Job Title: Engineer -Transmission Lines and TelecomJob ID: PL344963630Location: Vancouver, BCOverview:The Engineer is a professional engineer or geoscientist who applies engineering knowledge to provide engineering, estimating, planning, and quality management services for medium 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 complexity and scope assignments for the company 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 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.
• This role requires demonstrated experience with the design of structures for Overhead - lines and associated facilities for operating voltages from 60kV to 500kV in an electric utility environment, as well as design of telecommunication towers.
• Prepare project documentation and deliverables in accordance with the company's project and Engineering Design Practices (i.e. evaluation reports, specifications, proposals, estimates, design basis, calculations, hazard logs, test plans).
• Prepare design work packages including scope, duration, and level of effort estimates.
• Prepare signed and sealed engineering deliverables as a Professional of Record (PoR) in accordance with EGBC and the company's Design Practices.
• Provide technical assistance and construction support in the field, and undertake field reviews as required by EGBC.
• Prepare designs for existing and new facilities.
• Undertake structural design, analysis, and detailing of Overhead - line structures using modelling software.
• Undertake structural design, analysis, and detailing of telecommunication structures using modelling software.
• Prepare designs, drawings, and bill of material for various Overhead - structures types (rigid and guyed) such as single and multiple pole structures, lattice; various structure configurations; structure materials such as steel, timber, aluminum, and composites.
• Prepare designs and apply loads and design criteria in accordance with regulatory and industry standards.
• Undertake seismic analysis and design to regulatory and industry standards.
• Consider associated and related civil, mechanical, and electrical systems in design, such as right of way use, foundation connections, lightening protection, phase separation, conductor types such as aluminum and steel, copper, and composites, conductor hardware assemblies, single and bundled conductors, various related hardware guy assemblies, insulators.
• Provide technical guidance and review of designs prepared by others following established practices.
• Manage design tasks including scope, schedule, and cost.

What you must have:

• A minimum eight (8) years of experience in a relevant engineering field or equivalent.
• Communicate effectively in English verbally and in writing.
• 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
• Valid Class 5 Driver's License
• Familiarity with CAD systems and drawing standards
• Ability to use standard industry design/analysis software
• Intermediate MS Office skills (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Civil engineering degree from a University recognized by EGBC with specialization in Structural Engineering.
• Extensive technical knowledge, experience, and proven performance in analysis and design of overhead transmission line supporting structures, including lattice towers, steel poles, wood poles and fibre-reinforced polymer poles; knowledge of overhead transmission line design principles.

Term: 12-month contract; most likely to extendThis role requires regular or occasional attendance at a company workplace(s) and as such will be subject to the company's Contractor Vaccination Policy. This policy requires all contractor resources to be fully vaccinated by January 10, 2022 or prior to the work assignment start date whichever date is later. For more information about TEEMA and to consider other career opportunities, please visit our website at www.teemagroup.comBy applying to TEEMA on any job portal implies you are entering into a business relationship with us and therefore grants TEEMA consent to send you further job updates or industry and company-related information.