Project Engineer, Development

Branch: Gas

Affiliation: Management & Exempt

Employment Status: Full-Time Regular

Expected Hiring Range: $95,200.00 to $111,900.00 Annually

Short-term Incentive Eligible: Yes

Workplace Flexibility: 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 transforming B.C.'s energy landscape. As one of BC's Top Employers with a diverse team of over 2,700 employees, we are committed to a safe and inclusive culture where each of us can connect, belong, and grow. Join us, and together, let's shape a brighter future for B.C.

Position Overview

In the Project Engineer, Development role, you’ll be responsible for leading the development of upcoming projects through the inception, alternative analysis, project development and approval phases.

Your strategic decision-making skills help you work through the uncertainty naturally present early in the project lifecycle. Your curiosity and initiative help you to develop identified needs and build solid business cases to justify your recommendations.

Your organized and detail-oriented approach will enable you to effectively collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure consistency throughout project development cycles and implement improvements to processes moving forward.

We're committed to building a greener future in which we reduce our customers’ emissions. We need collaborators, innovators and leaders like you to help us achieve our goal. Join us in re-thinking our energy future.

In year 1, you will:

- Lead day-to-day analysis and project development activities while familiarizing yourself with our project development processes.

- Utilize existing systems and tools to analyze options, manage project development financials, and monitor schedule process, including monthly reporting.

In year 2, you will:

- Build business cases for new projects and initiatives and lead various teams through project development.

- Identify and propose improvements to our project development process and support updates to our tools and databases.

- Lead lessons-learned activities about project development and analyze past performance.

What it takes:

- Four to eight years of relevant experience with a Professional Engineer certification and eligibility for Engineers and Geoscientists of BC registration.

- A Project Management Professional designation is considered an asset.

- Exceptional decision-making and communication skills to develop complex business cases and deliver large project plans while leading various teams.

To learn more about the recruitment process with FortisBC, please visit the You’re Applying. What now? page for additional information.

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