Senior Electrical Engineer

1 week ago

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada City of Vancouver Full time
Electrical Design Manager

Main Responsibilities:

The Electrical Design Manager, Traffic Signals, will oversee the delivery of electrical work and lead a team of electrical engineers and technicians. This position will establish and implement electrical technical specifications, standards, and related work processes. The manager will report directly to the Associate Director, Electrical Design.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Lead a team of electrical engineers and technicians in delivering strategic objectives and improving services related to the City's electrical infrastructure.

Asset Management:

Assist in prioritizing, administering, and executing the electrical infrastructure capital plan, working with the Divisional Asset Manager/Engineer and Operations.

Operations Management:

Assist in managing operating budgets.
Assist in managing the capital budget, ensuring work plans are executed to fully spend annual capital allocations in alignment with priorities and needs.
Develop budget requests to optimize asset management principles while aligning with City priorities.
Explore and implement cost-effective ways of delivering services.

Human Resources:

Oversee and direct the work plans of exempt and unionized staff, assigning and re-distributing duties as required to ensure the efficiency and optimization of staff work plans.
Develop, implement, and monitor quality control processes and procedures for all services provided by the group (PGA and PMF).
Adopt and implement HR processes, including attendance management programs and performance management requirements.
Ensure adherence to fair and consistent practices in alignment with collective agreements, the Branch Community Agreement, and City-wide policies.

Programs and Work Plans:

Develop and implement program work plans.
Partner with other branches (such as Traffic and Data Management, Transportation Design, Streets Activities, Streets Use Management, Utility Management, Sustainability Branch, etc.) to provide resources for design/review and construction services.
Oversee and direct the delivery of electrical capital projects, including the design and construction phases, in accordance with the Engineering Project Management Framework.
Coordinate with internal and external customers to ensure timely and suitable delivery of design services, meeting project schedules.
Develop business cases and provide strategic analysis for new and emerging initiatives.
Ensure the use and sustainment of corporate IT systems to manage information, including asset management and financial management.

Technical Work:

Establish and maintain the City's electrical specifications and drafting standards.
Ensure all necessary regulatory requirements are met related to electrical design.
Lead technical resources for electrical designs related to Traffic Signals, including associated street lighting and power design.
Manage the technical staff to ensure delivery in accordance with standards, regulations, and specifications.
Ensure the delivery of electrical design aligns with design and construction standards and requirements.
Seal (as a P.Eng.) electrical designs generated under direct supervision. Serve as Engineer of Record for electrical designs.
Conduct internal audits and lead the team for external audits.

Safety and Training:

Ensure safety programs and standards are in place and followed by staff.
Ensure Remote Work Books are current and requirements are met.
Maintain check-in, check-out times, and supervisory checks.

Continuous Improvement:

Set, track, and analyze operational performance goals and metrics, including costs and turnaround times, as well as corporate green operations targets.
Identify industry best practices in electrical design specifications and capital program delivery, and implement within the section.
Engage staff, management, clients, and partner departments on how Electrical design can improve and better serve stakeholders.
Provide ongoing review and decision-making with respect to staffing and employee engagement.

City Representation:

Participate and partner with other government, public, and private organizations related to the City's practices with electrical design.
Prepare and present Council reports on electrical engineering issues.
Represent the City on other committees and working groups.
Respond to FOI and legal services requests.
Respond to resident requests.
Other duties/responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with a Professional Engineer designation and minimum 6 years of related experience in design and construction project engineering work, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Experience managing staff and HR issues in a union environment.
Registration as a Professional Engineer in British Columbia.
Project Management Credentials (PMP) or equivalent is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Advanced knowledge of electrical engineering principles, standards, and specifications, as they relate to the municipal environment.
Working knowledge of Professional Governance Act – EGBC and Project Management Framework.
Ability to lead and review the work of a technical design team.
Ability to manage and lead a diverse team in a unionized environment.
Ability to work collaboratively with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
Organizational and time management skills in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
Ability to provide excellent customer service.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Ability to work and think strategically, including experience with business case composition and evaluation, strategic planning, and development, and implementation of Key Performance Indicators.
Ability to work independently with little supervision from the Associate Director.

Flexible Work Program:

The City of Vancouver has a Flexible Work Program, allowing staff to work remotely 1 – 4 days a week from locations that are a daily commutable distance from their worksite. This position is eligible for the Flexible Work Program.

Business Unit/Department:

Engineering Services (1300)

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