Drafter 2 - Electrical, P & C, Telecommunications

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Providing clean electricity to 4 million customers takes a diverse workforce and that’s where you come
in. We need your talent to help us build major projects to meet growing demand. To help our
customers find clean energy solutions for their homes and businesses and to be ready to respond
during storms and outages to keep our system reliable.

Working for BC Hydro is meaningful. And now, the stakes have been raised as we work towards a
solution to climate change while safely providing clean, affordable electricity to our customers.

We offer a healthy work life balance, training opportunities and career progression. We're proud to be
ranked as one of B.C.'s Top Employers and one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers. Join us as we
build an even cleaner B.C.

**JOB DESCRIPTION**
**Duties**:
technically complex engineering drawings used for electrical equipment layouts, conduit, lighting,
grounding systems, protection, control and telecommunications circuitry, cabinet and pane layouts
and isometric drawings of cabinets; produces a variety of associated graphs, colour drawings,
maps, schematics, wiring diagrams, 3D models and cable schedules; produces detailed drawings
of equipment and assemblies associated with the engineering projects.
- Performs a variety of technical drafting related functions related to the development of drawings

by ensuring all essential design data has been received, researching other relevant material such
as equipment specifications, related drawings and engineering standards, performing basic
calculations such as determining dimensions, elevations and slopes, checking data for obvious
conflicts or design errors and determining the most appropriate layout of drawings and
presentation of information.
- Performs a variety of related functions such as calculating quantities of materials and

components from drawings, checking availability of components and materials, writing material
lists; visits work sites to gather information, observe site conditions and/or take measurements
and perform basic survey tasks.
- Produces wiring diagrams directly from schematic and layout drawings in cases where drawings

are of a routine nature.
- Checks drawings prepared by other staff or outside consultants to ensure there are no conflicts

or other problems, including translation of drawings produced by other computer assisted drafting

- Provides technical direction and guidance to Drafter 1 and performs all the duties of the Drafter 1

job.
- Performs duties of a minor nature related to the above duties which do not affect the rating of the

job.**Qualifications**:

- Graduation with a diploma in drafting from a government accredited technical institute orhierarchy.

**ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**
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**This position is affiliated with the Movement of United Professionals union (MoveUP/COPE).**
- Please note testing to demonstrate Inventor skills will be included in the selection process.
- The following is considered an asset:
- Experience with Substation Design Suite P&C
- Experience with various telecommunications network types
- Electrical drafting experience
- Drafter must be able to work within a multi-discipline team environment with changing priorities.

We're always looking for exceptional people to bring new ideas, fresh thinking and the motivation
to help shape the electricity system in B.C. It's an exciting time to be a part of our team as we
invest in our system and prepare to meet the challenges of tomorrow.

Our values guide our work. Want to join us?

We are safe.
We are here for our customers.
We are one team.
We include everyone.
We act with integrity and respect.
We are forward thinking.

BC Hydro is an equal opportunity employer.

minorities, women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual
orientations and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively
engage with diverse communities.

We are also happy to provide reasonable accommodations throughout the selection process and

BC Hydro has a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy that requires employees to have a full series of
COVID-19 vaccine and provide proof of vaccination on request. This Policy is currently suspended
but may resume at BC Hydro's discretion. While the Policy is suspended, all new employees are
required to disclose their vaccination status to BC Hydro.

Flexible work model role definitions
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Our four role types identify the degree of flexibility an employee could have to work from home
based on the type of work they do. The flexibility for an individual job is up to the manager for
each position and the operational requirements. Employees also have the right to work full-time
from the office if they prefer. All of our roles require at least some in-person time.

IBEW/Field - No option to work from home
Resident - Works primarily (4+ days per week) in the office.
Hybrid - May be able to work