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Senior Electrical Engineering SpecialistSunbelt Solomon • City of Langley, Metro Vancouver Regional District, CA
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Senior Electrical Engineering Specialist

Senior Electrical Engineering Specialist

Sunbelt Solomon • City of Langley, Metro Vancouver Regional District, CA
2 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Overview

Magna IV Engineering is seeking a highly experienced Senior Electrical Engineering Specialist to provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise across industrial electrical projects. This role supports project teams with advanced electrical engineering knowledge, design review, standards development, and technical problem-solving for clients in the heavy industrial, petrochemical, utilities, oil & gas, and manufacturing sectors. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Senior Electrical Specialist acts as a trusted technical authority, ensuring safe, compliant, and high-quality electrical solutions while supporting continuous improvement across the organization. This position is primarily based at our Langley corporate office with approximately 15% business travel as required.

Technical Expertise & Oversight

  • Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for electrical power systems, protection, control, and electrical apparatus
  • Provide technical guidance and review for electrical designs, calculations, and deliverables across multiple projects

Review and approve :

  • Design Basis Memoranda
  • Engineering Design Specifications
  • Single-line diagrams, protection & control schematics, wiring diagrams, and layouts
  • Construction Work Packages and IFC deliverables
  • Perform and validate power system studies (load flow, short circuit, arc flash, coordination) using tools such as ETAP
  • Standards, Quality & Compliance

  • Develop, maintain, and interpret internal electrical engineering standards, best practices, and design guidelines
  • Ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards, including the Canadian Electrical Code and industry standards
  • Lead technical QA / QC reviews and resolve complex design or field issues
  • Support hazard assessments and electrical safety initiatives
  • Project & Field Support

  • Provide technical support during procurement, construction, commissioning, and troubleshooting activities
  • Review procurement specifications, vendor documentation, and technical bid evaluations
  • Support electrical inspections and interface with regulatory authorities as needed
  • Client & Internal Collaboration

  • Act as a senior technical advisor to clients and internal stakeholders
  • Lead client meetings, design reviews, and technical workshops
  • Support proposal development with technical input, scope definition, and estimates
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure integrated, constructible solutions
  • Mentorship & Knowledge Sharing

  • Mentor and support Engineers-in-Training, intermediate engineers, and technologists
  • Promote technical consistency, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement across the engineering team
  • Safety

  • Promote a strong safety culture and ensure safe work practices in office and field environments
  • Work safely around low-, medium-, and high-voltage electrical systems in industrial settings
  • Requirements

    Education & Certification

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
  • Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in good standing with EGBC (or registered elsewhere and eligible for registration in British Columbia)
  • Experience

  • Minimum 10+ years of progressive electrical engineering experience, preferably in industrial environments
  • Demonstrated experience as a technical authority or SME on complex electrical systems
  • Technical Expertise

    Advanced knowledge of :

  • MV and LV power distribution systems
  • Protection and control systems
  • Electrical equipment including switchgear, MCCs, VFDs, transformers, and protection relays
  • Hazardous and non-hazardous area design per the Canadian Electrical Code
  • Proficiency with electrical analysis and design tools such as :

  • ETAP
  • AutoCAD, MicroStation, SmartPlant, or equivalent
  • Strong understanding of P&IDs, loop diagrams, single-line diagrams, and instrument data sheets
  • Professional Skills

  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to influence technical decisions without direct authority
  • High attention to detail and commitment to engineering excellence
  • Collaborative, approachable, and client-focused
  • Additional Requirements

  • Valid driver’s license
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office applications
  • Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
  • Ability to perform physically demanding work in industrial and field environments
  • Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds, climb ladders and structures, and work at heights and in confined spaces.
  • Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, crouch, and stoop for extended periods.
  • Manual dexterity and coordination to operate tools, test equipment, and electrical instruments.
  • Ability to read technical drawings, schematics, and equipment displays, including color differentiation as required.
  • Ability to hear alarms, verbal instructions, and environmental sounds.
  • Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions and flexible schedules, including overtime and travel.
  • Ability to wear required PPE, including hard hats, safety glasses, face shields, hearing protection, flame-resistant and arc-flash-rated clothing, high-visibility apparel, protective footwear, insulated gloves, and respiratory protection as required.
  • Ability to safely perform job duties while wearing PPE.
  • Summary

    Where Potential Powers Progress

    At Sunbelt Solomon, we believe progress starts with people — their ideas, their expertise, and their drive to make energy work better. With more than a century of combined experience, we deliver full-lifecycle power, energy, and automation solutions across the Americas. From our 39+ locations and a team of over 1,600 skilled professionals, we serve nearly every industry with the people, products, and insight needed to keep the electricity running. Our solutions span low-, medium-, and high-voltage systems, covering the complete electrical lifecycle, from design and engineering to operation, maintenance, modernization, and sustainable decommissioning. We’re known for our expertise in remanufacturing electrical equipment, including transformers and switchgear, and for providing flexible, reliable temporary power rental solutions. Through the Sunbelt Solomon family of brands, including Trinity Power, Magna IV Engineering, and Power Solutions Group, we combine deep technical field experience with advanced engineering and turnkey project delivery.

    Together, we help customers optimize performance, extend asset life, and achieve sustainability goals while building a more resilient, efficient energy future. At our core, we’re powered by people — innovators, engineers, technicians, and problem solvers — all working together to deliver energy solutions that move industries forward.

    Mission, Purpose, Vision & Core Values

    In developing our mission, purpose, vision and core business values, we engaged in a thoughtful process that incorporated the combined principles of our family of companies and reflects our commitment to valuing our history and investing in our people, services, and products.

    Mission : Through a culture of integrity, bold innovation, and customer-centricity we create value for our partners and team members with safe and reliable electrical power solutions and services.

    Purpose : To enhance the lives of our team members and partners through sustainable products and services in the communities we serve.

    Vision : To be the leading provider of customized electrical power solutions and services.

    Core Values

  • People : The core of our success.
  • Safety : It’s in our DNA.
  • Strategic : We forge our own future
  • Sustainability : Industry leaders in power distribution life cycle management.
  • Performance : Delivering excellence at every opportunity.
  • Company Benefits

    The organization offers a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package to employees who work 20 hours per week or more. Benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, FSA / HSA, RRSP with company match, life insurance and disability, paid vacation, sick time, and holiday. Temp employees are not eligible for company benefits.

    Equal Employment Opportunity

    All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

    Pre-Employment Screening

    Following an offer of employment all candidates are required to complete a background check prior to being cleared to start employment.

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