Aug 20, 2025
Electric Energy Jobs

Sr. Civil Engineer (Transmission Lines)

Organization:
BC Hydro
Region:
Canada, British Columbia, Edmonds
End of contest:
September 9, 2025
Type:
Full time
Category:
Civil engineer
Description
What you'll do

We currently have a challenging and exciting opportunity for a Senior Civil Engineer in the Transmission Lines Engineering Division.

The Senior Civil Engineer is required to work within a multi-discipline team to design efficient and reliable foundations for overhead electrical transmission line and telecommunication antenna supporting structures.

The Senior Civil Engineer will coordinate their design activities to maintain project schedules and budgets to help ensure successful delivery.

* Analyzes and resolves a variety of challenging and unusual civil engineering problems of high complexity with independent judgement and high collaboration for new and existing transmission line supporting structures and telecommunication antenna supporting structures foundations.
* Manages large engineering design work packages within multi-discipline project teams, including planning, resources and coordinating work to ensure commitments are met.
* Develops creative and innovative engineering techniques, makes recommendations for strategic business decisions, and seeks to influence with proposed business solutions.
* Completes accurate, reliable and cost-effective designs for 69 kV to 500 kV overhead transmission line supporting structures foundations and telecommunication antenna supporting structures foundations that will meet BC Hydro standards and specifications, safety by design practices, as well as constructability requirements. This includes modeling, analysis and design of foundations and infrastructures as well as preparation of all required design deliverables
*Acts as Professional of Record (POR) for various transmission projects.
* Prepares technical and project specifications, technical input for cost estimates, and request for proposal (RFP) documents for material supply and foundation installation.
* Implements BC Hydro Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) Design Practices in all work assignments, including Safety by Design Procedure, Check and Review Practice and Field Review Practice. * Resolves site queries, attends site meetings and performs field reviews during the construction phase of projects.
* Maintains complete engineering documentation with respect to transmission civil design and construction, including design basis, design plan, calculations, drawings, reports, safety by design process documents, checking and reviewing records, field review records, design completion reports, record drawings, and other related information.
* Acts as Independent Checker or Independent Structural Reviewer for work of internal team and/ or consultants to ensure compliance with EGBC requirements and BC Hydro PPMP. 

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Contact

BC Hydro

6911 Southpoint Drive

Burnaby

Colombie-Britannique Canada

www.bchydro.com


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