Role: Asset Management Electrical Engineer
Duration: 12 months
Max INC Rate: Up to $103/
Max T4 Rate: $85/

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)

Work Assignment Requirements:


1. Develop and implement maintenance programs for electricity generation equipment, including supporting documentation such as maintenance procedures, maintenance instructions, record forms as well as selection of required spare parts to sustain equipment operation. All deliverables with quality, within budget, and on time.
2. Review maintenance program work of junior asset management electrical engineers and provide adequate feedback.
3. Support development of asset management strategic initiatives related to electrical equipment (methodologies, procedures, standards).
4. Must have minimum eight (8) years of engineering experience including most time working in the equipment maintenance and/or commissioning field, or equivalent.
5. Experience with operation, maintenance, and remediation of failures of equipment and systems in the power utility industry, oil and gas industry, or heavy industrial environment
6. Experience developing maintenance programs and/or developing/performing commissioning plans for a variety of electrical assets including:
• generator exciter
• DC power supply equipment (batteries, chargers, etc)
• medium and low voltage AC power supply equipment (oil filled and dry type transformers, power circuit breakers, disconnect switches, surge arresters, switchgear, power distribution panels, etc)
• control & monitoring related components
• electrical protection related components
7. Be able to assume Professional of Record responsibility for electrical equipment maintenance programs and associated documentation.
8. Minimum four (4) years of Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.). Demonstrated experience assuming Professional of Record responsibility for electrical equipment documentation/work.
9. Reading and understanding drawings and manuals to articulate how a system works and how the system can fail and what needs to be done to prevent failures either from a design or an effective maintenance standpoint
10. Ability to multi-task and prioritize when given multiple competing assignments
11. Good decision making and conflict resolution skills
12. Ability to coordinate with engineering subject matter experts, field personnel, regulatory compliance personnel, etc for the development and implementation of maintenance programs.
13. Knowledge of Reliability Center Maintenance (RCM) is desirable but not essential
14. Knowledge of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) is desirable but not essential