Senior Engineer - Hydropower
- Mont-Saint-Hilaire, QC, Canada
- Québec, QC, Canada
- Montréal, QC, Canada
- Boisbriand, QC, Canada
- Jonquière, QC, Canada
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Job details
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Your future role on our team
Recognized for its expertise in energy and complex electrical infrastructure, our electrical engineering team plays a key role in the development, rehabilitation, and optimization of hydroelectric power plants across Canada. In the context of the energy transition and the modernization of existing assets, our projects span the full lifecycle of facilities, from preliminary studies to commissioning.
To support our continued growth, we are looking for a Senior Hydropower Engineer who will act as a technical lead on large-scale hydroelectric plant rehabilitation projects. Supported by experienced multidisciplinary teams, you will play a decisive role in the planning, coordination, and execution of engineering activities.
In this role, you will ensure technical consistency across projects, the quality of deliverables, and the integration of various disciplines, while maintaining alignment between client requirements and project objectives.
With us, you’ll have the opportunity to...
- Define scope, deliverables, effort, and schedules in collaboration with project teams
- Lead multidisciplinary teams across the full lifecycle of hydroelectric plant rehabilitation projects
- Provide technical leadership in one or more key areas: turbine-generator units (TGU), electrical equipment/auxiliary services, control and protection
- Mentor discipline leads and ensure the quality of deliverables
- Ensure cross-disciplinary coordination
- Plan and supervise site activities, including equipment installation and commissioning
- Monitor budgets, schedules, and technical commitments
- Participate in pre-project studies, feasibility analyses, and assessment of existing assets
- Collaborate closely with manufacturers, suppliers, and contractors for the integration of major equipment
Do your qualities and values match our corporate culture?
- Results-driven
- Inspirational leadership
- Willingness to work together while having fun
- Desire to be in the thick of the action
- Rigorous and ethical
- Willingness to transform the world for the better
- Interest in solving the most complex challenges
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Senior Hydropower Engineer at BBA will lead engineering teams on hydroelectric plant rehabilitation projects. They will define scope and schedules, supervise site work and commissioning, and coordinate with manufacturers and contractors.
Requirements
Candidates need senior experience in hydroelectric or power plant engineering, technical leadership skills and the ability to mentor and coordinate multidisciplinary teams.
Skills
- Hydroelectric plant engineering
- Turbine-generator units (TGU)
- Electrical equipment and auxiliary services
- Control and protection systems
- Project planning and scheduling
- Budget monitoring
- Multidisciplinary team leadership
- Technical mentoring
- Commissioning
- Site supervision
- Equipment integration
- Vendor and contractor coordination
- Feasibility studies
- Existing asset assessment
- Quality management
Categories
- Energy
- Engineering
- Consulting
Keywords
- hydropower engineer
- hydroelectric
- turbine-generator
- TGU
- electrical engineering
- control and protection
- commissioning
- project management
- technical lead
- energy transition
- power plant
- multidisciplinary
- engineering
- asset assessment
- feasibility study
Seniority
Senior