Senior Mechanical Engineer-NIA

Overview:
This role will support the company's Non-Integrated Areas Planning group in managing an increasing mechanical workload across capital projects, OMA work programs, and Owner’s Engineer review activities. The successful candidate will provide preliminary design, costing, inspection, and troubleshooting expertise for diesel generating station mechanical systems in an electric utility environment. Responsibilities include supporting diesel gensets (50 kW–2.8 MW), engine auxiliary systems, diesel fuel storage and transfer systems, HVAC and fire protection systems, and cranes, hoists, and other lifting devices, while working closely with operations staff, suppliers, contractors, and consultants.

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 complexity and scope assignments for the company projects and operations.

• Assist project or operations management to 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.

Important notes:

• Prior to commencement on assignment, the selected candidate must have their own sole practitioner, or the use of their firm’s, Permit to Practice with EGBC.

• EGBC Registrants provided to the company through this assignment shall work under the company'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. Retention and preservation of all project documentation produced by the Registrant during their contract with the company will be retained by the company to satisfy EGBC Bylaws.

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:

  Experience with preliminary design, costing, inspecting and trouble-shooting of mechanical systems for diesel generating stations in an electric utility environment

  Excellent verbal and written communication skills as it requires extensive liaison with the operations staff, suppliers, contractors and consultants

• This position is needed to help with an increasing mechanical work load in capital projects, OMA work programs and Owners Engineer review work

• Diesel Generation Mechanical systems include and are not limited to:

  Diesel gensets (50 kW – 2.8 MW)

  Diesel engine auxiliaries (engine starting, air intake, exhaust, cooling, lubrication)

  Diesel fuel storage and transfer systems (tanks, pumps, filters, valves, piping, spill containment)

  HVAC & fire protection for powerhouses and enclosures

  Cranes, hoists and other lifting devices

• The candidate will be augmenting the company's Non Integrated Areas Planning group

Salary/Rate Range: $81.00 -$100.00 per hour


Term: 12- months contract most likely to extend


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