Role: Telecom System Design
Location: Burnaby, BC – in office 2-3 days per week
Contract Duration: 2026/10/05 - 2027/10/04
Max INC Rate: $103.11
Max T4 Rate: $85.21/
Role Specialty: Telecom – System Design
Role Overview
The successful candidate will provide engineering design and technical support for BC Hydro telecommunications infrastructure, including IP/MPLS, SONET, DACS, microwave, fiber optic, radio, satellite, teleprotection, wireless, grounding, and DC power systems. The Engineer will act as a Professional of Record (PoR), preparing and sealing engineering deliverables in accordance with Engineers and Geoscientists BC (EGBC) requirements and BC Hydro standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare, sign, and seal engineering deliverables as a Professional of Record (PoR) in accordance with EGBC and BC Hydro engineering practices.
- Develop engineering study reports evaluating alternatives, costs, risks, and recommended solutions for telecommunications requirements.
- Perform engineering design, analysis, calculations, and technical assessments for medium-complexity telecom projects.
- Prepare technical specifications, test plans, commissioning documents, and technical procedures for telecommunications equipment and systems.
- Prepare engineering documentation required for permitting, licensing, and BC Hydro Mandatory Reliability Standards (MRS) requirements.
- Develop and maintain engineering standards, general drawings, installation templates, material masters, equipment settings, configuration requirements, and related technical databases.
- Prepare design drawings, calculations, bills of materials, and installation documentation for telecommunications infrastructure.
- Provide engineering design for IP/MPLS, DACS, SONET, microwave, fiber optic, WiMAX, C-band/Ku-band satellite communications, Power Line Carrier (PLC), LTE, 5G, leased facilities, TETRA/VHF/UHF mobile radio, teleprotection, -48 VDC power, antennas, towers, and grounding systems.
- Coordinate telecommunications requirements with electrical, protection and control, civil, structural, and other engineering disciplines.
- Prepare bills of materials, order equipment and services, and coordinate equipment staging and testing prior to installation.
- Conduct peer reviews and act as Owner's Engineer by reviewing external service providers' engineering designs for compliance with BC Hydro standards, engineering practices, and constructability requirements.
- Coordinate and support telecommunications installation, testing, commissioning, and implementation activities.
- Conduct field reviews as required by EGBC and BC Hydro.
- Provide troubleshooting and engineering support to field personnel and control centre operators during system disturbances.
- Support project and operations management with safety, cost, quality, schedule, progress reporting, cost estimating, work scheduling, and forecasting.
- May act as Project Engineer responsible for planning, delivery, and technical integration of multidisciplinary or cross-functional work packages.
- May act as Work Package Manager, managing deliverables, resources, budget, schedule, progress reporting, and forecasts.
- Resolve complex and unusual design and field engineering problems through independent analysis, investigation, and engineering judgment.
- Provide technical guidance and advice to other engineering professionals and project team members.
- Perform other related engineering duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- University degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Minimum 8 years of relevant Electrical and Telecommunications Engineering experience.
- Registered as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in British Columbia or another Canadian province/territory and eligible for registration with EGBC.
- Valid Permit to Practice (P2P) required prior to commencement.
- Telecommunications engineering design experience within the utility, power, energy, or telecommunications industry.
- Engineering design experience with IP/MPLS, DACS, SONET, microwave, fiber optics, antennas and towers, grounding, 5G/mobile networks, and related telecom technologies.
- Experience preparing engineering designs, calculations, drawings, specifications, and technical reports.
- Experience managing multiple concurrent tasks, establishing priorities, and meeting competing deadlines.
- Strong project and task management skills.
- Well-developed interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with internal and external clients, contractors, consultants, and stakeholders.
- Strong technical judgment and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and contribute effectively to multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Telecommunications engineering design or support experience within electrical substations.
- Experience supporting telecommunications systems for electrical utilities.
- Experience with BC Hydro engineering standards, practices, or project delivery processes.
- Experience acting as a Professional of Record or Owner's Engineer.
- Experience with telecom commissioning, field implementation, and troubleshooting.
- Experience with utility protection, teleprotection, SCADA, or control systems.
- Experience with Mandatory Reliability Standards (MRS/NERC) requirements.
Professional Practice Requirements
- The successful candidate must have their own sole-practitioner Permit to Practice or access to their firm's Permit to Practice with Engineers and Geoscientists BC (EGBC) prior to commencing the assignment.
- EGBC registrants working with BC Hydro will operate under BC Hydro's Professional Practice Management Plan and Quality Management Pillar.
- The registrant must apply their own or their firm's Permit to Practice number to work sealed during the assignment.
- Engineering documentation produced during the assignment will be retained by BC Hydro in accordance with EGBC requirements.
- BC Hydro uses digital sign and seal technology; the successful candidate may be required to subscribe to a digital seal technology service such as Notarius.
Technical Skills
- Familiarity with CAD systems and engineering drawing standards.
- Ability to use industry-standard telecommunications engineering and analysis software.
- Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to interpret and develop engineering drawings, specifications, calculations, and technical documentation.
- Strong understanding of telecommunications infrastructure and utility communication systems.
Core Competencies
- Engineering judgment, technical problem solving, telecommunications system design, project management, technical writing, stakeholder management, multidisciplinary coordination, quality management, safety-focused engineering, schedule management, independent decision-making, field engineering, commissioning support.
Pay: $85.00-$100.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
