4+) years of project engineering or project management experience, either in a formal capacity or while acting as a lead engineer or work package manager.
• Experience leading multi-discipline design teams, including protection, control, and telecom systems.
• Strong understanding of electric utility engineering with the ability to think from a transmission system and operations perspective.
• Good working knowledge of project management principles and roles.
• Expert knowledge of project management principles and practices.
• Excellent relationship management skills with the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with Project Managers and Delivery Partners.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills with the ability to present key project information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Good technical knowledge of substation design, transmission lines, and interconnections.

Education and Skills

• Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) or Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.) with Engineers & Geoscientists BC (EGBC), or another jurisdiction and eligible for registration with EGBC.
• Must have PMP certification.
• Engineering degree in a relevant discipline such as electrical, civil, structural, or mechanical engineering recognized by Canadian Universities.
• Intermediate English skills for a professional environment, written and spoken.
• Familiarity with CAD systems and drawing standards.
• Ability to use standard industry design/analysis software.
• Intermediate MS Office skills (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• BC Hydro uses Digital Sign and Seal Technology. Candidates may be required to subscribe to a digital seal technology service offered by Notarius.

Professional Practice Requirements

• Prior to commencement on assignment, the selected candidate must have their own sole practitioner Permit to Practice, or use their firm’s Permit to Practice, with EGBC.
• EGBC Registrants provided to BC Hydro through this assignment shall work under BC Hydro’s Professional Practice Management Plan, Quality Management Pillar.
• The Registrant shall apply their own or their firm’s Permit to Practice Number to work that is sealed by the Registrant.
• Project documentation produced by the Registrant during the contract will be retained and preserved by BC Hydro to satisfy EGBC Bylaws.

Travel Requirements

• Ability to travel within BC to various stations for field/site visits as required.
• Approximately once every 2 months for 1–2 days.
• Must be comfortable travelling to remote locations, including travel via small aircraft and regional airports in support of site visits and field work.

Nice to Have

• Good working knowledge of transmission line design.
• Experience working with BC Hydro projects.
• Experience with transmission systems and interconnections.