Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Senior Geotechnical Engineer - Transmission BC Hydro – Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada Base pay range CA$107,000.00/yr - CA$135,300.00/yr Job Location: Burnaby, BC Employment type: Permanent Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/week) No. of positions: 1 About the job: We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Geotechnical Engineer in the Transmission Lines Engineering Division’s Geotechnical Design Team. The work environment is considered multi-disciplinary, as the candidate will work closely with Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, and Overhead engineering design teams; as well as with Geomatics, Environmental, Safety, Procurement, and Contract & Construction Management teams. As a member of the Geotechnical Design Team, the candidate will provide their professional services to support BC Hydro’s high voltage transmission system, including overhead and underground circuits, transmission stations, and telecom stations. The position is focused on technical aspects of geotechnical engineering on the Transmission Lines/Underground components to help with increasing work load in capital projects such as the North Coast Transmission Line, interconnection projects, emergency replacement, restoration work, and works managed under the Capital and Maintenance Program. The key responsibilities of this role include taking on the Owner’s Engineer role to review consultant design packages and coordinating design with multiple disciplines; undertaking Professional of Record duties; and support Request for Proposal/Request for Information development. Overall management of projects are by a team of professional project managers, for whom your technical efforts will support. What you’ll do Provide senior level engineer services (EGBC Licensed P.Eng, Geological/Civil Discipline, Practicing Geotechnical/Geological Engineering and/or Geotechnical Hazards) to fill the need for Capital Construction Work or Capital and Maintenance project supports by the Transmission Lines and Station - Geotechnical Design Team. This senior engineering position requires leadership in geotechnical assessment and design across a wide range of soil and rock conditions present across the Province of BC. Develop safe engineering solutions by using initiative and judgement to perform tasks including developing designs, analyzing and resolving problems, and interpreting engineering specifications on medium to highly complex assignments for BC Hydro projects and operations. Deliver exceptional customer service by communicating with stakeholders and performing activities such as defining the scope of engineering/geoscience services to be provided, establishing the basic design criteria with the client, approving all related technical documentation, and assessing and reporting on work progress against standards, objectives, and specifications to support completion of projects safely, with quality, within budget and on time. Make decisions and recommendations of a complex technical nature including the establishment of design bases, criteria, engineering standards and concepts, and/or on matters affecting the management of engineering/geoscience resources and activities to support project works. Undertake geotechnical analysis and design pertaining to structures associated with Transmission Overhead Lines, Transmission Stations, Transmission Underground Cable, and Telecom assets. Foundations include direct embedment, grillages, rock anchored pedestals, pile foundations, helical pile foundations, strip and pad footings, cable vaults and duct banks, and ground anchors. Active geotechnical engineering support on numerous projects involving site assessment, foundation design, soil and rock stabilization, ground improvement, geohazard assessments and design of protective systems to mitigate risk to structures from natural hazards. Your role on the team will also include assessment of seismic risks and estimation of post-seismic displacements. Plan, manage, and coordinate, as may be required, undertake surficial and subsurface investigations to establish geotechnical ground conditions and assess geohazards that may be present which could adversely impact BC Hydro’s existing or future assets. Duties include carrying out the role of Professional of Record on select engineering assignments, providing Owner’s Engineering reviews and oversight (office and field), and emergency/forensic engineering work assignments carried out by the Team. Prepare reports for internal and external clients detailing investigations, evaluation, analysis, conclusions, and recommendations. Provide technical assistance and construction support in the field and undertake field reviews as required by EGBC. Prepare designs for existing, new facilities, and develop monitoring strategies for instrumentation across the province. Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and a range of check and review functions on geotechnical analysis and design work carried out by other team members to fulfill EGBC compliance requirements. Prepare work packages including scope, duration, and level of effort estimates. As appropriate for project scale and experience gained to date on BC Hydro projects (or similar industry experience), the position may require undertaking geotechnical lead position in procuring consulting and or site investigation services for work packages. The role requires collaboration with BC Hydro’s management, Procurement, Forestry, Environmental and Safety teams to prepare an RFP (scope of work, technical specs, table of quantities/prices, and definition of payment items). This position involves a mix of both work in a Hybrid office setting (Edmonds Office – Burnaby) and in the field. This position requires a minimum 2 days in the office. For fieldwork, the candidate should be able to accommodate short duration field assignments in remote locations across BC, typically in the order of days, but infrequent assignments up to 2 weeks may be required. What you bring A degree in Civil or Geological Engineering recognized by Canadian Universities. A minimum of 8 years experience in Civil or Geological Engineering Design in the utility business with focus in Geotechnical and/or Geological Engineering. Hydrotechnical experience is considered an asset. Registered, or eligible for immediate registration, as a Professional Engineer with the Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (EGBC). Professional Geoscientists registration is an asset. Familiar with BC Hydro projects and engineering design practices or similar experience with other utility companies (i.e. evaluation reports, specifications, proposals, estimates, design basis', calculations, hazard logs, test plans). The ability to characterize and describe the behavior of soil, groundwater and rock; and landslide is considered a base‑line attribute of what you bring to the role on the Team. Slope stability, settlement, and liquefaction assessment are considered a requirement. As this is a senior engineering position, your experience to date should bring a senior level of experience in assessing seismic hazard, analysis of seismic risk, and recommendations for ground improvement options that align with constraints and BC Hydro’s project specific withstand requirements. Familiar with flood assessment design guidelines. This role requires the ability to identify and quantify flood hazards. This includes assessing flood risks; and the design of flood mitigation structures. Familiar with landslide design guidelines. This role requires the ability to identify and quantify various types of landslides (ex. rockfall, small to large scale landslides, debris flow/flood). This includes assessing landslide risks; and the design of landslide mitigation structures. Familiar with shoring and excavation guidelines; and underground works. This role requires the ability to assess constructability of underground works and recommend shoring/groundwater management systems. Collection, analysis and interpretation of data obtained from site investigations, geotechnical instruments, and other published sources, including survey data, LiDAR, satellite imagery, GIS, soil maps, papers, reports, etc. The ability to put your experience to practice and, as a Professional of Record, guide the efforts of others with respect to natural hazard assessment, field investigations and in‑situ testing, lab schedule development. You will be tasked to provide check/review on the work by others or to directly provide summary reports and recommendations based on analysis and interpretation of results. As a senior engineer on the Team, you will provide geotechnical input into the activities of a Project’s Lifecycle, including: Design Plans, Design Basis, Design Reports, Hazard Logs, Field Review Plans, Technical Specifications and Drawings, and Inspection Test Plans. Familiar with Design Standards like the Canadian Foundation Design Manual, NBC Building Code, and/or BCH. This position may, from time to time, require transport and extended time completing aerial and marine based assessments (i.e. helicopters and boats). The successful candidate should be reasonably able to tolerate the potential effects of motion sickness. What we offer A minimum of 15 paid vacation days Flexible work model, depending on your role type Training and development courses For more information on the benefits we offer, visit bchydro.com/benefits. Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at BC Hydro by 2x. Seniority level Mid‑Senior level Employment type Full‑time Job function Utilities #J-18808-Ljbffr