Telecom Project Engineer

TEEMA; Burnaby; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Telecom Project Engineer to manage medium to high complexity projects. This role involves developing engineering solutions, managing project execution, and ensuring quality and safety standards are met. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in telecom engineering, a strong background in the electrical utility industry, and be a registered Professional Engineer.

Qualifications

• A minimum ten (10) years of working experience as a telecom engineer.
• Familiarity with microwave systems, fibre optic, and power line carrier components.
• Solid electric utility engineering background.

Responsibilities

• Develop safe engineering solutions for complex projects.
• Resolve technical and design engineering problems.
• Deliver exceptional customer service and communicate with stakeholders.

Skills

Intermediate English skills

Good working knowledge of project management principles

Advanced written and verbal communication skills

Education

Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) or Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.)

Tools

CAD systems

standard industry design/analysis software

MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)

Job description

Job Title: Telecom Project Engineer
Job ID:80723
Location:Burnaby, British Colum

Overview:
The Engineer is a professional engineer or geoscientist who applies engineering knowledge to provide innovative engineering, estimating, planning, and quality management services for medium to high complexity projects and/or operations safely, with quality, within budget, and on time.

What you will be doing:

• Develop safe engineering solutions by using initiative and judgement to perform tasks including developing designs, analyzing and resolving problems, and interpreting engineering specifications on medium to highly complex assignments for the companyprojects and operations.

• Meet safety, cost, quality, and time objectives by proposing changes in plans and estimated costs, recommending payment for work completed by contractors, preparing progress reports, coordinating work schedules and other similar tasks.

• Resolve highly technical and unusual design and field engineering problems by conducting independent studies and analysis, exercising independent judgment in selecting and interpreting information, recommending safe engineering designs to support successful operations and/or project completion at the company.

• Participate in the company’s engineering practice by conducting independent studies and analysis, contributing to the development of technical standards, exercising judgment in selecting and interpreting information, recommending safe engineering designs, and making decisions related to methods and designs as well as providing guidance and advice to other engineering professionals to develop future capability at the company.

• Deliver exceptional customer service by communicating with stakeholders and performing activities such as defining the scope of engineering/geoscience services to be provided, establishing the basic design criteria with the client, approving all related technical documentation, and assessing and reporting on work progress against standards, objectives, and specifications to support completion of projects safely, with quality, within budget and on time.

• Make decisions and recommendations of a complex technical nature including the establishment of design bases, criteria and concepts, and/or on matters affecting the management of engineering/geoscience resources and activities to support major work assignments for the engineering divisions at the company.

What you must have:

• Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) or Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.) with Engineers & Geoscientists BC or with another jurisdiction and eligible for registration as such with Engineers & Geoscientists BC

• The company uses a Digital Sign and Seal Technology. You may be required to subscribe to a digital seal technology service offered by Notarius

• Intermediate English skills for professional environment, written and spoken

• Familiarity with CAD systems and drawing standards

• Ability to use standard industry design/analysis software

• Intermediate MS Office skills (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)

• A minimum ten (10) years of working experience as a telecom engineer including significant time working in the electrical utility industry

• A minimum four (4) years of working experience in leading or coordinating multi-discipline design teams

• Good working experience with typical telecom components including: microwave systems, fibre optic, or power line carrier, inclusive of all aspects of the system including structures, antennas, radios, battery banks, control room installations, remote telecom buildings, and generators.

• Professional Engineer registered with EGBC

• Solid electric utility engineering background with the ability to think from a transmission system and operations perspective as well as an ability to understand the interactions and priorities of multi-discipline projects

• Good working knowledge project management principles and roles

• Good working knowledge of design, substations, protection, control, and telecom systems, an asset

• Advanced written and verbal communication skills as well as interpersonal, influencing, and conflict resolution skills

Salary/Rate Range: $87.00 -$105.00 per hour

Term: 12 month; contract most likely to extend

For more information about TEEMA and to consider other career opportunities, please visit our website atwww.teemagroup.com