Telecom Design Engineer

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:

• Prepare signed and sealed engineering deliverables as a Professional of Record (PoR) in accordance with EGBC and company design practices.

• Provide design study reports outlining alternatives, cost estimates and recommended solutions for various telecommunication requirements.

• Prepare technical specifications for equipment supply.

• Prepare test plans and commissioning documents for the evaluation and testing of various telecom equipment.

• Prepare design documents for permitting/licensing.

• Provide design documents and inputs as required by the company's Mandatory Reliability Standards (MRS) requirements.

• Develop and maintain design documentation, including installation design drawing templates, Engineering Standards, material masters, settings and configuration, construction and configuration requirements, Telecom general drawings, and related databases.

• Provide design calculations, drawings and other installation and circuit implementation documentation for the construction of telecom infrastructure including microwave radio links, fiber optic networks, WiMAX radio network, C band/Ku band satellite communications, Power Line Carrier links, LTE, leased facilities, IP/MPLS networks, Digital cross-connect switches, SONET multiplexer, Tetra/VHF/UHF mobile radio, teleprotection, and -48 VDC power systems.

• Provide to and coordinate requirements with other engineering disciplines to support the telecom solution.

• Prepare bill of materials, order materials and services, and coordinate staging and testing of equipment racks prior to shipping for installation.

• Conduct peer reviews and, as “Owner’s Engineer,” review external service providers’ engineering designs to ensure technical compliance to the company Standards, good design practices and constructability requirements.

• Coordinate and support all installation and commissioning activities for the successful implementation of the Telecom solution.

• Undertake field reviews as required by EGBC.

• Provide other project design deliverables as required by the company project delivery process.

• Provide troubleshooting support to the field and control center operators during system disturbance events.

• May be assigned as a project engineer accountable for the overall planning, delivery and technical integration/coordination of multi-discipline or cross-functional team design work packages, for identifying dependencies with other projects and for leading concurrent project team discussions to resolve potential conflicts.

• May be assigned as a work package manager who would create and manage the work package deliverables, resources, budget and schedule and provide progress reports and work forecasts.

• Fulfill other duties/responsibilities as assigned.

What you must have:

• Professional Engineer with 8 years+ of Electrical and Telecommunication Engineering and Project Management experience in Telecommunication/Utility Industries Engineering design experience in IP/MPLS, SONET, Microwave, Antennas and tower, grounding, and 5G mobility, etc. High self-motivation, interpersonal skills, and serious commitment to serve customer and work satisfaction.

• Must have university degree in Electrical Engineering and registered as a Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) in BC or other Provinces/Territories of Canada.

• Must have experience in dealing with multiple tasks and setting and meeting competing deadlines.

• Must have well-developed interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

• Must have proven ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with internal and external clients and stakeholders.

• Must have good understanding of project and task management processes.

• Must have prior engineering design experience with IP/MPLS, DACS, SONET, Microwave, Site Selections, antennas and tower, grounding, and other telecom technologies.

• Telecom engineering design or support experience for Substation is an asset

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


Term: 12-month contract; most likely to extend


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