Distributed Energy Resource Planning Engineer

Job Title: DER Planning Engineer
Job ID: 74743 
Location: Burnaby, British Columbia

Overview: 
The Engineer is a professional engineer or geoscientist who applies engineering knowledge to provide engineering, estimating, planning, and quality management services for medium complexity projects and/or operations safely, with quality, within budget, and on time.

What you will be doing:

• 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 company's 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

• 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 complexity and scope assignments for company projects and operations. 

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

• Resolve highly technical and unusual design and field engineering problems by conducting independent studies and analysis, exercising independent judgment in selecting and interpreting information, recommending safe engineering designs to support successful operations and/or project completion at the company. 

• Participate in the company's engineering practice by conducting independent studies and analysis, contributing to the development of technical standards, exercising judgment in selecting and interpreting information, recommending safe engineering designs, and making decisions related to methods and designs as well as providing guidance and advice to other engineering professionals to develop future capability at the company.

What you must have:

• A minimum eight (8) years of experience in a relevant engineering field or equivalent.

• 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 

• The company uses a Digital Sign and Seal Technology. You may be required to subscribe to a digital seal technology service offered by Notarius 

• •Intermediate English skills for professional environment, written and spoken 

• Familiarity with CAD systems and drawing standards 

• 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 company systems, policies and procedures, preferred 

• Willingness to travel 

• Maintain good standing in Engineers & Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC) throughout the term of the contract 

• Maintain Driver's License Class 5 throughout the term of the contract 

• Ability to use standard industry design/analysis software 

• Intermediate MS Office skills (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)

Salary/Rate Range: $87.00 - $105.00 per hour

Term: 11-month contract; most likely to extend


For more information about TEEMA and to consider other career opportunities, please visit our website at www.teemagroup.com