Electrical Engineer - Forestry

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 111,700 - 167,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Wellness program

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

A leading engineering consulting firm is seeking a Forest Products Electrical Engineer in Vancouver, Canada. The role involves providing technical expertise, managing engineering projects, and collaborating with multiple technical teams. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in the forestry sector, a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, and strong communication skills. Competitive salary range and comprehensive benefits package offered, including health and dental plans, retirement savings, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in the Forestry Sector.
• Experience managing client expectations and engineering budgets.
• Business Development experience would be a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide electrical engineering design support for forestry projects.
• Collaborate with various technical disciplines on engineering tasks.
• Conduct feasibility studies and prepare engineering reports.

Skills

Forestry sector technical expertise

Client relationship management

Project Management

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Licensed Professional Engineer

Job description

Your Opportunity

We are looking for a forest products electrical engineer to join our growing team! The ideal candidate will have experience in pulp and paper, paper, tissue manufacturing processes and/or other related bio-forestry sectors and have proven technical skills applicable to delivering or supporting these projects. Proven business development and client relationship management experience would also be an asset.

This position will be considered in any location in the US/Canada with a Stantec presence.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Providing Forestry/Sector Electrical technical expertise and engineering design support and input into projects.
• Lead or support development of engineering design tasks on Forestry sector projects through collaboration with a wide range of technical disciplines. Routine technical tasks include development of: Design basis documents
• Engineering calculations including heat and mass balances
• Engineering drawings
• Engineering reports
• Feasibility studies
• Presentations to clients, regulatory agencies and/or project stakeholders
• Quality reviews
• Provide independent quality reviews for peers on other proposals or project deliverables within your technical subject matter expertise.
• Business development/application activities ranging from intentional listening to client needs and identifying related solution opportunities, to high level business meetings with, and presenting to, client executives.
• Support development and maintenance of sector relationships.
• Support and provide input into proposals.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior staff and peers.
• Participate in client site visits as required.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Familiar with forestry sector clients and major equipment suppliers.
• Ability to identify, evaluate, select, specify, and engineer systems or products for a project, and will perform a variety of tasks which may include inspection, troubleshooting, calculations, design sketches and concepts, estimating, calculating savings, report preparation and field work. Candidate should be comfortable presenting single source solutions.
• Strong leader and team player, collaborator, and communicator with good people skills.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to work collaboratively with team members across multiple offices and geographies.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; strong interpersonal skills to effectively work and collaborate with a wide range of internal and external customers.
• Experience in Project Management in delivering Forestry Sector projects would be beneficial.
• Experience in managing client expectations and engineering budgets.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work to meet multiple deadlines.
• Ability to travel to US and Canadian offices and client sites, when required.
• Holds a valid drivers’ license.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Licensed Professional Engineer.
• Minimum of 5 years Forestry Sector engineering experience.
• Business Development experience would be considered an asset.

Pay Range

Locations in Lower Mainland - BC, GTA & Ottawa Ontario-$111,700.00 - $167,600.00 Annually

Pay Transparency

In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary

Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.