Senior Engineer - Transmission and Distribution Lines

Type of position: Regular

An overview of your future role at BBA

Our Transmission and Distribution Lines team is spread out across Canada, mainly in our Mont-Saint-Hilaire (head office), Toronto and Calgary offices. Our multidisciplinary team is comprised of specialized engineers, technicians and support staff and includes professionals from junior to expert levels.

Our clients operate mainly in the heavy industry and private sectors, both in Canada and abroad. The current push to decarbonize heavy industry and the increase in renewable energy projects in Canada offer our team excellent opportunities to contribute to the energy transition by supporting our clients' line projects. Our team of experts helps clients with all phases of their projects, from feasibility studies to commissioning and asset management.

With us, you'll get the opportunity to...

• Lead a team responsible for designing efficient and reliable lines;
• Serve as a technical project leader or manager, ensuring that the project is on schedule, on budget and meets quality standards;
• Design and produce engineering documents for transmission and distribution line projects (from 5 kV to 765 kV);
• Prepare PLS-CADD and PLS-POLE models;
• Design support structures and foundations for transmission and distribution lines;
• Supervise inspection of existing lines and produce required reports;
• Support and supervise the quality of the work of engineers, technicians and drafters;
• Prepare proposals, studies, cost estimates, reports, and plans and specifications.

Do you stand out for these qualities and motivation?

• Rigorous and meticulous;
• Creative and innovative in finding solutions;
• Strong problem-solving skills;
• Strong sense of professional responsibility and commitment;
• Ability to promote team-building, collaboration and knowledge-sharing with colleagues;
• Ability to adapt to client needs in project execution;
• Proactive and independent;
• Leadership.

Overview of certifications and job requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Electrical Engineering;
• At least 10 years of experience in transmission and distribution lines;
• Relevant structural experience;
• Technical writing skills;
• Knowledge of the PLS-CADD suite;
• Member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec;
• Asset: bilingual (English and French).

An overview of BBA's total reward

• Annual base salary, based on 37.5 hours weekly
• Annual bonification program for all regular employees
• Onsite mobility premium
• Access to a time bank
• Cellphone Program
• Group insurance plan starting day one including short term and long-term disability insurance
• Pension Plan
• Vacation and sick leavePremium offer through the Employee Referral Program.

BBA considers many factors to determine the annual base salary such as, but no limited to: Location of the position, education, relevant and demonstrated work experience, technical assessment, qualifications, certifications, and other relevant competencies.

At BBA, you get many benefits

• Opportunity to mentor our next generation: we invest in our people and help them develop
  
• A corporate culture that values expertise
  
• Participation in innovation projects
• Flexible schedule that combines office presence and telecommuting
• Growing business with many opportunities
  
• Generous pension and insurance plan

About BBA
For over 40 years, we've been pushing the boundaries of engineering to serve our clients in the Energy and Natural Resources sector. At BBA, we develop innovative, flexible and sustainable solutions, from strategy to execution.
BBA is one of Canada's leading private consulting engineering firms, focused on practice (PCB), with a network of 15 offices. Our teams work closely to deliver projects that shape tomorrow's industry at the local, national and international levels.
Our people's passion and excellence make BBA a Canada's Best Employer and one of Canada's Best Managed Companies.
We have unique talents, and we're committed to providing a workplace where you can be yourself. Job postings are written in gender-neutral language.
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