Senior Electrical Transmission Lines Engineer

The Opportunity:

Our Power subsector, a key component of WSP’s ERI (Energy, Resources and Industry) sector, supports clients from coast to coast. Over the decades, we have developed a comprehensive range of services, including technical study preparation in niche areas, project management, detailed design, and site services. Our expertise is widely recognized in the market for both development and rehabilitation projects. Our team of experts collaborates to provide services that align with our vision of meeting and exceeding the highest industry standards through innovation.

To meet our growth challenges, WSP is currently seeking a Senior Electrical Transmission Line Engineer to join our National Electrical Team, located in our offices located in Vancouver, BC or Victoria, BC.

As part of a dynamic and growing team, this position will play a crucial role in providing senior technical expertise to the electrical design and optimization of transmission lines, overhead and underground, related to but not limited to hydroelectric facilities, high voltage transmission, substations, and distribution facilities.  This role involves close collaboration with clients and stakeholders to understand their engineering needs, ensuring successful project coordination. The ideal candidate will be a senior technical expert in electrical transmission lines with consulting experience, with a passion for mentoring others and high project quality delivery.

Be involved in projects with our Energy Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges! 

Why choose WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging
• Our Flexible Work Policy – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
• A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
• Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

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What you can expect to do here:

• You will provide design and engineering consulting services for transmission lines to major power and energy utility clients, independent power producers, and energy project developers.
• You will design electrical transmission facilities, including line layout, foundations, structure configuration, insulation, and conductor specifications. This also includes developing electrical calculations for conductor sizing, EMF reports, corona, and foundation design.
• You will work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary engineering team to design transmission lines rated from 34.5 kV to 735 kV and maintain good working relationships with internal groups, material suppliers, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• You will design grounding drawings according to national and utility standards and conduct analysis of underground transmission lines, including ampacity calculations, cable selection, and preparation of accessory estimates and drawings.
• You will prepare project specifications for material and equipment purchase and installation, maintain complete project documentation, and ensure all completion packages, as-built requirements, and return data information are accurate.
• You will review internal and external designs for code compliance, good design practice, and constructability, maintain quality control standards, and ensure accurate and precise measurements, statistical analysis, and reporting.
• You will verify site characteristics, provide technical assistance on various engineering and construction procedures, and prepare data visualizations such as tables, charts, reports, sketches, and illustrations for data interpretation and presentation.
• You will support project teams with research and recommendations, conduct engineering studies and surveys, and exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, adhering to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies.
• You will mentor others and provide feedback and review the work of more junior engineers.

What you’ll bring to WSP:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized institution;
• Professional engineering license (P.Eng) required;
• Minimum of 10+ years of relevant post education experience in an electrical engineering capacity designing transmission lines in utility or industrial/commercial environments, preferably within consulting environments;
• Experience with all voltages 735 kV and below, OPGW, and fiber;
• Working knowledge of PLSCADD, PLS-Pole, SPIDAcalc, SES-CDEGS, WinIGS, EMTP-RV, and PSCAD, etc.;
• Exposure to operations and project controls experience for purposes of reporting;
• Knowledge of electrical engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues;
• Experience with infrastructure planning, design, and construction management, including rehabilitation and new design;
• Experience in electrical studies related to the design of grounding systems, lightning protection, insulation coordination, electromagnetic fields (EMFs), or AC interference;
• Ability to coordinate with agency regulators and understand requirements;
• Knowledge of relevant engineering and electrical construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements- IEEE and ANSI;
• Proficiency with technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific design software (i.e., MicroStation, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, ArcGIS), technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.

Compensation

Salary range (in British Columbia): $105,800 - $171,600.

The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The salary range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

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WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe.  In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP:

• We value our people and our reputation
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP.  Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.

Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

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