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BC Hydro

Distribution Engineer

Victoria, BC, Canada

Full-time

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Job details

Job type: Full-time
Apply by: Nov 4, 2026
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 5, 2026

Original job description

Job Location: Victoria, BC

Employment type: Permanent

Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/week)

Annual Salary: Senior Engineer: 109,680 - 138,720

No. of positions: 2

Posting close date: October 30, 2026

The Distribution Engineering team serves communities across British Columbia from offices in Burnaby (Edmonds), Victoria, and Vernon. Our work spans customer connections, system reinforcement, capital projects, and electrification initiatives supporting climate action and economic growth.

Engineers in Regional-focused roles provide ongoing engineering support for the operation, maintenance, renewal, and expansion of the distribution system within an assigned geographic area.

What you’ll do

Responsibilities may include:

Supporting regional distribution systems through engineering studies, investigations, and system assessments related to load growth, customer connections, reliability, and safety.

Delivering and assuring engineering outcomes by either taking direct accountability as Professional of Record or by fulfilling the Owner’s Engineer role, reviewing and accepting consultant designs to ensure compliance with BC Hydro standards, safety requirements, and accepted engineering practice.

Providing engineering expertise for system reinforcement, replacement, and expansion of overhead and underground distribution infrastructure up to and including 35 kV.

Performing detailed engineering studies such as load flow, voltage stability, fault current, feeder cable pulling analysis, feeder ampacity studies, overhead pole line designs, power quality, and protection coordination.

Supporting Distribution Planning through recommending and implementing system improvements as part of customer connections.

Supporting Operations and Asset Planning activities through technical analysis, field investigations, and engineering judgement.

Working closely with regional stakeholders, operations crews, designers, and planners to balance safety, reliability, constructability, environmental impact, and lifecycle cost.

Mentoring and guiding junior engineers and technical staff while supporting continuous improvement of engineering standards and practices.

What you bring

Graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized or accredited university. Other engineering disciplines may be considered with relevant experience.

Registration as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (EGBC), or eligibility for immediate registration. Equivalent professional registration with other Canadian or international jurisdictions will also be considered.

Relevant engineering experience. Typically, 8+ years for Senior Engineer roles; 4+ years for an Intermediate Engineer role. Candidates with lesser qualifications may be considered for Junior roles including engineers in training (EIT).

Strong technical knowledge of overhead and underground distribution systems operating at voltages up to and including 35 kV.

Demonstrated ability to apply sound engineering judgement, analytical thinking, and practical problem-solving skills.

Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to convey technical concepts to a wide range of audiences.

Proven leadership, teamwork, relationship management, and interpersonal skills.

A valid Class 5 Driver’s License in good standing and willingness to travel as required.

What we offer

A comprehensive benefits package

A minimum of 15 paid vacation days

A lifetime pension

Flexible work model, depending on your role type

Training and development courses

For more information on the benefits we offer, visit bchydro.com/benefits.

Applicants who do not meet the full qualifications or those with lesser work experience may be considered for a lower-level position. Candidates at the Senior (P3) level will be considered and hired at that level if no qualified Specialist (P4) candidates are found.

Please be advised that this role has been assessed as safety sensitive and pre-qualification alcohol and drug testing will be required as a pre-condition to employment.

What else you should know

This role has been posted as a senior engineer and candidates with less or more experience may be considered for an appropriate role.

Candidates must be willing to travel.

A condition of employment for this job is that you maintain a Driver's License: Class 5 In Good Standing.

Applicants will be assessed based on: educational qualifications, standing with EGBC, experience (years, relevancy and quality), as well as their core competencies.

Internationally trained engineers may be considered if eligible for EGBC registration.

LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment) may be considered for applicants who are eligible for either their P.Eng or EIT registration with EGBC.

Roles based at BC Hydro's Victoria, BC HQ in a 'hybrid' role, requiring in-office work 3 days/ week.

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 or click ‘Apply’

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

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Responsibilities

Provide engineering support for regional distribution systems, including studies, investigations, system assessments, and the design or review of overhead and underground infrastructure up to 35 kV. Support system planning, operations, and asset management while coordinating with regional stakeholders and mentoring junior staff.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and P.Eng. registration with EGBC, or eligibility for immediate registration, are required; other engineering disciplines and equivalent registrations may be considered. Senior candidates typically have at least eight years of relevant experience, strong distribution engineering expertise, communication and leadership skills, a valid Class 5 driver’s licence, and willingness to travel.

Skills

Electrical Engineering
Overhead Distribution Systems
Underground Distribution Systems
Load Flow Analysis
Voltage Stability Analysis
Fault Current Analysis
Feeder Cable Pulling Analysis
Feeder Ampacity Studies
Overhead Pole Line Design
Power Quality
Protection Coordination
Engineering Judgment
Analytical Thinking
Problem-Solving
Leadership
Communication

Benefits

Paid Vacation
Lifetime Pension
Flexible Work Model
Training and Development Courses

Visa sponsorship

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Keywords

Electrical Engineering
Professional Engineer (P.Eng.)
Engineers and Geoscientists BC (EGBC)
Distribution Engineering
Distribution Systems
Overhead Infrastructure
Underground Infrastructure
35 kV
Load Growth
Customer Connections
System Reinforcement
Load Flow
Voltage Stability
Fault Current
Feeder Cable Pulling
Feeder Ampacity
Overhead Pole Line Design
Power Quality
Protection Coordination
Distribution Planning
Asset Planning
System Reliability
Safety
Engineering Studies
Owner’s Engineer
Professional of Record
BC Hydro Standards
Class 5 Driver’s Licence
Field Investigations
Electrification

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