Engineering Technologist

2 weeks ago


Burnaby BC, Canada Fortisbc Full time

Employment Status: Full-Time Regular
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.C.'s energy landscape. The purpose of this position is to plan, estimate and coordinate project requests from customers (e.g., builders and developers), external agencies, FortisBC departments, as well as end-use customers, where the projects present the greatest complexity. This role works both independently and with guidance to develop designs for distribution projects of the greatest complexity. This position prepares pricing and cost estimates and conducts field reconnaissance for related projects. The role is a liaison with customers, contractors, developers, and others in matters related to alterations, renewals, upgrades, improvements, and additions to the gas distribution systems.
The scope of projects coordinated by this position will be limited to:
-metering requirements with load profiles, per meter, of less than 400 cubic metres per hour,
-Coordinates projects, including but not limited to:
-defining customer requirements and project scope, creating, and maintaining customer data,
-scheduling the work with the customer following a check of crew (capacity planning) and materials availability and creating work orders.
-coordinate and attend meetings with customers and their agents and conduct site visits as required.
-projects may include low-rise vertical subdivisions.
reviewing foreign utility data, legal land base considerations, and geography to determine appropriate gas layout and depth in accordance with FortisBC standards,
-completing electronic layout or Engineering drawings,
-confirming and updating pipe sizing on drawings as defined by System Planning,
-identifying and requisitioning required inventoried materials and manufactured items,
-process project requests such as billable and non-billable orders professionally and in accordance with established policies and procedures
-explaining FortisBC procedures, policies, rate processes and municipal, provincial, and federal regulations to customers,
-building relationships with current, repeat, and potential customers and external contacts,
-overbuilds of plant related to all customer classes and identified by both the customer and company programs,
-commercial/industrial metering assembly upgrades (company driven),
-Provides direction to Planning and Design Technicians and Operations Support Representatives within the department.
level by the Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of British Columbia (ASTTBC) AND two (2) years directly related, relevant work experience.
-Excellent communication skills including telephone call handling skills and the ability to respond to difficult or demanding situations with tact and diplomacy.
-Ability to analyze and resolve problems of a technical nature, and understand the implication of costs, risks, operability, and safety.
-Sound working knowledge of various specialized software applications required to support operations activities (e.g. SAP) and the MS Office suite of applications.
-Valid British Columbia Driver’s license.
This position has restricted holiday availability based on operational requirements for certain months of the year, as per Article 14 of the MoveUp/FortisBC Collective Agreement.
-May involve working shift work or late coverage depending on customer and operational requirements (i.e. day, afternoon and night shifts, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day).
We also encourage volunteerism and nourish the need to give back to your community.



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