Distribution Engineer

7 days ago

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada Morson Talent (Canada & USA) Full time

Role: Distribution Engineer - Projects

Location of Services: Edmonds/Hybrid

INC Rate: $75/

T4: $62/

Work Assignment Overview:

Resource would provide engineering services equivalent to those delivered by BC Hydro Engineers (DE LMS): address daily operational requests and project engineering services for capital work.

Estimated Work Start Date: 24-Jun-2024

Estimated Work End Date: 28-Nov-2025

Experience and Role Accountabilities


•A minimum four (4) years of in a relevant engineering field or equivalent.


•Develop safe engineering solutions by using initiative and judgement to perform activities such as developing designs, analyzing and resolving problems, and interpreting engineering specifications on low to medium complexity assignments for projects and/or operations.


•Assist project or operations management to meet safety, cost, quality, and time objectives by performing activities such as proposing changes in plans and estimated costs, recommending payment for work completed by contractors, preparing progress reports, coordinating work schedules and other similar tasks.


•Participate in BC Hydro's engineering practice by conducting independent studies and analysis, exercising judgment in selecting and interpreting information, recommending safe engineering designs, and making typical decisions related to standard methods and designs so that BC Hydro's engineering standards are maintained.


•Perform periodic tasks independently which may include on-site construction quality control and monitoring to ensure design compliance.


•Engage with BC Hydro's senior engineering team where engineering problems are difficult, complex, or unusual to support BC Hydro's management of engineering risk.

Important notes:


• Prior to commencement on assignment, the selected candidate must have their own sole practitioner, or the use of their firm's, Permit to Practice with EGBC.
• BC Registrants provided to BC Hydro through this assignment shall work under BC Hydro's Professional Practice Management Plan, Quality Management Pillar. The Registrant shall apply their own or their firm's Permit to Practice Number to work that is Sealed by the Registrant. Retention and preservation of all project documentation produced by the Registrant during their contract with BC Hydro will be retained by BC Hydro to satisfy EGBC Bylaws.

Education and Skills


•University graduate in applied science or engineering


•Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) or Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.) with Engineers & Geoscientists BC or with another jurisdiction and eligible for registration as such with Engineers & Geoscientists BC

Additional Experience and Role Accountabilities


• All the required Experience and Role Accountabilities shall relate to Overhead - and underground electric utility distribution systems operating at voltages at or below 35kV.


• Support operations, maintenance, repair, replacement and expansion of the BC Hydro Distribution System.


• Investigate, analyze and solve a variety of engineering problems, including the more challenging and unusual, by developing engineering techniques, devising new approaches and/or applying existing criteria in new ways


• Provide technical guidance, instruction, and assistance related to the operation, maintenance, troubleshooting and modifications of equipment Additional

Education and Skills


• Degree in Electrical Engineering recognized by universities in Canada, Power Engineering preferred


• Demonstrated experience and technical knowledge in both Overhead - and underground electric utility distribution systems operating at voltages at or below 35kV including automation


• Broad range of distribution related skills including planning, system engineering, protection engineering, design, and project management


• Demonstrated ability to perform system analysis


• Knowledge of various BC Hydro systems, policies and procedures, preferred


• Willingness to travel

Work Assignment Requirements:

Provide technical expertise to support the capital infrastructure renewal and expansion programs. Act as Owners' Engineer to review and provide feedback on designs created by BCH external consultants for adherence to BCH standards and system impact.

Work with the Planning Engineering, Project Delivery, Design, Standards, Customer Consultants, Field Operations (Operations Centre, District Line Crews, Cable Crews) and other stakeholders to facilitate safe and economical solutions for the Distribution System.

Adhere to EGBC Bylaws, including the requirements for Continuing Education and Quality Management Guidelines. Provide their own EGBC permit to practice. BCH has developed their own Quality Management Practices that comply and sometimes exceed the requirements of EGBC. The successful applicant must follow the BCH Quality Management Practices in addition to those of EGBC.

Use CYME engineering software to analyze existing and future Distribution Circuits. Conduct Load Flow analysis using CYME DIST for circuit capacity, load connection reviews, voltage profile and low voltage mitigation, phase balancing and conductor size upgrades. Conduct fault current analysis and protection coordination studies. Determine fuse sizes for branch lines, determine recloser, switch gear, capacitor bank and voltage regulator settings to ensure a reliable and safe system. Conduct thermal studies of cables in ducts and provide appropriate derating of feeder cables using CYME CAP software.

Use SPIDAcalc non-linear pole line analysis tool to evaluate pole line design and create non-standard OH Line design solutions. Note: experience with PLS-Pole and PLS-CADD non-linear pole line design would be an asset.

Provide technical support to BCH Design Technicians and Technologist in customer connection and system improvement requests. Fulfill POR responsibilities for any non-standard/engineered solutions.

Review Customer Electrical Consulting Engineer submissions to determine if they have met BCH requirements, including protection coordination, switch gear design, single line diagram, grounding, surge arrestors or requests for variance from standards.

Attend Safety, Environmental and Technical Training Sessions unique to BCH through on-line and in class training.

Work space will be provided in the BCH Edmonds office on a hybrid basis. BCH laptop will be provided and access to all required engineering software. Consultant to provide their own cellular telephone. Travel to remote locations for site visits is required, approximately once every second month. The costs will be refunded in accordance with BCH travel expense policy. On-site meetings in the Fraser Valley area up to twice a month.

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