Senior Electrical Site Engineer

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At BC Hydro, we’re working towards creating a cleaner and more sustainable future for all British Columbians and need

people like you to help us. A career at BC Hydro is meaningful and provides you the opportunity to be part of a talented,

inclusive, and diverse team. We offer a healthy work-life balance, competitive wages, a comprehensive benefits package,

and training opportunities to support you in your career growth. We're proud to be ranked as one of B.C.'s Top Employers

and one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers.

We invite you to join us as we build an even cleaner B.C. We welcome applications from all qualified job seekers. If you’re a

person with a disability, please let us know by emailing RecruitmentHelp@bchydro.com, as adjustments can be made to

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Senior Electrical Site Engineer

Number of positions: 1 Job Location: Terrace DO

Employment type: Permanent Region: Northern Interior

Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Flexible Work Role: Field

Annual salary: $ 107,000.00 - 135,300.00

Position Highlights

BC Hydro is looking for an experienced Electrical Site Engineer to work on our construction projects and make sure that

construction and commissioning are done right. If you are a self-starter who enjoys working in the field on large and

complex construction projects and working on new BC Hydro stations, then we invite you to join the Site Engineering team.

This unique opportunity is to support the upcoming capital construction program on the North Coast. Over the next decade

we have capital work planned to build out new transmission infrastructure and provide clean, renewable, energy to the

region. This role will give you the chance to support the development, planning, construction and commissioning of a major

BC Hydro project. You’ll bring your technical expertise to work closely with other Construction, Engineering, Equipment

Testing and Commissioning, and Maintenance teams.

What you'll do

and control (P&C) design, construction and testing to get answers to complex technical queries and problems by bringing

design engineers and contractors together to keep construction and commissioning on track.

P&C equipment. This includes, but is not limited to switchgear, reactive equipment installation including power transformers,

electrical equipment protection, generator/turbine control and monitoring, communication networks, and instrumentation

systems.

construction and commissioning activities. You are involved in reviewing constructability, development of plans, schedules,

procedures, and construction/commissioning methods to assure conformance.

drawings, and industry standards – the work adheres to accepted engineering practice.

and contract requirements. You do the field review as POR’s delegate, or you coordinate witness and hold points for critical

components and document these activities in field review records.

to organize timely resolution of technical issues. You sort out non-compliance issues in the field by bringing design and

construction people together.

the environment or the safety or health of employees.

conformance reports). Then synthesize this into the construction report telling the construction story.

electrical systems on-line and prove out their function. You coordinate the test program and assure that the outages, people

and documentation are in place to effectively execute on the test program. This may include developing, managing, outage

staging plans.

mentor and provide instruction, advice, and technical guidance to others.

What you bring

with a background in high voltage equipment or protection and controls.

and participation in technical and professional societies.

understand and appreciate implications of costs, constructability, operability, and safety.

testing and knowledge and practical experience with:

and non-electrical protection

What we offer

For more information on the benefits we offer, visit bchydro.com/benefits.

What else you should know

position.

P.Eng.: Professional Engineer = In Good Standing

Driver's License Type = Class 5

be required as a pre-condition to employment.

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: 2025-06-20 Closing Date: 2025-07-13

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