Electrical Engineer - Forestry

Stantec; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 111,700 - 167,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision plans

Group registered retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy is looking for a Forest Products Electrical Engineer to join their team in Vancouver. The successful candidate will have a strong background in pulp and paper manufacturing and related processes, alongside project management experience. You'll engage in various technical tasks, provide engineering design support, and develop client relationships. The position offers a competitive salary range of $111,700 to $167,600 annually, alongside comprehensive benefits including health plans, retirement savings, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in forestry sector engineering.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to travel to US and Canadian offices when required.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise and engineering design support on forestry sector projects.
• Lead or support development of engineering design tasks.
• Engage in business development/application activities.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Project management

Client relationship management

Communication

Collaboration

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Licensed Professional Engineer

Job description

Stantec’s Energy team is designing the solutions our world needs now. We’re a leader in energy acceleration driving solutions to meet the evolving and increasing global energy demands. We deliver iconic infrastructure projects including some of the world’s largest dams, large-scale renewable energy facilities and the most geographically challenging conventional energy facilities. We are pushing the boundaries of clean energy and grid modernization. We’re making heavy industrial processes more sustainable, releasing the power of hydrogen and capturing and storing carbon.

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 is open to 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

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.