Civil/Structural Engineer

Morson Group; Burnaby; Hybrid; CAD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

BC Hydro is seeking an experienced Civil/Structural E4 engineer in Burnaby, BC. The role is hybrid with a fixed-term contract from November 16, 2026 to November 13, 2027. The candidate should have at least eight years of relevant experience and be eligible for P.Eng or P.Geo registration, with CAD and design software proficiency.

Responsibilities include design, analysis, and field support, ensuring safety, quality, cost, and schedule compliance across BC Hydro projects and operations.

Qualifications

• A minimum eight years of Civil/Structural engineering experience.
• Strong knowledge of CAD and industry design/analysis software.
• Good English communication skills, written and spoken.
• Experience supporting site visits and field engineering.

Responsibilities

• Develop safe engineering designs for BC Hydro projects and operations.
• Analyze and resolve design problems for medium complexity tasks.
• Assist management with cost estimates, schedules, and reporting.
• Provide guidance to other engineers to develop future capability.
• Contribute to engineering standards and technical decisions.

Job description

Role: Civil/Structural E4: Engineer
Location: Burnaby, BC | Hybrid
Contract Duration: November 16, 2026 - November 13, 2027
Max T4 Rate: $98.11/
Max INC Rate: $83.14/

General Description

The E4 – 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.

Experience and Role Accountabilities

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

Education and Skills

• 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
• BC Hydro 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
• Ability to use standard industry design/analysis software
• Intermediate MS Office skills (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)

Must Have

• Minimum 8 years of Civil Structural engineering experience.
• Broad civil and structural design experience across multiple design environments.
• Experience with structural design involving steel, concrete, and wood.
• Strong practical engineering judgement and ability to develop effective design solutions.
• Ability to support site visits and be locally based.
• Experience working across a wide variety of project types rather than a highly specialized discipline.
• Strong English skills for professional environment, written and spoken

Nice to Have

• Previous experience supporting utility, infrastructure, or generation-related projects.
• Experience collaborating within multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Important Notes

• Prior to commencement on assignment, the selected candidate must have their own sole practitioner, or the use of their firm’s, Permit to Practice with EGBC.
• EGBC Registrants provided to BC Hydro through this assignment shall work under BC Hydro’s Professional Practice Management Plan, Quality Management Pillar. The Registrant shall apply their own or their firm’s Permit to Practice Number to work that is Sealed by the Registrant. Retention and preservation of all project documentation produced by the Registrant during their contract with BC Hydro will be retained by BC Hydro to satisfy EGBC Bylaws.