Civil Engineer for Transmission Civil Design RQ00797E5
- Location Burnaby
- Job type Contract
- Salary $80 - 110 per hour
- Discipline Construction and Infrastructure
- Reference JOB-31065
Role: Civil Engineer for Transmission Civil Design
Contract Duration: 02/09/2026 - 02/13/2026
Role Location: Edmonds, BC
Role Specialty: Civil - Transmission - Lines
Max T4 Rate: $91.55/
Max INC Rate: $110.78
Role Specialty Description:
A minimum ten (10) years of experience in a relevant engineering field or equivalent
• This role requires demonstrated experience with the design of foundations for Overhead - structures and underground cable ducts and facilities for operating voltages from 60kV to 500kV in an electric utility environment, as well as design of foundations for telecommunication towers.
• Prepare project documentation and deliverables in accordance with BC Hydro project and Engineering Design Practices (i.e. evaluation reports, specifications, proposals, estimates, design basis, calculations, hazard logs, test plans).
• Prepare design work packages including scope, duration, and level of effort estimates.
• Prepare signed and sealed engineering deliverables as a Professional of Record (PoR) in accordance with EGBC and BC Hydro Design Practices.
• Provide technical assistance and construction support in the field, and undertake field reviews as required by EGBC.
• Prepare designs for existing and new facilities.
• Undertake structural design, analysis, and detailing of foundations for concrete, steel, timber, aluminum, and composite structures associated with Transmission Overhead - Lines including single and multiple pole structures (rigid and guyed), and lattice (rigid and guyed).
• Undertake foundation design for Transmission Overhead - Line structures including shallow (i.e. grillage) and deep (i.e. piles).
• Undertake structural design, analysis, and detailing of structures associated with Transmission Underground Cables including potheads, concrete vaults, and cable duct banks
• Undertake structural design, analysis, and detailing for structures associated with Transmission Submarine Cables includi terminations and potheads.
• Undertake seismic analysis and design to regulatory and industry standards.
• Undertake structural design, analysis, and detailing of foundations for telecommunication structures.
• Provide technical guidance and review of designs prepared by others following established practices.
• Manage design tasks including scope, schedule, and cost.
Additional Education and Skills
• Communicate efficiently in English verbally and in writing
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