electrical engineer
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Senior Engineer - Distribution
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June 12, 2024
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BC Hydro
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BC HydroSenior Engineer - DistributionSource: BC HydroJob Title: Senior Engineer - Distribution (Lower Mainland)Job Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, CanadaAnnual Salary: $107,000.00 - 135,300.00Powered by water... and by people like you Providing clean electricity to 4 million customers takes a diverse workforce and that?s where you come in. We need your talent to help us build major projects to meet growing demand. To help our customers find clean energy solutions for their homes and businesses and to be ready to respond during storms and outages to keep our system reliable. Working for BC Hydro is meaningful. And now, the stakes have been raised as we work towards a solution to climate change while safely providing clean, affordable electricity to our customers. We offer a healthy work life balance, training opportunities and career progression. We're proud to be ranked as one of B.C.'s Top Employers and one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers. Join us as we build an even cleaner B.C.JOB DESCRIPTION Duties:The Distribution Engineering team serves British Columbia from offices in Burnaby (Edmonds), Victoria, and Vernon. This diverse and dedicated team of engineering professionals is involved in connecting new customers of all sizes, from Tesla supercharger stations in Vernon, to commercial redevelopment projects in Downtown Vancouver, residential developments in Victoria, and large infrastructure projects such as the Skytrain expansion in Surrey and Langley. Distribution Engineering is also heavily involved in supporting Operations through investigations and studies, as well as, providing engineering expertise for internal and external designers to ensure the distribution system is operated, maintained, repaired, upgraded/replaced, and expanded with a Safety by Design mindset. The Senior Engineer will be part of the Lower Mainland Distribution Engineering team, stationed in Burnaby. They provide engineering support for system reinforcements and expansion of the electrical distribution system to supply domestic, industrial, and commercial load including Independent Power Producers. Further, the Senior Engineer supports Capital Projects and Programs, Operations, Maintenance, Repair and Replacement of the BC Hydro Distribution System. Regional area accountabilities will be determined once the successful candidate has been appointed. The position includes, but is not limited to, the following capabilities and duties:Investigate, analyze, and solve a variety of engineering problems, many of which are challenging and unusual in nature. Contribute to the development of technical standards and design practices. Perform circuit analysis: load flow, voltage stability, fault current, motor start, power quality emission limit and protection coordination studies. Design equipment settings. Make recommendations for system improvements and the connection of new customers to the Distribution Planning team. Impart engineering knowledge: give instructions, advice and technical guidance to other engineers, project managers, designer technicians, design technologists, and technical support staff. Work closely with stakeholders to reach consensus and drive innovation, finding engineering solutions that add value, address employee and public safety, protect the environment, balance competing interests, and address full life cycle cost. Validate the scope of planned Capital Projects and provide feedback to the Distribution Planning Team. Develop and maintain effective professional relationships with internal and external colleagues and clients to determine relative priorities, assess the impact of work on others and resolve issues of concern. Fulfill the role of Owner?s Engineer by reviewing the work of external consultants to ensure accuracy, achievement of required results, meeting BC Hydro system needs, and adherence to accepted engineering practices. Work independently, under general direction, with work assigned in terms of
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LocationBurnaby, BC
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Salary$107,000YEAR annually
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Terms of employment
Permanent employmentFull time
- Start date
Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies
1 vacancy
- Source
CivicJobs.ca
#95389
Advertised until
2024-07-02
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