Location: Edmonds, BC / Hybrid
Work Schedule: 40 hours/week
Duration: 2026/08/04 - 2027/08/04 (12 months)
Max INC Rate: $108.44

Max T4 Rate: $91.90

Experience and Role Accountabilitie

- A minimum eight (8) years of experience in a relevant engineering field or equivalen
- 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 operation
- 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 task
- 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 Hydr
- 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 secure 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 Hydr

Education and Ski

- 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 & Geoscientist
- BCBC Hydro uses a Digital Sign and Seal Technology. You may be required to subscribe to a digital seal technology service offered by Nota
- Intermediate English skills for professional environment, written and sp
- oken Familiarity with CAD systems and drawing stand




- ards Ability to use standard industry design/analysis soft
- ware Intermediate MS Office skills (Word, Excel, and Power Po

Must H

- aves Familiarity with generator interconnection standards such as CSA C22.3 No.9 and IEEE
- 1547Experience with Distributed Generation equipment interconnection and interconnection stu
- dies Strong understanding of Inverters and inverter standards such as UL
- 1741Registered Peng & Permit to Prac
- Potes 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 E
- GBC.EGBC Registrants provided to BC Hydro through this assignment shall work under BC Hydro’s Professional Practice Management Plan, Quality Management Pil
- lar. The Registrant shall apply their own or their firm’s Permit to Practice Number to work that is Sealed by the Registr
- ant. Retention and preservation of all project documentation produced by the Registrant during their contract with BC Hydro will be retained by BC Hydro to satisfy EGBC Byl

Additional Experience and Role Accountabil

- ities All the required Experience and Role Accountabilities shall relate to Overhead - and underground electric utility distribution systems operating at voltages at or below 35kV (primarily at or below
- 25kV). Monitor and evaluate distribution system performance, identify needs, and initiate appropriate corrective measures to manage risk and meet system performance objec
- tives. Conduct and analyze technical and economic planning studies in Distribution which will identify short and long-term Distribution system requirements to reliably and efficiently supply domestic load. Issue short and long-term distribution system load for




- ecast. Effectively manage distribution system performance requirements and associated risks and balance with appropriate inves
- tment. Contribute in the development of automation and protection schemes to optimize distribution system performance, minimize system losses, maximize reliability, and facilitate interconnection o
- f DER. Contribute in the development and defense of system improvement and expansion requirements and secure financial support for implement
- ation. Contribute in the development of short and long-term asset management strategies to advance distribution system performance, reliability, efficiency, and operab
- ility. Investigate, analyze and solve a variety of engineering problems, including the more challenging and unusual, by developing engineering techniques, devising new approaches and/or applying existing criteria in recent
- ways. Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to seek collaborative solutions to meet system and stakeholder obje
- ctives Develop documentation and/or responses to defend distribution system decisions in regulatory submis
- sions. Apply procedures and policies as required to effectively plan the distribution s

Additional Education and Skills

- Degree in Electrical Engineering recognized by universities in Canada, Power Engineering, p
- referred Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment and with internal and external stak
- eholders Knowledge of various BC Hydro systems, policies and procedures,
- an asset English proficiency with well-developed technical writing and presentation skills; excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills; and must be self-m
- otivated Proficiency in the use of CYME, EMTP and other relevant Power Engineering software,
- an asset Willingness t
- o travel Maintain good standing in Engineers & Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC) throughout the term of the c
- ontract. Maintain Driver's License Class 5 throughout the term of the

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