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Job Description Role: Transmission Stations Project Engineer Location of Services: Edmonds, BC - on site 2 days per week Work Assignment Overview: Sr Project Engineer to take on Stations Projects in Transmission Stations Engineering. Estimated Work Start Date: 28-Apr-2025 Estimated Work End Date: 28-Apr-2027 Max Incorporated Rate: $110.11 Max T4 Rate: $91.00 Experience and Role Accountabilities A minimum eight (8) years of experience in a relevant engineering field or equivalent. 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 complexity and scope assignments for BC Hydro projects and operations

Assist project or operations management to 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 BC Hydro. Participate in BC Hydro'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 BC Hydro.

Important notes: Prior to commencement on assignment, the selected candidate must have their own sole practitioner, or the use of their firm's, Permit to Practice with EGBC. EGBC Registrants provided to BC Hydro through this assignment shall work under BC Hydro's Professional Practice Management Plan, Quality Management Pillar. The Registrant shall apply their own or their firm's Permit to Practice Number to work that is Sealed by the Registrant.

Retention and preservation of all project documentation produced by the Registrant during their contract with BC Hydro will be retained by BC Hydro to satisfy EGBC Bylaws. Education and Skills 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 BC Hydro 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) Role Specialty Description: A minimum eight (8) years of substation engineering experience including significant time working in the electrical utility industry, and a degree in a relevant engineering discipline such as electrical, civil, or structural

Good working experience in leading multi-discipline design teams and in protection, control, and telecom systems. Additional Education and Skills 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 and transmission lines, an asset Work Assignment Requirements: -Will need to work in Office two days a week. -Needs to have excellent communication skills.

-Will need to be able to travel to site when required (various station locations within BC). -Be able to build and maintain strong relationships and high levels of engagement with Project Managers and Delivery Partners.