Role: Senior Engineer
Duration: 12 months
Work Location: Burnaby, BC
Max INC rate: $125.78/
Max T4 rate: $103.95/
Role Overview
The Engineer E5 is a senior engineering professional responsible for delivering innovative engineering, estimating, planning, and quality management services on medium to high complexity projects. This role plays a key leadership function in transmission line engineering, supporting projects across the full lifecycle while ensuring delivery is safe, high-quality, on time, and within budget. The position requires strong technical expertise, leadership of multi-disciplinary teams, and the ability to make complex engineering decisions that impact system performance and project success within a utility environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop safe and innovative engineering solutions for complex transmission projects using advanced judgment and technical expertise
- Lead design development, technical analysis, and problem resolution on medium to high complexity assignments
- Interpret engineering standards and specifications to ensure compliant and optimized designs
- Support project delivery by managing scope, cost, schedule, and quality objectives
- Prepare and review estimates, progress reports, and contractor payment recommendations
- Resolve complex and non-standard engineering problems through independent analysis and sound judgment
- Establish design basis, criteria, and technical concepts for major engineering assignments
- Provide leadership, mentorship, and technical guidance to engineering teams
- Contribute to the development and improvement of engineering standards and practices
- Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to define scope, design criteria, and technical requirements
- Approve technical documentation and monitor project progress against objectives and standards
- Support BC Hydro’s engineering governance and risk management practices
Transmission Line Leadership Responsibilities
- Lead planning, design, and execution of transmission line projects within an electric utility environment
- Oversee multi-discipline design teams on medium to large-scale infrastructure projects
- Ensure designs consider system impacts, operational requirements, and interdependencies across disciplines
- Review and manage engineering deliverables prepared internally and by external consultants
- Provide technical oversight for transmission systems including substations, protection and control, and telecom interfaces
- Support construction through technical guidance, field reviews, and issue resolution
- Ensure alignment with BC Hydro project delivery processes and engineering design practices
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Civil, Mechanical, or related Engineering discipline
- Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with Engineers & Geoscientists BC (EGBC), or eligible for immediate registration
- Minimum 10 years of progressive engineering experience in transmission, substations, or protection and control
- Minimum 4 years of experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams
- Valid Class 5 driver’s license
Required Skills
- Strong transmission engineering expertise within a utility environment
- Proven leadership experience on complex, multi-discipline projects
- Deep understanding of transmission system operations and project impacts
- Solid knowledge of project management principles and delivery processes
- Ability to manage engineering scope, schedule, and cost effectively
- Strong technical problem-solving and decision-making capability
- Proficiency with CAD systems, engineering standards, and design/analysis tools
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Excellent communication skills, including technical writing and stakeholder coordination
Nice to Have
- Previous Project Manager experience
- Prior BC Hydro or utility experience
- Experience with telecom and/or protection and control systems
- Experience managing Owner’s Engineer reviews of external consultants
- Strong familiarity with BC Hydro engineering standards and project delivery processes
- Field experience on large infrastructure projects (substations, hydroelectric facilities, transmission lines)
Regulatory & Compliance Requirements
- Must hold or be eligible for a Permit to Practice (P2P) through EGBC prior to assignment start
- Work must comply with BC Hydro’s Professional Practice Management Plan (Quality Management Pillar)
- Engineer must apply their own or their firm’s Permit to Practice number to sealed work
- All engineering documentation produced will be retained by BC Hydro in accordance with EGBC bylaws
- May be required to use digital signing and sealing technology (e.g., Notarius)
Pay: $100.00-$125.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
