Planning & Design Technologist 1 Employment Status: Full-Time Regular Salary: $3,189.00 Bi-weekly Short-term Incentive Eligible: No Posting End Date: Open until filled As the province’s largest energy provider with more than 100 years of knowledge and experience, we proudly deliver renewable energy, natural gas, electricity and propane to 1.3 million customers. We're actively seeking new talent to join our mission of delivering a stronger energy future in B.This position is responsible for planning the installation of gas supply projects for customers (builders, developers, FortisBC departments). Using established service, product definitions and pricing to produce the customer contract.

This role processes routine project requests professionally and in accordance with established policies and procedures. Coordinates projects, including but not limited to: defining customer requirements and project scope, creating, and maintaining customer data, explaining FortisBC processes, procedures, and requirements to customers, conveying related permit requirements to customers, informing the customer of the price for the service product(s), scheduling the work with the customer following a check of crew (capacity planning) and materials availability and creating work orders. coordinate and attend meetings with customers and their agents and conduct site visits as required. maximum project pipe sizing of 219 mm (8”), metering requirements with load profiles, per meter, of less than 400 cubic metres per hour, projects may include low-rise vertical subdivisions, reviewing foreign utility data, legal land base considerations,



and geography to determine appropriate gas layout and depth in accordance with FortisBC standards, completing electronic layout or Engineering drawings, confirming and updating pipe sizing on drawings as defined by System Planning, identifying and requisitioning required inventoried materials and manufactured items, process project requests such as billable and non-billable orders professionally and in accordance with established policies and procedures explaining FortisBC procedures, policies, rate processes and municipal, provincial, and federal regulations to customers, working with customers and authorities to ensure all service products requirements are collected and met Ensures completion of the job and maintains customer relations, including but not limited to: building relationships with current, repeat, and potential customers and external contacts, responding to customer inquiries including but not limited to installation costs, bill calculations, and the scheduling of work, acting as primary contact for premium rated builder/developers and internal/external customers. overbuilds of plant related to all customer classes and identified by both the customer and company programs,



commercial/industrial metering assembly upgrades (company driven), corrosion maintenance (houseline/riser replacement, anode bed install/removal), Provides direction to Planning and Design Technicians and Operations Support Representatives within the department.

Education: technology diploma from an accredited post-secondary institution in a directly related field.

Experience: two (2) years directly related, relevant work experience. Working knowledge of computer systems operations, environment and peripherals and various applications software in use in the department (SAP & suite of MS Office products). Excellent communication skills including telephone call handling skills and the ability to respond to difficult or demanding situations with tact and diplomacy.

Courteous, professional manner in dealing with internal and external contacts and customers, including positive interpersonal skills and the ability to provide direction in a team environment. Ability to analyze and resolve problems of a technical nature, and understand the implication of costs, risks, operability, and safety.

Valid

Class 5 British Columbia Driver’s license.

We offer a market-competitive salary and benefits package, while supporting life-long career development. We also encourage volunteerism and nourish the need to give back to your community. FortisBC acknowledges and respects Indigenous Peoples in Canada, on whose Traditional Territories we all live and work. FortisBC is committed to Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and is guided by our Statement of Indigenous Principles . #

📌 Engineering Technologist (Full Time) (Vancouver)
🏢 FortisBC
📍 Vancouver