Job Location: Edmonds

Employment type: Permanent

Hours of work: Full time (37.5 hrs/wk)

Annual Salary: $ 131,100.00 - 165,800.00

No. of positions: 2

Closing date: September 8, 2026 About the job: What you’ll do • Commercial Management is part of BC Hydro’s Project Delivery business group, bringing together senior professionals with diverse expertise in areas such as engineering, business administration, economics, accounting, and environmental science.

Commercial

Managers play a key role in supporting major capital projects by leading decision analysis, financial analysis, risk and opportunity assessments, funding requests, regulatory submissions and the development of business cases.

Commercial

Managers are specialists in leading the evaluation of project alternatives using BC Hydro’s Structured Decision Making framework, which involves helping project teams define and evaluate alternatives by understanding the trade-offs considering decision objectives and criteria. Commercial managers build internal alignment on the selected alternative and develop clear recommendations and decision support documents that support BC Hydro’s capital plan and corporate objectives. This role requires the ability to bring together complex technical, financial, regulatory, and business information into concise, easy-to-understand materials that keep senior leaders and executives informed and support effective decision-making.

Specific

Duties

- Lead Structured Decision Making processes, including facilitating workshops to identify, evaluate, and recommend project alternatives, and documenting the analysis in decision documents.
- Develop financial analysis, including Net Present Value models, to support project decision-making.
- Facilitate the identification and assessment of project risks, opportunities, and treatments through risk workshops and other activities across the project lifecycle.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders across BC Hydro to gather, assess, and synthesize technical, financial, regulatory, environmental,



and strategic information.
- Provide strategic advice on project justification and governance in alignment with the BC Hydro’s capital plan and corporate objectives.
- Draft concise decision-support documents based on research and assessment of complex technical, financial, regulatory, and business information.
- Support internal funding requests, external funding applications, and regulatory submissions including BCUC applications and compliance reports.
- Facilitate internal stakeholder engagement and consensus-building to advance project decisions and recommendations.
- Translate complex technical, financial, and business issues into clear recommendations and presentations for senior management, executives, regulators, and other key stakeholders. What you bring • A university degree, preferably in business administration, economics or engineering. Other relevant undergraduate or graduate degree combinations will also be considered.
- Ten or more years of relevant experience with proven progression in responsibilities over that time.
- Experience with business case development; decision analysis; financial analysis; risk assessment and analysis; project management; and internal/external stakeholder engagement.
- Excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to confidently communicate and present to BC Hydro’s senior management and executives.
- Excellent written communication skills. Strong ability to synthesize and communicate complex, technical information in an
- easily readable and accessible manner.
- Experience using a structured decision making framework.




- Experience in early development and / or management of large infrastructure projects is an asset.
- Experience in a regulated utility is an asset.
- Experience building financial valuation models is an asset.

What we offer • A comprehensive benefits package - A minimum of 15 paid vacation days - A lifetime pension - Flexible work model, depending on your role type - Training and development courses For more information on the benefits we offer, visit bchydro.com/benefits. For more information on the benefits we offer, visit bchydro.com/benefits. What else you should know • Please note a written exercise will be used to shortlist applicants for an interview, as part of the recruitment process for this role.

- Applicants who do not meet full qualifications or those with lesser work experience may be considered for a lower-level position. Before you apply, please confirm you meet BC Hydro’s time in role requirement. M&P; employees must meet the time in role requirements specified in the updated M&P; TIR policy. For MoveUP and IBEW employees, the current time in role as outlined in the Collective Agreements will apply. Don't forget to update your Candidate Profile with your current resume and copies of your certifications. If applicable, include your Trades Qualification. This will ensure we have all the necessary information to assess your application without any delays.

Date Posted: 2026-08-11 Closing Date: 2026-09-08 For internal use: 52481085 How to apply Interested candidates should submit their applications online at https://app.bchydro.com/careers/current_opp.html or click 'Apply' You must use a supported browser, such as Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Safari. Your pop up blocker will also need to be disabled for the BC Hydro Careers site. On the BC Hydro Careers site, click on the Apply button in order to complete the steps to apply for this job.

Please be sure to update your Candidate Profile with your current resume and include copies of your certifications, if applicable.

📌 Business Developer 4 (Burnaby)
🏢 BC Hydro
📍 Burnaby