Role: Asset Management Engineer
Contract Duration: 12 months
Location: Burnaby, BC - in office 2 days per week

Max T4 Rate: $83.14/

Max Incorporated Rate: $98.11/

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.

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)

Doesn't apply to this role:

• Design for the following Electrical Systems related to Transmission Stations:
o Ground Grid
o Site Layout and equipment clearances
o Control, feeder and compressor buildings
o Electrical equipment supports
• Perform various engineering calculations: short-circuit forces, ampacity, cable design, lightning protection, voltage drop, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.

Must haves:
* Bachelor’s or advance degree in Electrical Engineering recognized by Canadian Universities.
* Strong understanding of P&C fundamentals in relations to utility substations and transmission lines
* Demonstrated experience in developing P&C design/planning/maintenance standards
* Demonstrated experience in improving reliability and safety based upon risk and mitigation principles. In addition, working knowledge of risk-based maintenance strategies.

Nice to haves:
- Experience in application of IEEE 61850 and digital substations is considered a key asset.