Senior Mechanical Engineer in Burnaby

This role will support the company’s Non-Integrated Areas Planning group in managing an increasing mechanical workload across capital projects, OMA work programs, and Owner’s Engineer review activities. The successful candidate will provide preliminary design, costing, inspection, and troubleshooting expertise for diesel generating station mechanical systems in an electric utility environment.

Responsibilities include supporting diesel gensets (50 kW-2.8 MW), engine auxiliary systems, diesel fuel storage and transfer systems, HVAC and fire protection systems, and cranes, hoists, and other lifting devices, while working closely with operations staff, suppliers, contractors, and consultants.

What you will be doing:

• Develop safe engineering solutions by using initiative and judgement to perform tasks including developing designs, analyzing and resolving problems, and interpreting engineering specifications on medium complexity and scope assignments for the company projects and operations.
• Assist project or operations management to meet safety, cost, quality, and time objectives by proposing changes in plans and estimated costs, recommending payment for work completed by contractors, preparing progress reports, coordinating work schedules and other similar tasks.
• Resolve highly technical and unusual design and field engineering problems by conducting independent studies and analysis, exercising independent judgment in selecting and interpreting information, recommending safe engineering designs to support successful operations and/or project completion at the company.
• Participate in the company’s engineering practice by conducting independent studies and analysis, contributing to the development of technical standards, exercising judgment in selecting and interpreting information, recommending safe engineering designs, and making decisions related to methods and designs as well as providing guidance and advice to other engineering professionals to develop future capability at the company.

What you must have:

• Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) or Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.) with Engineers & Geoscientists BC or with another jurisdiction and eligible for registration as such with Engineers & Geoscientists BC.
• The company uses a Digital Sign and Seal Technology. You may be required to subscribe to a digital seal technology service offered by Notarius.
• Intermediate English skills for professional environment, written and spoken.
• Familiarity with CAD systems and drawing standards.
• Ability to use standard industry design/analysis software.
• Intermediate MS Office skills (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

This role requires experience with preliminary design, costing, inspecting and trouble-shooting of mechanical systems for diesel generating stations in an electric utility environment. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are necessary as it requires extensive liaison with the operations staff, suppliers, contractors, and consultants.

This position is needed to help with an increasing mechanical workload in capital projects, OMA work programs, and Owners Engineer review work. Diesel Generation Mechanical systems include and are not limited to:

• Diesel gensets (50 kW – 2.8 MW)
• Diesel engine auxiliaries (engine starting, air intake, exhaust, cooling, lubrication)
• Diesel fuel storage and transfer systems (tanks, pumps, filters, valves, piping, spill containment)
• HVAC & fire protection for powerhouses and enclosures
• Cranes, hoists and other lifting devices

The candidate will be augmenting the company’s Non Integrated Areas Planning group.

Salary/Rate Range: $81.00 - $100.00 per hour

Term: 12-month contract most likely to extend.