Transmission Line Engineer - ( 2300023G )

Description

Join a team that does more than generate and deliver electricity through its work; join a team that powers growth and advances communities. Seeing beyond the project at hand, you’ll work with us to advance the industry and build your career. We operate with the strength of a $3B company and have the agility of a specialized power group, and work on some of the most challenging and cutting-edge projects around the world. Whether helping to define microgrids, pushing the boundaries on clean energy or designing challenging crossing spans over glaciers, you’ll find yourself workin with leaders in transmission & distribution, generation, and renewable energy in one of the world’s top 10 design firms, broadening your skills and developing your career.

Your Opportunity

Our transmission group has an opportunity for a Transmission Line Engineer for our offices at Waterloo, Ontario and Burnaby, British Columbia. Hybrid work model to work from home is possible.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Job requirement will include engineering and design services of power transmission line projects from conceptual design through construction.

• You will prepare engineering and design deliverables for transmission lines including conceptual design, basis and criteria, line layouts, structural configuration, loading analysis, structure design, conductor and overhead ground wire analysis and material selection

• You will be using PLS-CADD regularly for transmission line modeling, profiling, structure spotting and preparation of required design calculations, reports and drawings including plan & profile drawings, structure data sheets, bill of materials and stringing charts.

• You will model, analyze, design and optimize new or existing transmission structures using PLS-TOWER, PLS-POLE and other FE modeling programs.

• You will perform route alignment and line layout selection and studies.

• You will prepare technical reports, project scope, specifications and line construction documents including Issue for Tender (IFT) and Issue for Construction (IFC) packages

• You will be providing material quantity and estimates for transmission lines

• You will be providing engineering and technical support and reviews to field crews during construction including site supervision

• You will be participating in discussions with clients and contractors and coordinating with various disciplines until successful implementation of project.

• You will mentor and train EITs and junior designers.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Proficient with PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE, PLS-TOWER

• Familiar with international and North American transmission line industry standards and guidelines such as IEC, IEEE, ASCE, Cigre, CSA and NESC.

• Experience developing design drawings for variety of transmission structure types

• Knowledge of transmission line materials (structures, conductor, OPGW, insulators, hardware accessories and fittings)

• Sound understanding of project management systems

Additional capabilities beneficial for the role:

• Experience designing and assessment of foundations for transmission line structures

• Experience designing HV underground and submarine cables

• Ability to perform line electrical studies for transmission lines such as insulation coordination study

• Experience using GIS mapping software packages

• Knowledge of Canadian utility standards and design practices

Education and Experience

• Structural, Civil, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering Degree from a recognized university

• Professional Engineer registered with any Canadian Engineering Association, or the ability to obtain registration.

• Minimum 5 years of transmission line design and engineering experience within utilities, EPC or consulting organizations.

Typical office environment working with computers; Stantec offers a flexible work environment (a hybrid model of working in the office and at home).

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

We would like to thank all candidates that apply; however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

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Salary Range(s):

• Lower Mainland $88,300 - Lower Mainland $128,000 Min/Max Pay Range for postings located in BC (Lower Mainland includes Vancouver & Burnaby)

The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a well-being program, health care spending account, wellness spending accounts, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location : Canada-Ontario-Waterloo

Other Locations : Canada-British Columbia-Burnaby

Organization : BC-1182 Energy-CA West

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : Yes, 10 % of the Time

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : May 11, 2023, 1:25:27 PM

Req ID: 2300023G

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