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- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Master's degree
- Project management
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- $89,900–$113,700 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- SQL
- Project management
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Engineers - Protection and Control Planning

BC Hydro -
Burnaby, BC

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time
$131,100–$165,800 a year

Qualifications

Technical project or programme management experience
Class 5 Licence
Energy and utilities experience
Customer relationship building
Engineering
Client relationship development
Electrical engineering
Master's degree
Project management
Mentoring
Telecommunication
Technical writing
Communications
Electrical Engineering
Project management experience
Failure analysis

Full job description

A workplace powered by you

At BC Hydro, we’re working towards creating a cleaner and more sustainable future for all British Columbians and need
people like you to help us. A career at BC Hydro is meaningful and provides you the opportunity to be part of a talented,
inclusive, and diverse team. We offer a healthy work-life balance, competitive wages, a comprehensive benefits package,
and training opportunities to support you in your career growth. We're proud to be ranked as one of B.C.'s Top Employers
and one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers.

We invite you to join us as we build an even cleaner B.C. We welcome applications from all qualified job seekers. If you’re a
person with a disability, please let us know by emailing [email protected], as adjustments can be made to
help support you in your application process.

Engineers - Protection and Control Planning

Number of positions: 5 Job Location: Edmonds 05

Employment type: Permanent Region: Lower Mainland

Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Flexible Work Role: Hybrid

Annual salary: $ 131,100.00 - 165,800.00

What you'll do

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 several exciting opportunities in the P&C Planning department within the P&C/Telecom Engineering Division. We
are seeking Engineers to provide technical leadership and expertise on 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 protection specialist provides technical leadership and guidance 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.

Provides technical leadership and acts as an expert resource responsible for providing professional/technical advice in

programs, projects, and initiatives within and outside the department.

Analyzes and resolves challenging and unusual engineering problems with considerable independence.
Provides technical direction to engineers, consultants, and technical support staff. Effectively manages resources and

develops innovative design solutions for engineering problems.

Leads a technical area of responsibility on behalf of the department (e.g. compliance standards, estimating practices etc.)
Mentors, supports, and provides advice to team members, encourages their work initiative, and helps them grow as

engineers and technical leaders. Demonstrates BC Hydro’s commitment to a diverse, respectful, and inclusive workforce.

What you bring

A degree in Electrical Engineering recognized by Canadian Universities (preferably power engineering). Master's degree

or higher preferred.

Registered, or eligible for immediate registration, as a Professional Engineer with Engineers and Geoscientists British

Columbia (EGBC).

A minimum of 10 years (Specialist Engineer), 8 years (Senior Engineer) or 4 years (Intermediate Engineer) of experience

in engineering, design, and implementation of electric utility protection and control systems.

The successful candidate shall demonstrate:

o Technical knowledge in design, application and implementation of transmission and generation protection & control
system systems for utility substations from 12kV to 500kV with overhead and cable transmission line, transformer, shunt
and series capacitor, reactor, circuit breakers experience.
o Demonstrated experience meeting requirements and measures within relevant NERC PRC standards.
o Ability to communicate effectively and clearly including verbal and technical writing.
o Ability to investigate, analyze and solve a variety of engineering problems such as unexpected misoperation of protective
devices.
o Effectiveness in work leadership with ability to coordinate and lead multiple projects, and plan and manage project
resources.
o Experience with project management principles managing the engineering component (scope, schedule, cost, technical
risk) of large and/or technically complex projects.
o Ability to manage client relationships and expectations to ensure their needs are met and to work closely with
stakeholders to drive innovation, find engineering solutions that add value to reach consensus.

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What we offer

A comprehensive benefits package
A minimum of 15 paid vacation days
A lifetime pension
Flexible work model, depending on your role type
Training and development courses

For more information on the benefits we offer, visit bchydro.com/benefits.

Please be advised that this role has been assessed as safety sensitive and pre-qualification alcohol and drug testing will be
required as a pre-condition to employment.

What else you should know

Please be advised that we will be hiring multiple Engineers at different levels using this posting.
Applicants will be assessed based on: educational qualifications, standing with EGBC, experience (years, relevancy and

quality), as well as their core competencies.

Internationally trained engineers may be considered if eligible for EGBC registration.
LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment) may be considered for applicants who are eligible for either their P.Eng or EIT

registration with EGBC.

This is a hybrid position located at the BC Hydro Edmonds office in Burnaby BC. The successful candidate will be required

to work from the office minimum 3 days a week, details to be discussed in the recruitment process.

Note: While the closing date is listed as the 15th of each month, this posting will remain open. Shortlisted candidates may

be contacted earlier than this date.

Successful candidate will be required to occasionally travel to different areas of the province.
A condition of employment for this job is that you maintain your Class 5 Driver's License In good standing.

Don't forget to update your Candidate Profile with your current resume and copies of your certifications. If applicable,
include your Trades Qualification. This will ensure we have all the necessary information to assess your application without
any delays.

Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada V3N 4X8

Date Posted: 2026-08-14 Closing Date: 2026-09-15

For internal use 52484356

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