Senior Engineer (Generation Field Maintenance)

BC Hydro; Campbell River; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

BC Hydro in Campbell River, Canada, seeks an experienced electrical engineer to support the Generation field maintenance team on Vancouver Island. You will provide field-focused technical leadership for hydro generators, powerhouse, substation equipment, and associated facilities.

The role involves leading troubleshooting, reviewing maintenance programs, and collaborating with crews, operations, and management to keep the plant safe and reliable.

Qualifications

• An electrical engineering degree is required.
• Registration or eligibility for registration as a professional engineer.
• Experience with hydro-electric generation or industrial maintenance is preferred.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Ability to lead field teams and interpret data.

Responsibilities

• Provide electrical engineering support for Vancouver Island stations.
• Offer technical leadership to maintenance crews and management.
• Review and improve preventative maintenance programs.
• Support Reliability Centered Maintenance and data review.
• Contribute to capital planning and equipment modifications.
• Lead root cause analysis for equipment failures.
• Travel to generating stations on Vancouver Island as required.

Skills

Strong analytical

Effective communication

Collaboration skills

Technical leadership

Problem solving

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

P.Eng eligibility

Job description

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We offer a healthy work life balance, training opportunities and career progression. We're proud to be ranked as one of B.C.'s Top Employers and one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers. Join us as we build an even cleaner B.C.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Duties:

We are seeking an experienced and practical electrical engineer with a background in maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of industrial equipment to support BC Hydro’s Generation field maintenance team on Vancouver Island. In this position, you will provide field-focused technical leadership to BC Hydro crews and management for hydro generators and associated powerhouse, substation, dam, gates, and water passage equipment.

The Vancouver Island team supports six generating stations: Jordan River, Ash River, Puntledge, John Hart spillway and dam, Ladore, and Strathcona. These mature facilities present interesting equipment challenges, a complex maintenance program, and extensive ongoing capital work. The position is headquartered in Campbell River, a beautiful community with small-city amenities and exceptional access to outdoor recreation.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide electrical engineering support for Generation stations on Vancouver Island, including Jordan River, Ash River, Puntledge, John Hart spillway and dam, Ladore, and Strathcona.
• Provide technical leadership and practical field guidance to maintenance crews, operations, and management for field troubleshooting, urgent equipment issues, forced outage support, and return-to-service decisions.
• Review, revise, and make technical recommendations on preventative maintenance programs, maintenance instructions, corrective actions, and maintenance strategy improvements.
• Support Equipment Health Ratings, condition assessments, inspection and test data review, and Reliability Centered Maintenance strategies for generating station equipment.
• Support capital planning, plant improvement projects, and equipment modifications by providing maintainability, reliability, and field-execution input.
• Participate in and lead root cause analysis for equipment failures and recurring issues.
• Travel to support generating stations on Vancouver Island as required.

Overall, the Generation Field Maintenance Engineer provides practical technical leadership across Vancouver Island generating facilities, working closely with crews, managers, and internal partners to support safe, reliable plant operation

Qualifications:

• A degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Registration or eligibility for registration as a professional engineer with Engineers and Geoscientists BC.
• Demonstrated technical knowledge of hydro-electric generation, industrial maintenance, or equipment reliability.
• The ability to provide technical direction to crews, engineers, and other technical support staff.
• The ability to analyze complex technical issues, interpret inspection and test data, and develop practical recommendations.
• Well-developed analytical, communication, and collaboration skills.
• The ability to communicate effectively with internal and external groups to gather information, resolve issues, and support sound technical decisions.
• Proven ability to work well with crews, peers, and cross-functional teams.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This position is headquartered in Campbell River, BC, and travel to support generating stations on Vancouver Island will be required.

Please be advised that this role has been assessed as safety sensitive and pre-qualification alcohol and drug testing will be required as a pre-condition to employment.

• This position may be filled as a Senior Engineer with 8 or more years of relevant engineering experience, or as an Intermediate Engineer with 4 or more years of relevant engineering experience, depending on the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Location: Campbell River, Canada, V9W 5T5

P.Eng,: Professional Engineer = In Good Standing

Driver's License Type = Class 5

Before you apply, please confirm you meet BC Hydro’s time in role requirement. M&P employees must meet the time in role requirements specified in the updated M&P TIR policy. For MoveUP and IBEW employees, the current time in role as outlined in the Collective Agreements will apply.

We're always looking for exceptional people to bring new ideas, fresh thinking and the motivation to help shape the electricity system in B.C. It's an exciting time to be a part of our team as we invest in our system and prepare to meet the challenges of tomorrow.

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