Sr. Engineer (Investment Planning)

Canada Job Bank; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

15 paid vacation days

Lifetime pension

Flexible work arrangements

Training and development courses

Job summary

BC Hydro in Edmonds A03 is seeking a Sr. Engineer (Investment Planning) for a permanent, full-time role. You will lead asset risk decisions, develop capital plans, and oversee maintenance investments across stations, reporting to Stations Asset Planning.

A PE with EGBC is required and you must have 8+ years of relevant experience. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package, 15 vacation days minimum, a lifetime pension, and flexible work arrangements where role requirements permit.

Qualifications

• PE with EGBC registration or eligibility.
• 8+ years of engineering or asset management experience.
• Experience developing risk and value-based business cases.
• Experience assessing benefits and risk in industrial environments for operational decisions.
• Strong leadership and strategic planning abilities.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Class 5 Driver’s License in good standing.

Responsibilities

• Make asset risk and value-based decisions with Stations Field Operations in real-time/near real-time.
• Develop scope, cost estimates, and risk assessments for work > $15,000.
• Assess, prioritize, and approve emergent maintenance up to $100,000.
• Prepare Investment Summary documents with problems, risks and costs.
• Promote consistent maintenance investment strategies and rules.
• Initiate Operations managed capital projects when delegated.
• Lead annual maintenance and capital planning for the area.
• Identify opportunities to integrate maintenance and capital investments.
• Provide oversight and guidance for risk assessments per Enterprise Risk Framework.
• Represent Stations Asset Planning at planning and leadership meetings.
• Foster collaboration between Stations Asset Planning, Engineering and Operations.
• Lead improvements to processes, systems, and tools in asset management.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Business planning

Communication

Stakeholder management

Relationship building

Problem solving

Education

Electrical or Mechanical Engineering degree

Professional Engineer registration with EGBC (or eligible)

Job description

BC Hydro is located at Edmonds A03. The company is currently looking for applications for the role of Sr. Engineer (Investment Planning). We are seeking a self-disciplined individual with exceptional interpersonal skills. The chosen applicant will be required to join and begin their duties as soon as possible. The position is offered as permanent, full-time employment.

Employer Name: BC Hydro
Position: Sr. Engineer (Investment Planning)
No. of vacancies: 1
Annual Salary: $ 109,700.00 – 138,700.00
Employment type: Permanent, Full-time
Location: Edmonds A03

• The candidate will be responsible for making asset risk and value-based decisions with Stations Field Operations in a real-time and near real-time environment.
• The candidate will be responsible for developing scope, cost estimates, and risk assessments in collaboration with stakeholders for newly identified work exceeding $15,000.
• The candidate will be responsible for assessing, prioritizing, and approving emergent maintenance expenditures up to $100,000 in accordance with established framework and business rules.
• The candidate will be responsible for preparing capital Investment Summary documents that outline problems/opportunities, associated risks, and recommended scope, schedule, and costs for mitigating identified risks across emergent and future year capital projects.
• The candidate will be responsible for promoting consistent application of maintenance investment strategies and business rules.
• The candidate will serve as the Initiator for Operations managed capital projects when delegated.
• The candidate will be responsible for leading the annual maintenance and Operations managed capital planning process for their respective area while participating in provincial work prioritization for centralized investment decisions and fiscal work plan development.
• The candidate will be responsible for identifying opportunities to integrate and coordinate maintenance and capital investments while working with business partners to initiate maintenance program and capital plan revisions.
• The candidate will be responsible for providing Engineering and Operations with oversight, advice, and guidance for conducting risk assessments for identified work in alignment with BC Hydro’s Enterprise Risk Framework.
• The candidate will be responsible for representing Stations Asset Planning at recurring planning and leadership meetings held at the generating stations.
• The candidate will be responsible for facilitating collaboration between Stations Asset Planning, Engineering, and Operations for process improvements and efficiency opportunities.
• The candidate will be responsible for identifying, promoting, and leading improvements to existing processes, systems, and tools that enhance asset management practices.

Job Requirements

• The candidate must hold a recognized Electrical or Mechanical Engineering degree and be registered, or eligible for immediate registration, as a Professional Engineer with the Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (EGBC).
• The candidate must have a minimum of eight (8) years of relevant and progressive engineering or asset management experience. Applicants who do not meet the full qualifications or have lesser work experience may be considered for a lower-level position.
• The candidate must have experience developing risk and value-based business cases.
• The candidate must have experience assessing benefits and risk in an industrial environment to make operational decisions.
• The candidate must demonstrate strong strategic thinking, leadership, and business planning skills.
• The candidate must be able to develop and maintain effective working relationships with business partners across BC Hydro.
• The candidate must demonstrate a successful, creative, and persistent approach to influencing outcomes and meeting objectives.
• The candidate must demonstrate excellent organizational and management skills.
• The candidate must demonstrate excellent communication skills.
• The candidate must be a strong leader with a track record of modeling BC Hydro’s core values and building trust in all relationships at multiple levels.
• The candidate must demonstrate a record of making difficult business decisions with imperfect information while considering the short-term and long-term implications of each decision on the organization.
• The candidate must be able to engage employees in a vision, inspire confidence in their leadership, and create a sense of purpose and an environment that the team views as safe.
• The candidate must hold a Class 5 Driver’s License in good standing.

Security and safety

• The candidate will be required to successfully complete pre-employment alcohol and drug testing as a condition of employment for this safety-sensitive position.
• The candidate will receive a comprehensive benefits package.
• The candidate will be eligible for a minimum of 15 paid vacation days annually.
• The candidate will receive a lifetime pension benefit.
• The candidate will be eligible for a flexible work arrangement based on role requirements.
• The candidate will receive access to training and development courses.