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Engineer 2 - Transmission Sustainment Planning
Number of positions: 1 Job Location: Edmonds B03
Employment type: Permanent Region: Lower Mainland
Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Flexible Work Role: Hybrid
Annual salary: $ 89,900.00 - 113,700.00
Position Highlights
The Transmission Sustainment Planning Engineer will assist the team in the development of maintenance and
sustainment workplans and strategies for the transmission lines assets in their portfolio to ensure it continues to have
operating capabilities required by stakeholders and to enhance return on investment.
What you'll do
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
- Assists in the development of maintenance and sustainment strategies to optimize asset performance and life cycle cost
of overhead lines assets in their portfolio across the province while balancing business requirements.
- Assists in the development of long term (2 to 10 years) Asset Maintain/Sustain Investment Plans and rolling budget
based on asset maintenance and sustainment strategies, current asset condition and health, and changes in performance
expectations from stakeholders, regulators and the asset owner.
- Assists in the development of annual sustain and maintain work plans and budgets consistent with strategies, standards
and investment plans; balances and determines priorities, collaborates with other Integrated Planning groups on
alternatives and impacts, and assigns the work program to Program and Contract Management or Capital Infrastructure
Project Delivery for execution.
- Assists in the development of maintenance standards, asset strategies and asset policies to ensure continued reliability
and system performance, minimal lifecycle cost, effective stewardship of the environment and safety of employees and
the public.
- Monitors execution of the work program in accordance with performance standards, resolves major or escalated
operating or maintenance related problems and concerns, and provides direction for contingency planning and emergency
spare equipment and material management.
- Works closely with other Integrated Planning groups regarding impacts of maintenance and sustainment on system
performance and future plans for improvements to the system; proposes alternatives for increasing/improving system
capacity and balancing costs and benefits.
- Confers with and provides consultative advice and input to operational, design, project and other groups to ensure
maintenance and sustaining capital issues are represented and considered; participates with customers and internal and
external stakeholders on planning and major projects, initiatives and studies.
What you bring
- A Bachelor's degree in Engineering combined with a minimum four (4) years experience.
- Experience in developing asset strategies and managing transmission lines maintenance and sustainment planning and
program development for a large electric utility is preferred.
