Senior Engineer – Overhead Transmission Lines

Company Description

Welcome to a place where people are at the heart of everything we do. 

Welcome to people with an inspiring vision and who seek stimulating challenges. At CIMA , you’ll find a place where you’ll have many opportunities to learn and develop while working on engaging projects. 

We are a firm 100% owned by its employees and we value a collaborative and entrepreneurial mindset. You will have the flexibility to manage your work on your own terms and define what work-life balance means to you. 

When you join CIMA , we welcome you to a place that you can call home.

Job Description

CIMA has a long history of success in Eastern Canada and is made up of over 3000 employees across the country.

Our offices in Western Canada are in the middle of a large growth trajectory. This means new, exciting complex projects that you will have the ability to shape and be a part of. We are actively looking for people who want to develop their skills, take on new challenges, and advance their careers within the organization.

Unleash your engineering talents at CIMA as a Senior Engineer – Overhead Transmission Lines. In this fulfilling position, you'll leverage your credentials as a professional engineer to drive innovation. Employing your sharp analytical capabilities and sound judgment, you'll navigate complex design obstacles, championing leading-edge methodologies that elevate CIMA 's engineering prowess. Foster your professional development while inspiring colleagues, leaving an indelible mark on capital initiatives that energize British Columbia's progress. Embark on this pivotal journey alongside our dedicated team, flourishing under the supervision of our Western Canada T&D Lines Leadership Team.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop safe engineering solutions through design, problem analysis, and interpreting specifications for medium complexity utilities projects.
• Assist project/operations management in meeting safety, cost, quality, and schedule targets by proposing plan changes, recommending contractor payments, preparing progress reports, and coordinating work schedules
• Resolve highly technical and unusual design and field engineering problems through independent studies, analysis, exercising judgment in information selection, and recommending safe engineering designs
• Contribute to CIMA 's engineering practices by conducting studies, developing technical standards, exercising judgment in information evaluation, recommending designs, and providing guidance to other engineers
• Deliver exceptional customer service by defining engineering scope with clients, establishing design criteria, approving technical documentation, and assessing/reporting progress against standards and objectives for safe, quality, budget-compliant, and timely project completion
  
  

Additional Responsibilities

• Design overhead lines and associated facilities for voltages from 60kV to 735kV in an electric utility environment, including transmission towers, foundations and hardware and fittings.
• Prepare project documentation like reports, specifications, proposals, estimates, design basis, and test plans per CIMA ’s practices
• Develop design work packages with scope, duration, and effort estimates, and manage design tasks including scope, schedule, and cost for existing and new facilities
• Provide signed/sealed engineering deliverables as a Professional of Record per EGBC and CIMA ’s practices
• Offer technical assistance, construction support, and field reviews as required
• Apply loads, design criteria, seismic analysis per regulatory and industry standards, considering associated civil, mechanical, electrical systems like foundations, lightning protection, conductors, and hardware
• Perform structural design, analysis, and detailing for structures, foundations and hardware assemblies. Review manufacturer shop drawings
• Provide technical guidance to junior staff and review of designs prepared by others, following established practices.
  
  

Qualifications

• University Degree in Civil/Structural Engineering or equivalent experience
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience
• Registered member of a Professional Engineering association in BC/ Canada, or eligible for registration in BC
• Proficient with the PLS-CADD suite, design/analysis software and CAD systems, along with familiarity of drawing standards
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Effective communication abilities in English – written and verbal. French is an asset.
• Experience in design tasks including scope, schedule and cost control
  
  

The expected salary for this position is from $105,440 to $131,800 based on the richness and diversity of the candidate’s experience, training, skills and internal equity. The position or associated salary could vary depending on the profile of the candidate.

For more information about this job opportunity, please contact Eric Fenyedi

Additional Information

Ethics and integrity are fundamental values at CIMA . That is why we are committed to ensuring equal access to resources and opportunities for candidates, regardless of their identity (race, ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, socio-economic status or background, etc.).

In keeping with the principles of employment equity, we encourage all applications, including, but not limited to, those from women, Indigenous people, people with disabilities and visible minorities. We also encourage candidates to complete the self-identification form when applying for employment.

Accommodations are available on request. Your Business Partner will process your request.