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BC Hydro

Sr. Engineer (Operations Planning)

BC, Canada
Fraser Valley, BC, Canada

Annual Salary: $ 109,700.00 - 138,700.00 · Full-time

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Job details

Pay: Annual Salary: $ 109,700.00 - 138,700.00
Job type: Full-time
Apply by: Dec 5, 2026
Posting language: English
Posted: Nov 5, 2026

Original job description

Job Location: Fraser Valley, BC

Employment type: Permanent

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

Annual Salary: $ 109,700.00 - 138,700.00

No. of positions: 2

Closing date: Nov 19, 2026

What you'll do

Develop operating plans for transmission, station, and distribution system outages, including near-term system assessments.

Analyze complex power system conditions to identify reliability risks, operating constraints, and mitigation strategies.

Develop base cases and perform contingency analyses, outage assessments, and contingency response planning for planned and unplanned system conditions.

Perform specialized studies supporting outage planning, transfer capability assessments, interconnections, system enhancements, and reliability initiatives.

Coordinate outages and operating plans with internal stakeholders, neighbouring utilities, Reliability Coordinators, generation facilities, and customers.

Provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise to Real Time Operations and Control Centre staff on operating plans, outages, contingencies, and operating orders.

Develop and improve operating orders, procedures, standards, tools, and processes that support reliable system operation.

Apply independent engineering judgment to resolve complex operational issues, evaluate alternatives, and recommend practical solutions.

Support Operator Training, disturbance analysis, technical reporting, and presentations to internal and external stakeholders.

Support compliance with applicable NERC/BCUC reliability standards and regulatory requirements.

Lead or contribute to technical projects and continuous improvement initiatives, coordinating technical work and deliverables.

Build effective working relationships across the organization and with external entities to address operational requirements and deliver engineering solutions.

Coach and mentor engineers and technical staff, promote knowledge transfer, and strengthen technical capability across the team.

What you bring

A Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, with a focus on power systems.

Registration, or immediate eligibility for registration, as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with Engineers and Geoscientists BC (EGBC).

Have a minimum of 8+ years (Senior Engineer) or 4+ years (Intermediate Engineer) of relevant engineering experience in Transmission System Operations position or an equivalent industry.

Applicants who do not meet the full qualifications or those with lesser work experience may be considered for a lower-level position.

Strong experience performing power system studies, including power flow, contingency, transient stability, and voltage stability assessments.

Experience with power system analysis applications such as EMS Advanced Applications, Powertech DSA Tools, PSS®E, or PowerWorld.

Demonstrated ability to analyze complex system conditions, exercise sound engineering judgment, and develop practical solutions to emerging operational and reliability issues.

Ability to make effective decisions and prioritize competing demands in time-sensitive operational environments.

Strong ability to analyze, interpret, and evaluate technical studies, system models, and engineering data.

Excellent interpersonal, technical writing, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to work effectively across internal teams and with neighbouring utilities, customers, and other external stakeholders.

Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership, guidance, coaching, and knowledge transfer to engineers, technical staff, and other stakeholders.

Knowledge and experience with distribution system planning, design, or operations is considered an asset.

What we offer

We're always looking for exceptional people to bring new ideas, fresh thinking and the motivation to help shape the electricity system in B.C. It's an exciting time to be a part of our team as we invest in our system and prepare to meet the challenges of tomorrow.

Our values guide our work. Want to join us?

We are safe.

We are here for our customers.

We are one team. We act with integrity.

We respect our province.

We are forward thinking.

BC Hydro is an equal opportunity employer.

Please note, there are 2 positions available for the role.

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.

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

Develop and coordinate operating plans for system outages, assess complex power system conditions, and perform studies to support reliability, transfer capability, interconnections, and system enhancements. Provide technical leadership to operations staff, improve procedures and tools, support regulatory compliance and training, and lead or contribute to engineering projects and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering focused on power systems and registration or immediate eligibility for P.Eng. status with EGBC. The senior-level role requires at least eight years of relevant transmission operations or equivalent experience, strong power system study and analysis software experience, sound operational judgment, and demonstrated technical leadership and communication skills.

Skills

Power System Studies
Power Flow Analysis
Contingency Analysis
Transient Stability Assessment
Voltage Stability Assessment
Outage Planning
Reliability Risk Analysis
Power System Modeling
Engineering Judgment
Operational Decision-Making
Technical Leadership
Stakeholder Coordination
Technical Writing
Operator Training
NERC/BCUC Compliance

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Keywords

Electrical Engineering
Power Systems
Outage Planning
Power Flow
Contingency Analysis
Transient Stability
Voltage Stability
EMS Advanced Applications
Powertech DSA Tools
PSS®E
PowerWorld
System Assessments
Transfer Capability
Interconnections
Reliability Initiatives
Operating Orders
NERC Reliability Standards
BCUC Reliability Standards
Engineers and Geoscientists BC
Professional Engineer (P.Eng.)
Distribution System Planning
Real Time Operations
Control Centre
Disturbance Analysis
Operator Training
Continuous Improvement
Technical Reporting
Stakeholder Coordination
Safety-Sensitive Role

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