Burnaby
Electrical Designer
Role: Senior Transmission Stations Electrical Designer Location of Services: Edmonds, Burnaby, BC Estimated Work Start Duration: 2 years Standard Hours Per Day: 8.00 Estimated Work Days: 522.00 Rate: T4 $81.08 / Inc $98.11 per hour Work Assignment Overview: This requisition is for a Senior Electrical Engineer at the Senior Engineer level. The ideal candidate should have experience in the design of high-voltage utility substations. Experience and Role Accountabilities: A minimum of eight (8) years of experience in a relevant engineering field or equivalent. Develop safe engineering solutions by using initiative and judgment to perform tasks including developing designs, analyzing and resolving problems, and interpreting engineering specifications on medium complexity and scope assignments. 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. Participate in 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. 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 Engineers & Geoscientists BC or an equivalent jurisdiction. EGBC Registrants shall work under the 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 will be retained to satisfy applicable regulations. Education and Skills: Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) or Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.) with Engineers & Geoscientists BC or another jurisdiction and eligible for registration as such with Engineers & Geoscientists BC. Intermediate English skills for a 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 Specialty Description: Additional Experience and Role Accountabilities: This role requires experience with the design of electrical utility substations with operating voltages from 12kV to 500kV and demonstrated experience working with utility design solutions in an electric utility environment. This position is needed to help with an increasing workload in capital project, emergency replacement and restoration work, asset management strategic OMA work programs, and Owners Engineer review work. Prepare project documentation and deliverables in accordance with 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 Engineering Design Practices. Provide technical assistance and construction support in the field, and undertake field reviews as required by EGBC. Design for the following Electrical Systems related to Transmission Stations: Ground Grid Site Layout and equipment clearances Control, feeder, and compressor buildings Electrical equipment supports Perform various engineering calculations: short-circuit forces, ampacity, cable design, lightning protection, voltage drop, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc. Additional Education and Skills: Ability to provide technical directions to junior engineers. Ability to manage design tasks including scope, schedule, and cost. Ability to find engineering solutions that add value and to reach consensus. Ability to communicate efficiently, including verbal and technical writing in the English language, analytical, interpersonal communications, and presentation skills. Experience in project management, including estimating, cost control, and project administration. Work Assignment Requirements: CAD skills, particularly with 3-D modeling, using Autodesk products such as AutoCAD, Inventor, and Vault will be considered as an asset. Technical knowledge in major electrical equipment such as transformers, capacitors, reactors, disconnect switches, and circuit breakers, FACTS devices such as SVC and STATCOM, and energy storage technologies such as BESS and Hydrogen will be considered an asset. This is a hybrid position, and the successful candidate will be required to work from the office for a specified number of days (2 or 3). Occasional travel to different areas of the province is required (once a month). A condition of employment is that the candidate maintains their Class 5 Driver's License in good standing. Must Haves: A condition of employment is that the candidate maintains their Class 5 Driver's License in good standing. Electrical background with a minimum of eight (8) years of experience in substation design. Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) or Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.) with Engineers & Geoscientists BC or another jurisdiction and eligible for registration as such. Nice to Have: CAD skills, particularly with 3-D modeling, using Autodesk products such as AutoCAD, Inventor, and Vault. Technical knowledge in major electrical equipment such as transformers, capacitors, reactors, disconnect switches, and circuit breakers, FACTS devices such as SVC and STATCOM, and energy storage technologies such as BESS and Hydrogen.
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