Top Benefits
About the role
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Providing clean electricity to 4 million customers takes a diverse workforce and that’s where you come in. We need your talent to help us build major projects to meet growing demand. To help our customers find clean energy solutions for their homes and businesses and to be ready to respond during storms and outages to keep our system reliable.
Working for BC Hydro is meaningful. And now, the stakes have been raised as we work towards a solution to climate change while safely providing clean, affordable electricity to our customers.
We offer a healthy work life balance, training opportunities and career progression. We're proud to be ranked as one of B.C.'s Top Employers and one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers. Join us as we build an even cleaner B.C.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Duties:
Capital Construction, within Project Delivery, is responsible for a multi-billion dollar portfolio comprising of more than 2,000 active contracts. The Capital Construction Group safely delivers large, multi-disciplined, complex high-risk projects that span multiple years. The group adheres to well-developed standards, has developed and maintained outstanding supplier partnerships as well as stakeholder and First Nations relations. Through continuous improvement of our people, processes, and tools, we are responsible for all aspects of the safe construction of capital projects.
If you are a self-starter who enjoys working in the field on large and complex construction projects and working on new BC Hydro stations, then we invite you to join the team. The civil Site Engineering team helps develop and oversee all technical aspects of field engineering including development of plans, construction schedules, procedures, and construction methods and systems on high complexity and large construction projects. The Site Engineer is also responsible for working with our contractors to assure contract compliance, the application of accepted construction technology and standards and to sort non-compliance issues in the field by bringing design and construction people together. We work closely with engineering design and project engineering teams to get this done, completing field review as their field delegates and help assure that design intent is met.
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At the heart of the construction team, you use your technical expertise to get answers to complex technical queries and problems by bringing design engineers and contractors together to keep construction on track.
-
Review and provide input into construction contracts, test plans, and constructability input into design phase of projects.
-
Construction oversight on major projects across the province, working with our contractors to ensure proper coordination and staging of construction activities.
-
Perform first-level quality assurance to confirm that the execution of work is in accordance with the plans, specifications, drawings, and industry standards.
-
Witness tests and inspections and document in accordance ITP's and contract requirements. Complete the field review, or coordinate witness and hold points for critical components and documenting these activities in field review records.
-
Maintain strong relationships and liaise with different discipline design engineering staff, both to conduct field review and to organize timely resolution of technical issues. You are the eyes and ears of the POR in the field, as their delegate.
-
Collaborates with construction management to eliminate any hazards associated with the work that may adversely affect the environment or the safety or health of employees.
-
Organizes the accumulation of assigned discipline technical information (redlined construction drawings, RFIs, NCRs); prepare design change notices and reviews conformance records. Prepare construction reports telling the construction story.
-
May monitor material procurement and deliveries to ensure timeliness in support of construction activities and schedule within the assigned discipline.
-
May be asked to initiate and maintains records for potential contract claims, progress reports, design change justifications, etc
Qualifications:
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Civil Engineering degree with a minimum 8 years of experience in Concrete/steel design and construction.
-
Registered, or eligible for immediate registration, as a Professional Engineer (P. Eng) in the Province of British Columbia.
-
Valid Class 5 Driver's License.
-
Preference will be given to candidates with experience as resident engineer and knowledge of Hydro power or dam safety projects with structural (concrete and/or steel) construction background.
-
8 years’ experience in engineering related to civil and construction engineering. Applicants with less experience in design and construction of Generation projects can be considered to intermediate level.
-
Ability to analyze and resolve challenging and unusual engineering problems with considerable independence and understand and appreciate implications of costs, constructability, operability, and safety.
-
Ability to analyze, interpret and evaluate various complex technical studies and data of considerable complexity and diversity, define, and develop criteria and cost estimates for proposed technical issue resolution.
-
Demonstrated technical writing and presentation skills, excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.
-
Ability to develop collaborative relationships within your team, with other parts of your organization and outside of your organization.
-
Demonstrated ongoing professional development such as self-study, attendance at technical and administrative courses and participation in technical and professional societies.
-
Knowledge of project management, including cost control, project administration and contracts management.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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This is a field-based role requiring regular travel to various BC Hydro job sites across the province.
-
The position may require working night, or afternoon shifts and/or rotational shifts based on project needs.
-
Successful applicant will work on multiple projects and may stay for longer duration at sites, away from Vancouver, based on project needs.
-
Job requires frequent working outdoors in all types of weather conditions and with regular exposure to construction-related elements such as dust, noise etc.
-
Required to drive in adverse weather conditions, walk over rough terrain, climb in and out of trenches, work around heavy equipment and machinery.
Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada V3N 4X8 P.Eng,: Professional Engineer = In Good Standing Driver's License Type = Class 5
Before you apply, please confirm you meet BC Hydro’s time in role requirement. M&P employees must meet the time in role requirements specified in the updated M&P TIR policy. For MoveUP and IBEW employees, the current time in role as outlined in the Collective Agreements will apply.
Don't forget to update your Candidate Profile with your current resume and copies of your certifications. If applicable, include your Trades Qualification. This will ensure we have all the necessary information to assess your application without any delays.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit their applications online at https://app.bchydro.com/careers/current_opp.html by July 17, 2026
Click here to access the job posting or visit the BC Hydro “Current Opportunities” Careers page to view and apply for jobs. You must use a supported browser, such as Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Safari. Your pop up blocker will also need to be disabled for the BC Hydro Careers site.
On the BC Hydro Careers site, click on the Apply button in order to complete the steps to apply for this job. Please be sure to update your Candidate Profile with your current resume and include copies of your certifications, if applicable. We're always looking for exceptional people to bring new ideas, fresh thinking and the motivation to help shape the electricity system in B.C. It's an exciting time to be a part of our team as we invest in our system and prepare to meet the challenges of tomorrow.
Our values guide our work. Want to join us?
We are safe. We are here for our customers. We are one team. We include everyone. We act with integrity and respect. We are forward thinking.
BC Hydro is an equal opportunity employer.
We include everyone. We welcome applications from anyone, including members of visible minorities, women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities.
We are also happy to provide reasonable accommodations throughout the selection process and while working at BC Hydro. If you require support applying online because you are a person with a disability, please contact us at Recruitmenthelp@BCHydro.com
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Top Benefits
About the role
Powered by water... and by people like you
Providing clean electricity to 4 million customers takes a diverse workforce and that’s where you come in. We need your talent to help us build major projects to meet growing demand. To help our customers find clean energy solutions for their homes and businesses and to be ready to respond during storms and outages to keep our system reliable.
Working for BC Hydro is meaningful. And now, the stakes have been raised as we work towards a solution to climate change while safely providing clean, affordable electricity to our customers.
We offer a healthy work life balance, training opportunities and career progression. We're proud to be ranked as one of B.C.'s Top Employers and one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers. Join us as we build an even cleaner B.C.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Duties:
Capital Construction, within Project Delivery, is responsible for a multi-billion dollar portfolio comprising of more than 2,000 active contracts. The Capital Construction Group safely delivers large, multi-disciplined, complex high-risk projects that span multiple years. The group adheres to well-developed standards, has developed and maintained outstanding supplier partnerships as well as stakeholder and First Nations relations. Through continuous improvement of our people, processes, and tools, we are responsible for all aspects of the safe construction of capital projects.
If you are a self-starter who enjoys working in the field on large and complex construction projects and working on new BC Hydro stations, then we invite you to join the team. The civil Site Engineering team helps develop and oversee all technical aspects of field engineering including development of plans, construction schedules, procedures, and construction methods and systems on high complexity and large construction projects. The Site Engineer is also responsible for working with our contractors to assure contract compliance, the application of accepted construction technology and standards and to sort non-compliance issues in the field by bringing design and construction people together. We work closely with engineering design and project engineering teams to get this done, completing field review as their field delegates and help assure that design intent is met.
-
At the heart of the construction team, you use your technical expertise to get answers to complex technical queries and problems by bringing design engineers and contractors together to keep construction on track.
-
Review and provide input into construction contracts, test plans, and constructability input into design phase of projects.
-
Construction oversight on major projects across the province, working with our contractors to ensure proper coordination and staging of construction activities.
-
Perform first-level quality assurance to confirm that the execution of work is in accordance with the plans, specifications, drawings, and industry standards.
-
Witness tests and inspections and document in accordance ITP's and contract requirements. Complete the field review, or coordinate witness and hold points for critical components and documenting these activities in field review records.
-
Maintain strong relationships and liaise with different discipline design engineering staff, both to conduct field review and to organize timely resolution of technical issues. You are the eyes and ears of the POR in the field, as their delegate.
-
Collaborates with construction management to eliminate any hazards associated with the work that may adversely affect the environment or the safety or health of employees.
-
Organizes the accumulation of assigned discipline technical information (redlined construction drawings, RFIs, NCRs); prepare design change notices and reviews conformance records. Prepare construction reports telling the construction story.
-
May monitor material procurement and deliveries to ensure timeliness in support of construction activities and schedule within the assigned discipline.
-
May be asked to initiate and maintains records for potential contract claims, progress reports, design change justifications, etc
Qualifications:
-
Civil Engineering degree with a minimum 8 years of experience in Concrete/steel design and construction.
-
Registered, or eligible for immediate registration, as a Professional Engineer (P. Eng) in the Province of British Columbia.
-
Valid Class 5 Driver's License.
-
Preference will be given to candidates with experience as resident engineer and knowledge of Hydro power or dam safety projects with structural (concrete and/or steel) construction background.
-
8 years’ experience in engineering related to civil and construction engineering. Applicants with less experience in design and construction of Generation projects can be considered to intermediate level.
-
Ability to analyze and resolve challenging and unusual engineering problems with considerable independence and understand and appreciate implications of costs, constructability, operability, and safety.
-
Ability to analyze, interpret and evaluate various complex technical studies and data of considerable complexity and diversity, define, and develop criteria and cost estimates for proposed technical issue resolution.
-
Demonstrated technical writing and presentation skills, excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.
-
Ability to develop collaborative relationships within your team, with other parts of your organization and outside of your organization.
-
Demonstrated ongoing professional development such as self-study, attendance at technical and administrative courses and participation in technical and professional societies.
-
Knowledge of project management, including cost control, project administration and contracts management.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
-
This is a field-based role requiring regular travel to various BC Hydro job sites across the province.
-
The position may require working night, or afternoon shifts and/or rotational shifts based on project needs.
-
Successful applicant will work on multiple projects and may stay for longer duration at sites, away from Vancouver, based on project needs.
-
Job requires frequent working outdoors in all types of weather conditions and with regular exposure to construction-related elements such as dust, noise etc.
-
Required to drive in adverse weather conditions, walk over rough terrain, climb in and out of trenches, work around heavy equipment and machinery.
Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada V3N 4X8 P.Eng,: Professional Engineer = In Good Standing Driver's License Type = Class 5
Before you apply, please confirm you meet BC Hydro’s time in role requirement. M&P employees must meet the time in role requirements specified in the updated M&P TIR policy. For MoveUP and IBEW employees, the current time in role as outlined in the Collective Agreements will apply.
Don't forget to update your Candidate Profile with your current resume and copies of your certifications. If applicable, include your Trades Qualification. This will ensure we have all the necessary information to assess your application without any delays.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit their applications online at https://app.bchydro.com/careers/current_opp.html by July 17, 2026
Click here to access the job posting or visit the BC Hydro “Current Opportunities” Careers page to view and apply for jobs. You must use a supported browser, such as Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Safari. Your pop up blocker will also need to be disabled for the BC Hydro Careers site.
On the BC Hydro Careers site, click on the Apply button in order to complete the steps to apply for this job. Please be sure to update your Candidate Profile with your current resume and include copies of your certifications, if applicable. We're always looking for exceptional people to bring new ideas, fresh thinking and the motivation to help shape the electricity system in B.C. It's an exciting time to be a part of our team as we invest in our system and prepare to meet the challenges of tomorrow.
Our values guide our work. Want to join us?
We are safe. We are here for our customers. We are one team. We include everyone. We act with integrity and respect. We are forward thinking.
BC Hydro is an equal opportunity employer.
We include everyone. We welcome applications from anyone, including members of visible minorities, women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities.
We are also happy to provide reasonable accommodations throughout the selection process and while working at BC Hydro. If you require support applying online because you are a person with a disability, please contact us at Recruitmenthelp@BCHydro.com