Senior Engineer - Protection and Control Planning

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Duties:

The Protection, Control and Telecommunications Engineering Division is responsible for engineering BC Hydro’s Protection & Control systems and Telecommunication Networks, and ensuring these systems contribute to safe and reliable operation of BC Hydro’s electric system while meeting performance requirements of system planners, regulators, customers, and other stakeholders. The division provides engineering studies, standards, specifications, design solutions, construction documentation, and engineering oversight of work done by engineering service partners. We provide technical support during procurement, construction, testing and commissioning, and provide asset lifecycle support with critical failure analysis and emergency operational support for restoring customer supply in the event of forced outages. The division is responsible for deploying and sustaining numerous regulatory bulk electric system standards, including cybersecurity standards for Industrial Control and Telecommunication systems.

We have an exciting opportunity in the P&C Planning department within the P&C/Telecom Engineering Division. We are seeking two (2) Senior Engineer positions to provide technical leadership and guidance to specify and set protection systems for various Transmission and Generation relaying applications. P&C Planning is responsible for defining protection architecture, functional criteria and specifications for relaying and control systems, and protection relay settings for transmission, distribution substations, and generation protection systems.

Working closely with other P&C Planners, the senior planner provides technical expertise and successfully carries out the following duties:

* Plans, evaluates, and integrates protective relaying schemes and remedial action schemes, and associated teleprotection and data communications.

* Performs digital fault studies and other relay or system studies to determine protection and control application requirements and optimal settings for protective relays and control devices.

* Evaluates interconnection requests from customers and independent power producers for connection to the transmission system.

* Acts as a resource responsible for providing professional/technical advice in programs, projects, and initiatives within the Engineering Division.

* Provides technical direction to engineers, consultants, and technical support staff. Effectively manages resources and develops innovative design solutions for engineering problems.

* Provides effective support to or acts as technical leader within areas of responsibility on behalf of the department (e.g. compliance standards, estimating practices etc.).

* Mentors, supports, and provides advice to team members. Demonstrates BC Hydro’s commitment to a diverse, respectful, and inclusive workforce.

Qualifications:

* A bachelor's or advanced degree in Electrical Engineering recognized by Canadian Universities (preferably power engineering).

* Registered, or eligible for immediate registration, as a Professional Engineer with Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC).

* A minimum of 8 years of experience in engineering, design, and implementation of electric utility protection and control systems. The successful candidate shall demonstrate:

* Technical knowledge in design, application and implementation of transmission and generation protection & control system systems for utility substations from 12kV to 500kV with overhead and cable transmission line, transformer, shunt and series capacitor, reactor, circuit breakers experience.

* Familiarity with relevant NERC PRC standards.

* Ability to communicate effectively and clearly including verbal and technical writing.

* Ability to investigate, analyze and solve a variety of engineering problems such as unexpected misoperation of protective devices.

* Ability to coordinate and lead multiple projects.

* Ability to manage client relationships and expectations to ensure their needs are met and to work closely with stakeholders to drive innovation, find engineering solutions that add value to reach consensus.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

* Applicants who do not meet full qualifications or those with lesser work experience may be considered for a position at a lower level.

* This is a hybrid position located at the BC Hydro Edmonds office in Burnaby BC. The successful candidate will be required to work from the office minimum 3 days a week, details to be discussed during the recruitment process.

* Successful candidate will be required to occasionally travel to different areas of the province. A condition of employment for this job is that you maintain your Class 5 Driver's License In good standing.

* This posting may be used to support additional positions if they come available. We may hire one Senior Engineer and one Intermediate Engineer from this posting. Before you apply, please confirm you meet BC Hydro’s time in role requirement. M&P employees must meet the time in role requirement specified in their most recent offer letter. For MoveUP and IBEW employees, the current time in role as outlined in the Collective Agreements will apply.

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How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit their applications online at https://app.bchydro.com/careers/current_opp.html by May 22, 2026

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