Microwave Engineer 

Max Inc: 83.11

Max T4 Rate: 68.69

Location: Burnaby (Hybrid - 3 days in the office)
Site visits - April to Sept (up to 2 times between this timeframe)

Contract Duration: 24 Months 

Work Schedule: 37.5 hours per week

Experience and Role Accountabilities

• A minimum eight (8) years of experience in a relevant engineering field or equivalent.

• Develop safe engineering solutions by using initiative and judgement to perform tasks including developing designs, analyzing and resolving problems, and interpreting engineering specifications on medium complexity and scope assignments for BC Hydro projects and operations.

• Assist project or operations management to meet safety, cost, quality, and time objectives by proposing changes in plans and estimated costs, recommending payment for work completed by contractors, preparing progress reports, coordinating work schedules and other similar tasks.

• Resolve highly technical and unusual design and field engineering problems by conducting independent studies and analysis, exercising independent judgment in selecting and interpreting information, recommending safe engineering designs to support successful operations and/or project completion at BC Hydro.

• Participate in BC Hydro’s engineering practice by conducting independent studies and analysis, contributing to the development of technical standards, exercising judgment in selecting and interpreting information, recommending safe engineering designs, and making decisions related to methods and designs as well as providing guidance and advice to other engineering professionals to develop future capability at BC Hydro.

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.

• EGBC 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.

Education and Skills

• 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

• Intermediate English skills for professional environment, written and spoken

• Familiarity with CAD systems and drawing standards

• Ability to use standard industry design/analysis software

• Intermediate MS Office skills (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)

 Role Accountabilities:

• This role requires background and experience related to generator protection, control and associated systems, including practical and theoretical knowledge in protective relays, programmable logic controllers, excitation system, governor systems, and fault analysis / investigation.

• The work is focused on the technical support of protection and control systems related to generating units and associated auxiliary equipment.

• Provide support for Communications, Protection and Control (CPC) field technologists and perform field reviews for P&C equipment installations and modifications. Accept and seal commissioning documentation. Author and review P&C commissioning standards.

• Provide technical support services for the protection, control, and instrumentation systems, excitation systems, governor systems, in plant communication systems and instrumentation equipment for BC Hydro hydroelectric generating stations.

• Provide site assistance for commissioning, maintenance overhauls and failure investigations.

• Participate in the field testing and inspection of equipment as requested.

• Develop maintenance procedures and standards.

• Advise Operations and Asset Management on equipment health and risks of continued operation.

• Analyze and resolve challenging and unusual engineering problems with considerable independence.

• Manage medium sized projects and work packages, writing specifications and standards, estimating capital costs, leading and mentoring technical staff, and providing technical and site support during the installation and commissioning of electrical equipment.

• Provide technical leadership, coordinate projects of some complexity and plan resources, and develop innovative methods of design for complex P&C problems.

• Provide independent review of work prepared by project team members to ensure accuracy, achievement of required results, and adherence to accepted engineering practice.

• Develop and provide training on the theory and operational use of the equipment/systems.

Additional Education and Skills

• Knowledge of P&C testing and commissioning best practices, experience working in a field environment, and experience in fault analysis and investigations is required.

• Knowledge and familiarity with NERC PRC and MOD Standards (PRC-019, MOD-025/026/027) and experience working with ABB excitation systems is an asset.

• Demonstrated technical writing and presentation skills, and strong communication, organizational and interpersonal skills are required.

Work Assignment Requirements

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Electrical Engineering recognized by Canadian Universities.

• Registered, or eligible for immediate registration, as a Professional Engineer with Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (EGBC).

• A minimum of 8 years of progressive and comprehensive engineering experience in the design and engineering of telecommunications systems.

• The successful candidate shall demonstrate:

  • In depth technical knowledge in the planning and deployment of point to point microwave networks including frequency planning, link budget calculations, site selection and path survey.

  • Experience in development and application of engineering standards, technical report writing, and the ability to undertake technical design reviews.

  • Strong knowledge of IP networking and MPLS technologies is desirable

  • Excellent leadership, communications (verbal and written), technical writing, interpersonal, and presentation skills are required.

  • Good understanding of project and task management processes.

  • Proactive in ongoing professional and personal development activities such as self-study, attendance at technical and administrative courses and participation in technical and professional societies.

  • Excellent organizational and management skills. Must be a self-starter.