Senior Engineer - Transmission Planning

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Senior Engineer - Transmission Planning

Number of positions: 1 Job Location: Edmonds A03

Employment type: Permanent Region: Lower Mainland

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

Annual salary: $ 107,000.00 - 135,300.00

What you'll do

The successful candidate will join the Transmission Planning group as a transmission planning engineer. The core function

of Transmission Planning is to develop BC Hydro near-term and long-term transmission system plans to meet BC Hydro's

future business need of providing reliable, affordable and cost-effective electric supply services to the customers in BC as

well as ensure Mandatory Reliability Standard (MRS) compliance with NERC Transmission Planning Standards

(TPL-001-4) and WECC Planning Criteria.

Specific Duties:

system to identify potential system constraints, develop viable system reinforcement alternatives, and verify system

performance of the recommended solutions.

(greater than 5 years) transmission reinforcement plans.

compliance to MRS or NERC Standards from transmission planning perspective.

reinforcement project scope to accommodate new load supplies, and draft load interconnection SIS reports including all

technical inputs from various disciplines including Station Planning, Transmission Line Design, Analytical Studies,

Protection and Controls Planning, Telecom Planning, etc.

economic analysis, and risk assessment. Prepare project investment summary to support BC Hydro Capital Planning

process and capital project development process.

including Needs Identification, Conceptual Design, Feasibility Design and Project Definition Phase.

commitments specified in Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT), regulatory process and Revenue Requirement

Application (RRA), as well as from public consultation process for capital investment justification and project development.

power system modelling, system operations, distribution planning, Integrated Resource Planning, load interconnections,

transmission asset sustaining (both lines and stations), economic development, key account customer services, etc.

requests for performing specialized studies, such as load forecast, load interconnections, generation interconnections,

integrated resource planning, capital planning, economic business development, etc.

and external stakeholders.

What you bring

Electric Power System.

British Columbia (EGBC).

voltage stability, transient stability, etc.

operation of transmission systems, and knowledge of power utility business, transmission services and public utility

regulation.

What we offer

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

Please be advised that this role has been assessed as safety sensitive and pre-qualification alcohol and drug testing will be

required as a pre-condition to employment.

What else you should know

position.

Before you apply, please confirm you meet BC Hydro’s time in role requirement. M&P employees must meet the time in role

requirement specified in their most recent offer letter. For MoveUP and IBEW employees, the current time in role as

outlined in the Collective Agreements will apply.

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: 2025-07-08 Closing Date: 2025-08-05

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