Engineer- E5 - Electrical - Transmission - Lines

Overview :

The Engineer is a professional engineer or geoscientist who applies engineering knowledge to provide innovative engineering, estimating, planning, and quality management services for medium to high complexity projects and / or operations safely, with quality, within budget, and on time.

What you will be doing :

Develop safe engineering solutions by using initiative and judgement to perform tasks including developing designs, analyzing and resolving problems, and interpreting engineering specifications on medium to highly complex assignments for company projects and operations.

Meet safety, cost, quality, and time objectives by proposing changes in plans and estimated costs, recommending payment for work completed by contractors, preparing progress reports, coordinating work schedules and other similar tasks.

Resolve highly technical and unusual design and field engineering problems by conducting independent studies and analysis, exercising independent judgment in selecting and interpreting information, recommending safe engineering designs to support successful operations and / or project completion at the company.

Participate in the company's engineering practice by conducting independent studies and analysis, contributing to the development of technical standards, exercising judgment in selecting and interpreting information, recommending safe engineering designs, and making decisions related to methods and designs as well as providing guidance and advice to other engineering professionals to develop future capability at the company.

Deliver exceptional customer service by communicating with stakeholders and performing activities such as defining the scope of engineering / geoscience services to be provided, establishing the basic design criteria with the client, approving all related technical documentation, and assessing and reporting on work progress against standards, objectives, and specifications to support completion of projects safely, with quality, within budget and on time.

Make decisions and recommendations of a complex technical nature including the establishment of design bases, criteria and concepts, and / or on matters affecting the management of engineering / geoscience resources and activities to support major work assignments for the engineering divisions at the company.

What you must have :

Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) or Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.) with Engineers & Geoscientists BC or with another jurisdiction and eligible for registration as such with Engineers & Geoscientists BC

The company uses a Digital Sign and Seal Technology. You may be required to subscribe to a digital seal technology service offered by Notarius

Intermediate English skills for 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)

This role requires demonstrated experience with the electrical design for Overhead - lines and underground cables for operating voltages from 60kV to 500kV in an electric utility environment.

Prepare project documentation and deliverables in accordance with BC Hydro project and Engineering Design Practices (i.e.

evaluation reports, specifications, proposals, estimates, design basis', calculations, hazard logs, test plans).

Prepare design work packages including scope, duration, and level of effort estimates.

Prepare signed / sealed engineering deliverables as a Professional of Record (PoR) in accordance with EGBC and company Design Practices.

Provide technical assistance and construction support in the field, and undertake field reviews as required by EGBC.

Prepare designs for existing and new facilities.

Perform various engineering calculations in accordance with regulatory and industry standards such as electrical clearances, electromagnetic and electrostatic field calculations and related induction studies, transient over voltage, switching voltages, AC interference, ampacity, radio interference, audible noise, lightning protection, grounding, arcing, soil resistivity, EMTP.

Prepare designs, drawings, and specifications for electrical systems on Transmission Overhead - Lines such as line surge arresters, line disconnect switches, lightening protection, circuit to circuit separation.

Prepare reports for internal and external clients detailing investigations, evaluation, analysis, conclusions, and recommendations.

Provide technical guidance and review of designs prepared by others following established practices.

Manage design tasks including scope, schedule, and cost. Additional Education and Skills

Communicate effectively in English verbally and in writing, specifically technical writing.

Term : 24-month contract; most likely to extend

Salary / Rate Range : $110.00 - $135.00 per hour