Job Description

• Location: Burnaby, British Columbia
• Type: Contract
• Job #12676

MatchBox Consulting Group is seeing a Civil Structural Engineer for one of BC's largest utility companies.

Location: Burnaby, BC | Hybrid
Contract duration: 1 year

Role overview: This role involves asset management for civil/structural assets related to overhead transmission lines. The types of assets include lattice transmission towers, steel poles, and foundations.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with engineers and technologists from Powertech Labs and Transmission Lines Engineering teams to establish the requirements for projects and programs involving corrosion inspections, corrosion mitigation (e.g. tower coating, cathodic protection, concrete encasement of steel foundations, etc.), anchor rod replacement, fall protection, and seismic resilience.
• Develops maintenance and sustainment strategies to optimize asset performance and life cycle cost of civil/structural overhead lines assets across the province while balancing business requirements.
• Prioritizes maintenance/sustainment work, develops annual maintenance/sustainment work plans and budgets consistent with strategies, standards, and investment plans; balances and determines priorities, collaborates with other Integrated Planning groups on alternatives and impacts, and assigns the work program to Program and Contract Management or Capital Infrastructure Project Delivery for execution.
• Develops a long term (2 to 10 years) Asset Maintain/Sustain Investment Plan and rolling budget based on asset maintenance and sustainment strategies, current asset condition and health, and changes in performance expectations from stakeholders, regulators, and the asset owner.
• Develops maintenance standards, asset strategies, and asset policies to ensure civil/structural overhead transmission assets are safe and reliable and minimize lifecycle cost and environmental impact.
• Leads the technical, financial, and root cause analysis of asset performance and condition, and determines investment requirements based on risk, cost, and customer needs.
• Monitors execution of the work program in accordance with performance standards, resolves major or escalated operating or maintenance related problems and concerns, and provides direction for contingency planning, emergency spare equipment, and material management.
• Works closely with other Integrated Planning groups regarding impacts of maintenance and sustainment on system performance and future plans for improvements to the system; proposes alternatives for increasing/improving system capacity and balancing costs and benefits.
• Confers with and provides consultative advice and input to operational, design, delivery, and other groups to ensure maintenance and sustaining capital issues are represented and considered; participates with customers and internal and external stakeholders on planning and major projects, initiatives, and studies.

Requirements:
Must haves:

• Minimum of four (4) years of relevant engineering experience or equivalent
• P.Eng designation and must obtain Permit to Practice on offer
• Must be able to come into the office on a hybrid basis
• Experience in one of the following disciplines: Civil, Structural OR Materials

Assets:

• Experience with electrical transmission assets
• Experience with corrosion design and mitigation

For more current job opportunities,  Follow  MatchBox at  linkedin.com/company/matchbox-recruitment/

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About MatchBox

Headquartered in downtown Vancouver and serving clients nationally,  MatchBox is one of the leading recruitment and solutions firms that specializes in the fields of IT & Technology, Engineering & Technical, Real Estate & Construction, and Accounting & Finance. We offer unrivaled expertise with our team's extensive experience in the recruitment and professional services industry. We are dedicated to building great connections and creating strong opportunities within the workforce and the labor market.

Equal Opportunities

MatchBox is committed to providing equal opportunities for all applicants. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including members of minority groups such as racialized individuals, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and Indigenous peoples. It is a priority for us that all candidates are treated fairly and without discrimination. Our recruitment teams receive ongoing training on using objective criteria for evaluating candidates and other related topics to create an inclusive and welcoming environment for all.

Work Permits

Please note that we require all interested candidates to obtain the necessary work permits from the Government of Canada prior to submitting an application. This position is open exclusively to individuals residing in Canada and legally authorized to work in Canada. Applications not meeting these criteria will not be considered.

Further Consideration

We receive a high volume of applications and are only able to contact candidates who are selected for further consideration.

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