19375-Distribution Regional Engineer Jobs

One of our leading client is looking for an experienced engineer to assist in their projects. It is an amazing opportunity to work with a renowned company.
General Description

• The E3 – Engineer is a fully qualified and accredited engineering professional who applies theoretical and practical knowledge to provide engineering design, estimating, planning, and quality management services for low to medium complexity projects and/or operations safely, with quality, within budget, and on time

Advantages
Responsibilities
Experience and Role Accountabilities

• Perform periodic tasks independently which may include on-site construction quality control and monitoring to ensure design compliance.
• Engage with client's senior engineering team where engineering problems are difficult, complex, or unusual to support BC Hydro’s management of engineering risk.
• A minimum four (4) years in a relevant engineering field or equivalent.
• Participate in company’s engineering practice by conducting independent studies and analysis, exercising judgment in selecting and interpreting information, recommending safe engineering designs, and making typical decisions related to standard methods and designs so that company's engineering standards are maintained.
• Develop safe engineering solutions by using initiative and judgement to perform activities such as developing designs, analyzing and resolving problems, and interpreting engineering specifications on low to medium complexity assignments for projects and/or operations.
• Assist project or operations management to meet safety, cost, quality, and time objectives by performing activities such as proposing changes in plans and estimated costs, recommending payment for work completed by contractors, preparing progress reports, coordinating work schedules and other similar tasks.

Important notes:

• BC Registrants provided to company through this assignment shall work under company’s 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 during their contract with company will be retained by client to satisfy EGBC Bylaws.
• 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 EGBC.

Role Specialty: Distribution - Electrical
Additional Experience And Role Accountabilities

• Support operations, maintenance, repair, replacement and expansion of the Distribution System.
• All the required Experience and Role Accountabilities shall relate to Overhead - and underground electric utility distribution systems operating at voltages at or below 35kV.
• Provide technical guidance, instruction, and assistance related to the operation, maintenance, troubleshooting and modifications of equipment
• 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 new ways

Qualifications
Education and Skills

• University graduate in applied science or engineering
• Intermediate MS Office skills (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• 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 & Geoscientists BC
• Intermediate English skills for professional environment, written and spoken
• Familiarity with CAD systems and drawing standardsAbility to use standard industry design/analysis software
• Client uses Digital Sign and Seal Technology. You may be required to subscribe to a digital seal technology service offered by Notarius

Additional Education And Skills

• Knowledge of various client systems, policies and procedures, preferred
• Maintain good standing in Engineers & Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC) throughout the term of the contract
• Degree in Electrical Engineering recognized by universities in Canada, Power Engineering preferred
• Willingness to travel
• Broad range of distribution related skills including planning, system engineering, protection engineering, design, and project management
• Demonstrated ability to perform system analysis
• Maintain Driver's License Class 5 throughout the term of the contract
• Demonstrated experience and technical knowledge in both Overhead - and underground electric utility distribution systems operating at voltages at or below 35kV including automation

Must haves:

• Demonstrated ability to perform system analysis
• Demonstrated experience and technical knowledge in both Overhead - and underground electric utility distribution systems operating at voltages at or below 35kV including automation
• Maintain good standing in Engineers & Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC) throughout the term of the contract
• Knowledge of various comapny systems, policies and procedures, preferred
• P.Eng registered in BC
• Maintain Driver's License Class 5 throughout the term of the contract
• Permit to practise
• Broad range of distribution related skills including planning, system engineering, protection engineering, design, and project management
• Degree in Electrical Engineering recognized by universities in Canada, Power Engineering preferred
• Willingness to travel

Assets to have:

• Distribution Engineering experience
• Utilities Experience
• Worked with overhead modeling software (spidacalc, plscad)

Summary
Work Assignment Requirements:
Location: Edmonds/Hybrid
Schedule: 2 days a week in office (local candidates preferred)
High chance of extension for the right candidate
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
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