- Pay Rate: $100.00/hour, depending on experience
- Contract: Start Date 2026-11-23 End Date 2027-11-23 (1Year)
- Location: Campbell River, British Columbia
Raise is currently hiring a
Site Engineering - Commissioning Coordination on behalf of our client. They’re expanding their team to meet growing needs, making this a unique opportunity to work with an industry leader. Our Client, is one of the largest electrical energy suppliers in Canada
Note: The primary pay rate is based on the rate for an incorporated contractor who owns their own business. However, we will also consider applications from candidates interested in a T4 arrangement, where applicable.
Description
The Site Engineering - Commissioning Coordination in this role will lead and oversee multi-disciplinary field engineering and commissioning activities for critical capital projects in the Campbell River area.
In this role, you will be at the heart of field construction and commissioning, bringing together design engineers, field technologists, and contractors to solve complex technical challenges. You will develop comprehensive Commissioning Plans, manage test programs, ensure outage coordination, and serve as a key technical authority to keep project execution safely on track and compliant with industry standards.
Responsibilities
- Commissioning Planning & Outage Coordination
- Plan & Develop: Prepare and assemble multi-disciplinary commissioning test plans, summary of requirements documentation, and overall Commissioning Plans for Campbell River projects.
- Execution & Outage Management: Coordinate testing and commissioning workflows; ensure all necessary system outages, resourcing, personnel, and documentation are secured prior to execution.
- Integrated System Testing: Coordinate special testing requirements and unique operating procedures on the integrated electrical grid system.
- Field Engineering & Technical Oversight
- Technical Management: Develop and oversee all technical field engineering aspects for the construction and commissioning of new electrical and Protection & Control (P&C) equipment. This includes switchgear, reactive equipment (power transformers), unit control/monitoring, communication networks, and instrumentation systems.
- Field Review & QA/QC: Perform first-level quality assurance and field reviews as the Professional of Record (POR) delegate. Ensure all work adheres to approved specifications, accepted engineering practice, and contract requirements.
- Test Plan Verification: Prepare, review, and accept Inspection Test Plans (ITPs) for both Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT). Coordinate hold points and witness critical components, maintaining detailed field review records.
- P&C & Field Team Support
- Field Collaboration: Support Field Testers and Communications, Protection and Control (CPC) field technologists during testing, modifications, and field investigations.
- Fault Analysis & Issue Resolution: Apply deep expertise in fault analysis and P&C testing best practices to resolve technical non-compliances, queries, and unexpected field conditions.
- Project Administration & Construction Reporting
- Multi-Project Management: Plan, estimate, and manage project resources, cost controls, and project schedules across multiple concurrent project assignments.
- Field Documentation Synthesis: Synthesize technical information (redlined drawings, Requests for Information [RFIs], and Non-Conformance Reports [NCRs]) to draft comprehensive Construction Reports detailing the full project execution lifecycle.
- Stakeholder Alignment: Build strong working relationships with multi-disciplinary design teams, operations personnel, and external contractors to reach consensus and deliver value-engineered solutions.
Qualifications
- 8 years of experience should be in the following relevant areas:
- Protection & Control (P&C) Engineering: Testing, commissioning, settings verification, schematic reviews, and fault analysis/investigations for high-voltage power systems.
- Electrical Field / Substation Engineering: Construction, field testing, and commissioning of utility-scale electrical equipment (e.g., switchgear, power transformers, reactive equipment, unit control, instrumentation, and utility communication networks).
- Power Utility / Transmission & Distribution (T&D): Direct field experience operating within power generation, transmission, or substation environments (preferably within utility platforms in power utilities).
- Demonstrated track record in project management, including cost estimating, cost control, resourcing, and project administration.
- Proven experience in a field environment specializing in P&C testing, commissioning best practices, and fault analysis/investigations.
- Experience utilizing or working within Procure-to-Pay (P2P) system / vendor platforms.
- Strong ability to synthesize complex engineering data, identify value-add technical solutions, and bring cross-functional teams (designers, contractors, field techs) to consensus.
- Ability to coordinate and prioritize technical deliverables across multiple concurrent utility projects.
- Education and Certifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent engineering discipline) from an accredited institution.
- Degree/Diploma in Electrical Engineering Technology with extensive relevant P&C field engineering experience may also be considered.
- Active registration (or eligibility for immediate registration) as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC) is preferred.
- Must possess and maintain a valid Occupational First Aid (OFA) Level 1 certification for the duration of employment.
- Must-Have OFA Level 1: Valid Occupational First Aid Level 1 certification maintained throughout employment.
Additional Information
- Must work onsite in Campbell River at least 2 days per week, with the flexibility to scale up to 5 days per week during active commissioning and testing windows.
- Every contractor must supply their own Windows 11 Laptop computer for the duration of the assignment.
- Every contractor must supply their own “Smart Phone”. This is needed to gain access to the Organizations network.
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