Engineer-E5 – Protection & Control Engineer

Location: Edmonds, BC / Hybrid; Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Contract duration: 12 months.

Salary: $85–120 per hour. Maximum INC rate: $120.78; maximum T4 rate: $99.82.

Company

hirify.global provides engineering consultancy and project delivery services for financial services and energy-sector assignments.

What you will do

• Develop safe engineering solutions through design, technical analysis, problem resolution, and interpretation of specifications for medium- to high-complexity assignments.
• Lead or coordinate multidisciplinary design teams on major engineering and utility infrastructure projects.
• Plan and execute protection and control projects involving protection relays, automation systems, RTU, SCADA, RAS, and teleprotection devices.
• Manage engineering scope, cost, quality, schedule, technical documentation, deliverables, governance, and risk.
• Resolve complex engineering and field issues and support technical troubleshooting during project execution.
• Communicate with stakeholders, establish design criteria, mentor engineering professionals, and contribute to technical standards and safe design practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with Engineers & Geoscientists BC (EGBC), or eligible for immediate registration.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in a relevant engineering field or equivalent, including at least 4 years leading or coordinating multidisciplinary design teams.
• Strong electric utility engineering background with a transmission system and operations perspective.
• Strong working knowledge of protection relays, control and automation devices, RTU, SCADA, RAS, and teleprotection systems.
• Good working knowledge of NERC requirements, transmission system operations, multidisciplinary project interactions, project management principles, and project delivery processes.
• Ability to manage engineering scope, schedule, quality, and cost objectives and make complex technical decisions.
• Familiarity with CAD systems, drawing standards, industry design and analysis software, and intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills, with strong interpersonal, influencing, and conflict-resolution abilities.
• Must hold or be eligible for an EGBC Permit to Practice before assignment start. Sealed work must use the engineer’s or firm’s Permit to Practice number and comply with BC Hydro’s Professional Practice Management Plan and EGBC bylaws.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of substation design, protection systems, control systems, and telecom systems.
• Previous utility or BC Hydro project experience.
• Experience supporting multidisciplinary infrastructure projects in transmission environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement in Edmonds, British Columbia.
• 12-month contract assignment supporting BC Hydro projects.
• Work is governed by safety, quality management, engineering standards, and risk management practices.
• Digital signing and sealing technology such as Notarius may be required.

Hiring process

• Apply through the hirify.global job application page for job reference JOB-31526.