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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.
Sr. Engineer
Number of positions: 1 Job Location: Prince George
Employment type: Permanent Region: Northern Interior
Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Flexible Work Role: Field
Annual salary: $ 109,700.00 - 138,700.00
Position Highlights
The North Coast Transmission Line Project will help shape the future of British Columbia’s north coast. By delivering clean,
reliable power to northern B.C., it will unleash major economic opportunities, support growth in key industries, and attract
billions in private investment in our economy. It will enable development in mining, critical mines, LNG, manufacturing, and
technology – sectors essential to diversifying B.C.’s economy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Recognized by
provincial and national leaders as critical infrastructure for Canada’s future, the project is being advanced in partnership with
First Nations and the Province of B.C.. Joining this team means contributing to a transformative initiative that will power B.
C.’s next wave of industrial development and strengthen communities across the province and country.
What you'll do
If you are a self-starter who enjoys working in the field on large and complex construction projects and working on new BC
Hydro stations, then we invite you to join the team. The civil Site Engineering team helps develop and oversee all technical
aspects of field engineering including development of plans, construction schedules, procedures, and construction methods
and systems on high complexity and large construction projects. The Site Engineer is also responsible for working with our
contractors to assure contract compliance, the application of accepted construction technology and standards and to sort
non-compliance issues in the field by bringing design and construction people together. We work closely with engineering
design and project engineering teams to get this done, completing field review as their field delegates and help assure that
design intent is met.
- At the heart of the construction team, you use your technical expertise to get answers to complex technical queries and
problems by bringing design engineers and contractors together to keep construction on track.
- Review and provide input into construction contracts, test plans, and constructability input into design phase of projects.
- Construction oversight on major projects across the province, working with our contractors to ensure proper coordination
and staging of construction activities.
- Perform first-level quality assurance to confirm that the execution of work is in accordance with the plans, specifications,
drawings, and industry standards.
- Witness tests and inspections and document in accordance ITP's and contract requirements. Complete the field review, or
coordinate witness and hold points for critical components and documenting these activities in field review records.
- Maintain strong relationships and liaise with different discipline design engineering staff, both to conduct field review and
to organize timely resolution of technical issues. You are the eyes and ears of the POR in the field, as their delegate.
- Collaborates with construction management to eliminate any hazards associated with the work that may adversely affect
the environment or the safety or health of employees.
- Organizes the accumulation of assigned discipline technical information (redlined construction drawings, RFIs, NCRs);
prepare design change notices and reviews conformance records. Prepare construction reports telling the construction
