Senior Electrical/P&C Site Engineer

BC Hydro; Prince George; On-site; CAD 107,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utility company in Prince George is seeking an Electrical Site Engineer for construction projects. The role involves overseeing technical aspects of electrical and P&C equipment installation and ensuring construction adherence to engineering standards. Ideal candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and at least eight years of relevant experience. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

15 paid vacation days

Lifetime pension

Flexible work model

Training and development courses

Qualifications

• Eight years’ experience in engineering related to electrical construction, testing, and commissioning.
• Registered or eligible for registration as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng) in British Columbia.
• Demonstrated technical writing and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee technical aspects of field engineering for construction and commissioning.
• Collaborate with contractors to ensure proper coordination of construction activities.
• Perform quality assurance to confirm adherence to engineering standards.

Skills

Electrical construction experience

Testing and commissioning expertise

Problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

Job description

Overview

Job Location: Prince George, BC

Employment type: Permanent

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

Annual Salary: $ 107,000.00 - 135,300.00

No. of positions: 1

Closing date: Oct 16, 2025

About the job:

What you’ll do

• BC Hydro is looking for an experienced Electrical Site Engineer to work on our construction projects and make sure that construction and commissioning are done right. If you are a self-starter who enjoys working in the field on large and complex construction projects and working on new BC Hydro stations, then we invite you to join the Site Engineering team.
• At the heart of the construction and commissioning, you use your technical expertise in electrical equipment, protection, and control (P&C) design, construction and testing to get answers to complex technical queries and problems by bringing design engineers and contractors together to keep construction and commissioning on track.
• Develop and oversee all technical aspects of field engineering for construction and commissioning of new electrical and P&C equipment. This includes, but is not limited to switchgear, reactive equipment installation, electrical equipment protection, generator/turbine control and monitoring, communication networks, water conveyance and spillway control systems and instrumentation systems.
• Construction oversight on major projects, working with our contractors to ensure proper coordination and staging of construction and commissioning activities. You are involved in reviewing constructability, development of plans, schedules, procedures, and construction/commissioning methods to assure conformance.
• Perform first-level quality assurance to confirm that the execution of work is in accordance with the plans, specifications, drawings, and industry standards – the work adheres to accepted engineering practice.
• Ensure that tests and inspections are performed, witnessed, and documented in accordance with approved procedures and contract requirements. You do the field review as POR’s delegate, or you coordinate witness and hold points for critical components and document these activities in field review records.
• Maintain strong relationships and liaise with different discipline design engineering staff, both to conduct field review and to organize timely resolution of technical issues. You sort out non-compliance issues in the field by bringing design and construction people together.
• Collaborate with Construction Management to eliminate any hazards associated with the work that may adversely affect the environment or the safety or health of employees.
• Organizes the accumulation of assigned discipline technical information (redlined construction drawings, RFIs, non conformance reports). Then synthesize this into the construction report telling the construction story.
• You then take the construction over to commissioning – and develop the commissioning plans to systematically bring electrical systems on-line and prove out their function.
• You share what you know and encourage the professional development of engineers and technical staff. You coach/mentor and provide instruction, advice, and technical guidance to others.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering recognized by Canadian Universities.
• Eight years’ experience in engineering related to electrical construction, testing and commissioning, preferably with a background in high voltage equipment or protection and controls in a utility environment.
• Registered, or eligible for immediate registration, as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng) in the Province of British Columbia.
• Demonstrated technical writing and presentation skills, excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ongoing professional development such as self-study, attendance at technical and administrative courses and participation in technical and professional societies.
• Demonstrated team player that is approachable, takes initiative, and is a proven problem solver.
• Ability to analyze and resolve challenging and unusual engineering problems with considerable independence and understand and appreciate implications of costs, constructability, operability, and safety.
• Preference will be given to candidates with knowledge of substation and generating station design, construction, and testing and knowledge and practical experience with:

• Commissioning and testing experience with high voltage equipment
• Electrical utility generation protection systems such as: automated unit control schemes, digital relays and PLC programming, electrical and non-electrical protection, governor and exciter control systems, water flow and spillway control systems, air gap and unit vibration monitoring, shear pin monitoring, spill gate controls, reservoir level monitoring, penstock protection, unit auxiliary controls, control room design, etc.
• MRS compliance including NERC-PRC, CIP, and MOD Standards.
• BC Hydro Engineering, Construction, Maintenance Practices

What we offer

• A comprehensive benefits package
• A minimum of 15 paid vacation days
• A lifetime pension
• Flexible work model, depending on your role type
• Training and development courses

For more information on the benefits we offer, visit bchydro.com/benefits.

What else you should know

• This posting is for a Full Time Regular position.
• Significant time in the field, at various construction locations, is a requirement of this role.
• HQ for this job is in Prince George.
• Applicants who do not meet the full qualifications or those with lesser work experience may be considered for a lower-level position.
• A condition of employment for this job is that you maintain your Class 5 Driver's License: In good standing.
• A condition of employment for this job is that you maintain the following: Engineers & GeoScientists BC (EGBC)= In Good Standing

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How to apply

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