Intermediate Engineer, Automation, and Project Leader

Type of position: Regular

An Overview Of Your Future Role At BBA

Join BBA and make the most of your experience by actively contributing to the various stages of major automation engineering projects, from the start of the business relationship to onsite equipment commissioning.

By joining our team as an engineer and project leader, you’ll participate in engineering mandates and programming in automation, and instrumentation and control. Your role will be to contribute to various phases of engineering and site work.

You may also be called upon to participate in producing deliverables for digital solution mandates. You'll also have the opportunity to engage and manage a work team to deliver the expected results, while developing your entrepreneurial skills.

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

• Help define the scope of projects and proposals
• Assign and revise work by technicians and drafters assigned to the project and assess the technical scope
• Be involved in commissioning
• Help prepare plans and specifications as well as detailed engineering deliverables (P&IDs, layout drawings, I/O loop and motor control diagrams, lists of cables and instruments, installation details)
• Help program PLCs, DCSs and operator interfaces
• Monitor the project to ensure it remains on time and on budget
  
  

Do your qualities and values match our corporate culture?

• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Results-driven
• Desire to motivate and train the next generation
• Inspirational leadership
• Efficient, both at the office and the work site
• Ability to see beyond established standards
  
  

Overview Of Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec
• From 5 to 12 years of relevant experience in automation, instrumentation and control
• Experience in programming control systems (SCADA, PLC, DCS)
• Experience with pre-operational verifications (POVs) and commissioning
• Advanced English skills to facilitate collaboration with other BBA offices and/or clients in English-speaking Canadian provinces and internationally; you may need to use English occasionally or daily, depending on current projects
• Advanced French skills to facilitate collaboration with other BBA offices and/or clients in Québec
• Ability to draft technical documents in both English and French
• Asset: knowledge of distributed control systems (DCS)
  
  

At BBA, you get many benefits

• Annual base salary
• Annual premium program for regular employees
• Time bank
• Cellphone fee reimbursements
• Group insurance plan from the first day of employment, including disability insurance and a telemedicine program
• Retirement savings plan
• Annual vacation and sick leave
• Premium for employee referrals
  
  

BBA considers many factors when determining the annual base salary, including location, market, education, relevant and demonstrated work experience, technical assessment, qualifications, certifications and other relevant skills.

Your benefits in joining BBA

• Long-term hiring, not just project-based
• Interesting growth opportunities to match your ambitions
• A collaborative team that shares its ideas and knowledge
• A flexible schedule that combines office presence and working from home
• A caring environment where everyone’s ideas are listened to and there’s no perception of hierarchy
• Friendly, eco-mindful and high-tech workspaces
  
  

About BBA

BBA is one of Canada’s leading private consulting engineering firms, with over 45 years of experience serving the energy and natural resources industry.

Our people are the foundation of our success. Their passion and excellence have earned us recognition as one of Canada’s Best Employers and Best Managed Companies , and we’re committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels empowered to grow, lead and be themselves.

Our teams bring together engineering, environmental and commissioning expertise to deliver practical, innovative and sustainable solutions - from strategy to execution. With 20 offices across Canada, the U.S. and Latin America, we combine local presence with international reach, offering clients close collaboration and field-ready support.

Learn more about our culture and projects on LinkedIn or connect with our talent team.