21946 : Project Engineer Specialist - Lines / Interconnections

Randstad Canada; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is looking for a Project Engineer Specialist in the Metro Vancouver Regional District. You will ensure safety, quality, and timely project delivery. The ideal candidate has a degree in engineering, significant experience in substation/transmission lines, and excellent leadership skills. This hybrid position offers a chance to work with multi-discipline projects. Interested candidates should apply via provided emails.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of engineering experience focusing on substation/transmission lines.
• 4+ years leading and coordinating design on medium to large projects.
• Understanding of the project impact on transmission systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety, quality, and timeliness of projects.
• Coordinate and influence various parties for project advancement.
• Manage reviews of multi-discipline engineering work.

Skills

Transmission experience

Leadership

Communication skills

Project Management

Education

Degree in Electrical, Civil, or Mechanical Engineering

Registered or eligible for registration as a Professional Engineer

Job description

Ready to make a difference? Join our client as Project Engineer Specialist! Your mission: ensure safety, quality, and timeliness, all while staying within budget. Be the driving force behind our success!

General Description

• The E5 – Engineer is a professional engineer or geoscientist who applies engineering knowledge to provide innovative engineering, estimating, planning, and quality management services for medium to high complexity projects and/or operations safely, with quality, within budget, and on time.

Advantages

Location: Edmonds / Hybrid (No remote candidates are accepted)

Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs / wk)

Responsibilities

Experience and Role Accountabilities

• Able to understand the impact of the project on the transmission system and operations, and to understand the interactions and priorities required to deliver multi-discipline projects.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, including writing, are required to advance the project, including coordinating and influencing various parties with external delivery partners and stakeholders.
• Good understanding of Project Management processes.
• Experience managing Owner’s reviews of multi-discipline engineering work being completed externally is an asset.
• Experience with telecom and/or protection and control projects is an asset. Experience with transmission lines projects is an asset.
• Strong knowledge of project delivery processes and design practice is an asset.
• Site experience on large construction projects such as hydroelectric stations, substations or transmission lines is an asset.

Qualifications

A degree in Electrical, Civil, or Mechanical Engineering and registered, or eligible for immediate registration, as a Professional Engineer with Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (EGBC).

• A minimum of 10 years of progressive and comprehensive engineering experience, with a primary focus in substation / transmission lines / protection and control is preferred. Engineering experience through the total project life cycle, from conceptual design through to testing and commissioning is considered an asset.
• A minimum of 4 years leading and coordinating multi-discipline design on medium to large projects, preferably on projects similar in size, complexity, and stakeholders.
• Able to understand the impact of the project on the transmission system and operations, and to understand the interactions and priorities required to deliver multi-discipline projects.

Must Haves :

• Must have transmission experience.
• P.Eng
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, including writing, are required to advance the project, including coordinating and influencing various parties both within the company and with external delivery partners and stakeholders.
• Class 5 driver’s license required.

Nice to haves :

• Previous project manager experience.
• Previous utility experience.
• Experience with telecom and/or protection and control projects is an asset.
• Experience with transmission lines projects is an asset.

Summary

Location: Edmonds / Hybrid (No remote candidates are accepted)

Interested candidates can submit their resumes to John at [e-mail] or Karthik at [e-mail]

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