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Senior Engineer - Work Methods 20015
- Location Burnaby
- Job type Contract
- Salary $70 - 82 per hour
- Discipline Construction and Infrastructure
- Reference JOB-27836
Role: Senior Engineer - Work Methods
Edmonds C03/Hybrid
Contract: 04-Mar-2024 - 31-Dec-2024
Max Inc: $82/
Max T4: $70/
Max T4: $70/
As a member of the Work Methods team, dedicated to support capital projects to provide safety, workability, and maintainability input to designs & incorporate requirements into relevant documentation
Experience and Role Accountabilities
•A minimum four (4) years of in a relevant engineering field or equivalent.
•Develop safe engineering solutions by using initiative and judgement to perform activities such as developing designs, analyzing and resolving problems, and interpreting engineering specifications on low to medium complexity assignments for projects and/or operations.
•Assist project or operations management to meet safety, cost, quality, and time objectives by performing activities such as proposing changes in plans and estimated costs, recommending payment for work completed by contractors, preparing progress reports, coordinating work schedules and other similar tasks.
•Participate in BC Hydro’s engineering practice by conducting independent studies and analysis, exercising judgment in selecting and interpreting information, recommending safe engineering designs, and making typical decisions related to standard methods and designs so that BC Hydro’s engineering standards are maintained.
•Perform periodic tasks independently which may include on-site construction quality control and monitoring to ensure design compliance.
•Engage with BC Hydro’s senior engineering team where engineering problems are difficult, complex, or unusual to support BC Hydro’s management of engineering risk.
Education and Skills
•University graduate in applied science or engineering
•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
Additional Experience and Role Accountabilities
• This role requires demonstrated experience with the electrical design for Overhead - lines and underground cables for operating voltages from 60kV to 500kV in an electric utility environment.
• 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/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.
• Perform various engineering calculations in accordance with regulatory and industry standards such as electrical clearances, electromagnetic and electrostatic field calculations and related induction studies, transient over voltage, switching voltages, AC interference, ampacity, radio interference, audible noise, lightning protection, grounding, arcing, soil resistivity, EMTP.
• Prepare designs, drawings, and specifications for electrical systems on Transmission Overhead - Lines such as line surge arresters, line disconnect switches, lightening protection, circuit to circuit separation.
• Prepare reports for internal and external clients detailing investigations, evaluation, analysis, conclusions, and recommendations.
• 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
* Support capital projects (primarily Transmission Overhead Line) to perform safety, workability, and maintainability input to the design as an extension to the Human Factors and Work Methods team at BCH.
* Familiar with energized work methods and tools and equipment for Transmission overhead line work
* Develop 3D models for work simulation to access live line workability / maintainability / clearances requirements
* Assist capital projects in delivery of job hazard assessments and energized work procedures, rigging, fall protection and rescue plans and any special / custom tools (i.e. yolks) in accordance with internal established processes and practices, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices
* Prefer to have an Engineering degree (preferably electrical, integrated, electro-mechanical engineering, then mechanical, civil and others) recognized by universities in Canada and a registered PEng. with EGBC
* Trade certification in Transmission O/H line work or construction will be considered
* Technical knowledge of hydro-electric Transmission system is preferred (Distribution and Substation second)
* Well-developed technical writing, communication, and presentation skills are necessary to succeed in this position.
* Candidates with experience in work practices on power system, risk assessment and safety processes is preferred.
* Need for support on Capital projects fluctuates and may affect length of contract / work