Senior Project Engineer - L&I

Overview:
The E4 – Engineer is a professional engineer or geoscientist who applies engineering knowledge to provide engineering, estimating, planning, and quality management services for medium 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 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.
  

What you must have:

• A degree in Electrical, Civil, or Mechanical Engineering and registered, or eligible for immediate registration, as a Professional Engineer with Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (EGBC).

• A minimum of 8 years of progressive and comprehensive engineering experience, with a primary focus in substation/transmission lines/protection and control is preferred. Engineering experience through the total project life cycle, from conceptual design through to testing and commissioning is considered an asset.

• A minimum of 2 years leading and coordinating multi-discipline design on medium to large projects, preferably on projects similar in nature to BC Hydro in terms of size, complexity and stakeholders.

• Able to understand the impact of the project on the transmission system and

• operations, and to understand the interactions and priorities required to deliver multi-discipline projects.

• Excellent leadership and communication skills, including writing, are required in order to advance the project, including coordinating and influencing various parties both within the company and with external delivery partners and stakeholders.

• Good understanding of Project Management processes.

• Experience managing Owner’s reviews of multi-discipline engineering work being completed externally is an asset.

• Experience with telecom and/ or protection and control projects is an asset. Experience with transmission lines projects is an asset.

• Strong knowledge of BC Hydro’s project delivery processes and design practice is an asset.

• Site experience on large construction projects such as hydroelectric stations, substations or transmission lines is an asset.

Other Information:

• 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 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. Retention and preservation of all project documentation produced by the Registrant during their contract with BC Hydro will be retained by BC Hydro to satisfy EGBC Bylaws.

Salary/Rate Range: $79.00 -$97.00 per hour

Term: 12-month contract; most likely to extend


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