Senior Electrical Technologist - Waterfront Engineering

Senior Electrical Technologist, Waterfront Engineering (Permanent)

Victoria, BC

In this role, you will:

• Identify risks, opportunities, and appropriate treatments.
• Provide mentoring and technical oversight for junior technologists.
• Conduct other duties as necessary or as reasonably assigned from time to time.
• Ensure lessons from experience (LFE) are collated and recorded in the management system.
• Assess, document, and communicate risks associated with submarine electrical and electronic systems.
• Be an experienced member within the Waterfront Electrical engineering section, primarily focusing on supporting both submarine electrical and electronic systems.
• Be responsive to Program and Project Managers for dynamic program delivery requirements in a shipyard waterfront environment.
• Conduct on site surveys and draft or review repair specifications for submarine maintenance activities.
• Investigate and provide oversight on complex fault diagnosis activities and system operations involving non-standard line-ups or modified configurations.

The ideal candidate brings:

• Experience with fibre optic applications, cable characteristics, connectors, termination, inspection and testing, an asset.
• Experience working as an electrical or electronics technologist or technician in the naval environment.
• You are eligible for a Canadian Secret Security and ITAR Clearance.
• Demonstratable knowledge of marine electrical and electric systems is required.
• Experience in mentoring/guiding technical teams desirable.
• Knowledge of Alternating Current systems and power distribution control systems required.
• You hold a post-secondary technology diploma in an electrical or electronic discipline (or equivalent experience) and are eligible to be certified as an AScT by ASTTBC.
• Knowledge of uninterrupted power supplies and switching, an asset.
• New construction commissioning or retro-commissioning, an asset.
• Experience in field functional testing of electronic components required.
• Strong computer skills including MS Office suite desirable.
• Experience working as a technologist or technician within the electrical or electronics discipline.