Senior Structural Engineer - Distribution Asset Sustainment

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Senior Structural Engineer - Distribution Asset Sustainment

Number of positions: 1 Job Location: Edmonds B03

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

Distribution Asset Planning has a challenging and exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual with demonstrated

communication, leadership, and cross functional relationship building skills to join an established but growing team of Asset

Sustainment Engineers at BC Hydro's Edmonds office in Burnaby, BC.

The successful candidate will have the skills to develop and execute strategies and programs to manage short- and long-

term sustainment of critical distribution civil assets. This position will contribute to the “Plan” function of BC Hydro’s Plan –

Build – Operate – Support business model.

We are looking for a candidate to fill the role at the Senior Structural Engineer level. Candidates with lesser experience will

be considered for a more junior role on the team.

Key duties and accountabilities include:

- Develops asset strategies and plans to effectively manage distribution civil assets. Initiates special programs for

inspection, maintenance and/or replacement of civil infrastructure and related materials. Works/ liaises with internal and

external stakeholders, materials experts, Delivery, Engineering, Design and Operations resources to assess asset

condition, effectively manage asset safety and reliability risks, and optimize asset life.

- Reviews inspection results and works with delivery partners to ensure assets are being repaired, maintained or replaced

in a timely manner consistent with maintaining system wide asset health.

- Updates and develops Distribution Civil Maintenance Standards and Bulletins. Seeks input from various stakeholders and

obtains approval of Standards and Bulletins to meet the needs of assets and address hazardous equipment, materials, and

conditions on the distribution system.

- Leads and/or conducts investigations into asset and component failures and collaborates with peers and stakeholders to

develop and implement corrective measures and recommendations. Works with test labs and Engineering on testing

materials and civil components, and engineering design solutions according to latest industry practice and national

standards.

- Works with Corporate Safety and Corporate Environment teams to ensure BC Hydro is meeting WorkSafeBC,

Environment Canada, and other regulatory requirements.

- Works to continuously improve and enhance existing information systems in tracking assets and articulating hazardous

conditions on the distribution system and ensuring that up to date inventories are available to crews and persons accessing

civil assets in the distribution system.

- Investigates and assesses risk of climate related impacts and develops and manages distribution asset programs to

mitigate such risk.

Supporting these duties and accountabilities as an experienced professional engineer, you are someone who:

- Investigates, analyzes, and solves challenging or unusual engineering problems presented by aging in-situ civil

infrastructure. Provides engineering guidance in the evaluation and remediation of Distribution civil assets through their full

life cycle.

- Develops and maintains effective professional relationships with internal and external colleagues to determine relative

priorities and to assess the impact of the work on others.

- Calls and chairs meetings to address engineering problems.

- Applies pragmatic knowledge of cost control and other administrative procedures and a knowledge of related fields of

engineering and construction.

- Gives instructions, advice and technical guidance to other engineers and technical support staff. Must excel in a

collaborative team environment.

- Reviews the in-flight (as needed) and completed work of assigned BC Hydro staff, consultants, and contractors to ensure

accuracy, achievement of required results and adherence to accepted engineering practice and published Maintenance

Standards and Bulletins.

- Acts as Professional of Record.

- Acts as Civil Technical Leader for Distribution Asset Sustainment and Maintenance Planning and where civil aspects

overlap with the work of Overhead and Underground Electrical Program Engineers.

- Promotes consistent civil engineering design by collaborating with the Distribution Standards and Distribution Engineering

Teams.

- Champions and supports technical issues raised by the Distribution Asset Planning team and pursue long term solutions

to issues.

What you bring

- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering specializing in structural engineering recognized by Canadian Universities.

- Must be registered, or eligible for immediate registration, as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in good standing with the

Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C. (EGBC).

- Must have 8 years minimum experience as a structural engineer with preference for experience in the electric utilities

industry in Distribution line of business, with underground infrastructure or in concrete design. Candidates with lesser

experience will be considered at lower levels.

- Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communications skills including the ability to make presentations to technical and

non-technical audiences, author technical papers and reports, and liaise with peers in BC Hydro and externally.

- Knowledge of various BC Hydro systems, policies and procedures related to power system planning and asset

sustainment.

- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships within and outside of the department or division.

- Successful, creative, and persistent approach to influencing outcomes and meeting objectives.

- Ability to analyze and resolve challenging and unusual engineering problems with considerable independence and

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

- Must be familiar with WorkSafeBC requirements and regulations.

- Must be willing to travel occasionally, by motor vehicle, watercraft (ferries), and aircraft.

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What we offer

- A comprehensive benefits package

- A minimum of 15 paid vacation days

- A lifetime pension

- Flexible work model, depending on your role type

- Training and development courses

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

A condition of employment for this job is that you maintain the following requirements in good standing:

Driver's License Type = Class 5

EGBC: Engineers & GeoScientists BC = In Good Standing

P.Eng.: Professional Engineer = In Good Standing

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

- This posting is for one (1) Full Time Regular position.

- Applicants who do not meet the full qualifications or those with lesser work experience may be considered for a lower-level

position.

- A condition of employment for this job is that you maintain your Driver's License (Class 5) in good standing.

- A condition of employment for this job is that you maintain the following: Registration with Engineers & Geoscientists of B.

C. (EGBC) in good standing.

- 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.

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.

Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada V3N 4X8

Date Posted: 2025-08-13 Closing Date: 2025-09-03

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