Transmission Lines Engineer

CIMA+

$90K — $110K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • University Degree in Civil, Structural or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
  • Minimum of five (5) years of experience in Transmission projects
  • Registered member of a Professional Engineering association in Canada
  • Proficient in design/analysis software and CAD systems
  • Strong communication skills in English, both written and verbal
  • Experience in managing design scope, schedule, and cost
  • Integrity and commitment to excellence

Responsibilities

  • Develop engineering solutions for medium complexity utility projects
  • Assist management with safety, cost, quality, and scheduling targets
  • Resolve technical design and field problems through analysis
  • Contribute to engineering practices by conducting studies and offering guidance
  • Deliver customer service by defining engineering scope and assessing progress
  • Design overhead line structures for voltages from 60kV to 500kV
  • Prepare various project documents including reports and specifications
  • Manage design tasks and develop work packages for projects
  • Provide signed engineering deliverables as the Professional of Record
  • Perform structural design and analysis for transmission cable facilities

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Group Benefits from day one
  • Employee and Family Assistance Program
  • Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with up to 4% employer contribution
  • Annual opportunity to purchase shares for eligible employees
  • Flexible hybrid work schedule
  • Work/Life balance policy across Canada
  • 3-5 weeks of vacation based on experience
  • Tailored training programs to enhance skills
Full Job Description
Job Description

Unleash your engineering talents at CIMA+ as a Transmission Lines Engineer. In this fulfilling position, you'll leverage your credentials as a professional engineer to drive innovation. Employing your sharp analytical capabilities and sound judgment, you'll navigate complex design obstacles, championing leading-edge methodologies that elevate CIMA+'s engineering prowess. Foster your professional development while inspiring colleagues, leaving an indelible mark on capital initiatives that energize progress. Embark on this pivotal journey alongside our dedicated team, flourishing under the supervision of our T&D Lines Leadership Team. This team is working on some of the largest infrastructure projects in Canada.

The role is hybrid (2 days a week in the office) and can be based anywhere in Canada.

Primary Responsibilities:
  • Develop safe engineering solutions through design, problem analysis, and interpreting specifications for medium complexity utilities projects.
  • Assist project/operations management in meeting safety, cost, quality, and schedule targets by proposing plan changes, recommending contractor payments, preparing progress reports, and coordinating work schedules
  • Resolve highly technical and unusual design and field engineering problems through independent studies, analysis, exercising judgment in information selection, and recommending safe engineering designs
  • Contribute to CIMA+'s engineering practices by conducting studies, developing technical standards, exercising judgment in information evaluation, recommending designs, and providing guidance to other engineers
  • Deliver exceptional customer service by defining engineering scope with clients, establishing design criteria, approving technical documentation, and assessing/reporting progress against standards and objectives for safe, quality, budget-compliant, and timely project completion
  • Design overhead line structures and associated facilities for voltages from 60kV to 500kV in an electric utility environment
  • Prepare project documentation like reports, specifications, proposals, estimates, design basis, and test plans per CIMA+'s practices
  • Develop design work packages with scope, duration, and effort estimates, and manage design tasks including scope, schedule, and cost for existing and new facilities
  • Provide signed and sealed engineering deliverables as the Professional of Record in accordance with the requirements of the applicable provincial engineering regulator and CIMA+'s practices.
  • Offer technical assistance, construction support, and field reviews as required
  • Perform structural design, analysis, and detailing for structures associated with transmission underground cables (including potheads, concrete vaults, cable duct banks) and transmission submarine cables (including terminations and potheads)
  • Apply loads, design criteria, seismic analysis per regulatory and industry standards, considering associated civil, mechanical, electrical systems like foundations, lightning protection, conductors, and hardware


Qualifications
  • University Degree in Civil, Structural or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
  • Minimum of five (5) years of experience and a history of working in Transmission projects.
  • Registered member of a Professional Engineering association in ON or another province of Canada
  • Proficient in design/analysis software and CAD systems, along with familiarity of drawing standards
  • Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
  • Excellent communication abilities in English - written and verbal
  • Experience in design tasks including scope, schedule and cost control
  • Integrity, team spirit, and a commitment to excellence

At CIMA+, we value diversity of talent and perspective. You think you can add value, but don't meet all the job requirements? We invite you to apply, because everyone has something unique to offer. The outstanding talents that choose to join us at CIMA+ soon realize that we go all out to encourage them to grow. We look forward to hearing how you can contribute to our success.

Why choose CIMA+? Because we offer you:
  • Comprehensive Group Benefits available from day one for all permanent employees working at least 20 hours per week
  • Employee and Family Assistance Program
  • Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with up to 4% employer contribution
  • As an employee-owned company,an annual opportunity to purchase shares for all eligible employees
  • Flexible work schedule in a hybrid work mode
  • Work/Life balance policy across Canada
  • 3-5 weeks of vacation, based on years of relevant experience
  • Tailored training to improve your existing skills


Additional Information

At CIMA+, we recognize the richness and diversity of each individual's experience. Compensation for this role is therefore based on the candidate's experience, skills, and qualifications, while maintaining internal equity. The level and associated salary may vary depending on the candidate's profile.

CIMA+ uses an applicant tracking system that includes an automated match score feature. However, this score is not used to screen, assess, or select applicants. All hiring decisions are made through human review.

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