Analytical Studies - Substations Growth and Sustainment Department 21762
Analytical Studies - Substations Growth and Sustainment Department 21762
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Job Description
Role: Analytical Studies Substations Growth and Sustainment DepartmentLocation of Services: Work from home fully remote in British Columbia
Work Assignment Overview: Hire a consultant with the Analytical Studies Team in the Substations Growth and Sustainment Department.
Work Schedule: This is a part time assignment with 2 days/week the days/hours will be confirmed by manager.
Max T4 Rate: $103.95
Max INC Rate: $125.78
Experience and Role Accountabilities
A minimum ten 10 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 to highly complex assignments for BC Hydro projects 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 BC Hydro.
Participate in BC Hydros 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.
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 BC Hydro.
Additional Experience and Role Accountabilities
This role requires experience with the design of electrical utility substations with operating voltages from 12kV to 500kV and demonstrated experience working with utility design solutions a in an electric utility environment.
This position is needed to help with an increasing work load in capital project emergency replacement and restoration work asset management strategic OMA work programs and Owners Engineer review work.
Prepare project documentation and deliverables in accordance with BC Hydro 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/sealed engineering deliverables as a Professional of Record (PoR) in accordance with EGBC and BC Hydro Design Practices.
Provide technical assistance and construction support in the field and undertake field reviews as required by EGBC.
Design for the following Electrical Systems related to Transmission Stations: o Ground Grid o Site Layout and equipment clearances o Control feeder and compressor buildings o Electrical equipment supports
Perform various engineering calculations: shortcircuit forces ampacity cable design lightning protection voltage drop indoor and outdoor lighting etc.
Additional Education and Skills
Ability to provide technical directions to junior engineers
Ability to manage design tasks including scope schedule and cost
Ability to find engineering solutions that add value and to reach consensus
Ability to communicate efficiently including verbal and technical writing in the English language analytical interpersonal communications and presentation skills
Experience in project management including estimating cost control and project administration
Engages in the engineering of electrical utility systems specializing in Electromagnetic Transient (EMT) studies.
Performs EMT studies such as transformer energization motor starting harmonics analysis IPP interconnection load interconnection and prepares study reports.
Engages in modeling of renewable energy inverterbased resources (IBRs) e.g. battery energy storage system (BESS) wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in PSCAD for various studies.
Engages in modeling of transformers circuit breakers surge arresters transmission lines special drives such as VFDs pointonwave controllers and other equipment.
Provides necessary support to the planners in the Stations Growth and Sustainment department and other BC Hydro groups.
Employment Type
Contract
