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inclusive, and diverse team. We offer a healthy work-life balance, competitive wages, a comprehensive benefits package,
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The Protection, Control and Telecommunications Engineering Division is responsible for engineering BC Hydro’s Protection
& Control systems and Telecommunication Networks, and ensuring these systems contribute to safe and reliable operation
of BC Hydro’s electric system while meeting performance requirements of system planners, regulators, customers, and
other stakeholders. The division provides engineering studies, standards, specifications, design solutions, construction
documentation, and engineering oversight of work done by engineering service partners. We provide technical support
during procurement, construction, testing and commissioning, and provide asset lifecycle support with critical failure
analysis and emergency operational support for restoring customer supply in the event of forced outages. The division is
responsible for deploying and sustaining numerous regulatory bulk electric system standards, including cybersecurity
standards for Industrial Control and Telecommunication systems.
We have an exciting opportunity in the P&C Planning department within the P&C/Telecom Engineering Division. We are
seeking a Senior Engineer to provide technical leadership and guidance to specify and set protection systems for various
Transmission and Generation relaying applications. P&C Planning is responsible for defining protection architecture,
functional criteria and specifications for relaying and control systems, and protection relay settings for transmission,
distribution substations, and generation protection systems.
Working closely with other P&C Planners, the senior planner provides technical expertise and successfully carries out the
following duties:
- Plans, evaluates, and integrates protective relaying schemes and remedial action schemes, and associated teleprotection
and data communications.
- Performs digital fault studies and other relay or system studies to determine protection and control application
requirements and optimal settings for protective relays and control devices.
- Evaluates interconnection requests from customers and independent power producers for connection to the transmission
system.
- Acts as a resource responsible for providing professional/technical advice in programs, projects, and initiatives within the
Engineering Division.
- Provides technical direction to engineers, consultants, and technical support staff. Effectively manages resources and
develops innovative design solutions for engineering problems.
- Provides effective support to or acts as technical leader within areas of responsibility on behalf of the department (e.g.
compliance standards, estimating practices etc.).
- Mentors, supports, and provides advice to team members. Demonstrates BC Hydro’s commitment to a diverse, respectful,
and inclusive workforce.
