Role: E3 - Engineer
Location: Burnaby, BC
Duration: 2026/08/03 - 2027/03/31
Max INC Rate: $80.80/
Max T4 Rate: 66.78/
General Description
The E3 – Engineer is a fully qualified and accredited engineering professional who applies theoretical and practical knowledge to provide engineering design, estimating, planning, and quality management services for low to medium complexity projects and/or operations safely, with quality, within budget, and on time.
Experience and Role Accountabilities
- A minimum four (4) years of in a relevant engineering field or equivalent.
- Develop safe engineering solutions by using initiative and judgement to perform activities such as developing designs, analyzing and resolving problems, and interpreting engineering specifications on low to medium complexity assignments for projects and/or operations.
- Assist project or operations management to meet safety, cost, quality, and time objectives by performing activities such as proposing changes in plans and estimated costs, recommending payment for work completed by contractors, preparing progress reports, coordinating work schedules and other similar tasks.
- Participate in BC Hydro’s engineering practice by conducting independent studies and analysis, exercising judgment in selecting and interpreting information, recommending safe engineering designs, and making typical decisions related to standard methods and designs so that BC Hydro’s engineering standards are maintained.
- Perform periodic tasks independently which may include on-site construction quality control and monitoring to ensure design compliance.
- Engage with BC Hydro’s senior engineering team where engineering problems are difficult, complex, or unusual to support BC Hydro’s management of engineering risk.
Education and Skills
- University graduate in applied science or engineering.
- 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.
- BC Hydro uses a Digital Sign and Seal Technology. You may be required to subscribe to a digital seal technology service offered by Notarius.
- Familiarity with CAD systems and drawing standards.
- Ability to use standard industry design/analysis software.
- Intermediate MS Office skills (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
- Intermediate English skills for professional environment, written and spoken.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinating and processing SAP maintenance-related activities, including SA01 and SA02 work order administration and change requests.
- Supporting the execution and monitoring of the annual and in-year maintenance plan.
- Assisting with Request for Support (RFS) coordination and tracking activities.
- Monitoring maintenance order progression, schedule adherence, and completion status.
- Supporting phase control, Final Due Date (FDD), and maintenance compliance tracking activities.
- Assisting with maintenance reporting, data validation, and program status updates.
- Coordinating with internal stakeholders including SFO, AIS, Maintenance Engineering, Scheduling, and PCM groups.
- Supporting standing order administration and fiscal year maintenance tracking activities.
- Supporting maintenance planning initiatives, process improvements, and SAP stabilization efforts.
- Maintaining records, documentation, and communication related to maintenance execution activities.
- Assisting in identifying operational issues, process gaps, and opportunities for continuous improvement.
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.
- BC 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.
Must Haves
- P.Eng and Valid P2P.
- This position requires strong organizational, communication, and coordination skills, along with the ability to work in a fast-paced operational environment involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
Nice to Haves
- Experience with SAP, maintenance planning, utility operations, asset management, or infrastructure-related programs would be considered an asset.
Pay: $60.00-$80.00 per hour
Work Location: In person