Senior Distribution Engineer
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
$125,000 to $150,000 CAD / year · Full-time
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Job details
- Pay
- $125,000 to $150,000 CAD / year
- Job type
- Full-time
- Apply by
- Experience
- 3–5+ years of relevant engineering experience
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Are you a P.Eng. who knows aerial distribution and pole systems inside and out? Want to grow into a specialty few engineers have?
Our client is a growing Canadian infrastructure company. They provide planning, design and data-collection services to telecommunications providers, utilities and municipalities. They’re hiring an
Senior Distribution Engineer to support a major joint-use infrastructure program in British Columbia.
This is a technical role built around engineering review and quality. You’ll work across both the electrical utility and telecommunications sides of joint-use infrastructure, which is a skill set that’s increasingly in demand.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Reviewing electrical distribution designs and technical deliverables for accuracy, quality and compliance
- Supporting engineering work on aerial distribution systems and pole infrastructure
- Using your professional judgement to spot and resolve technical issues early
- Supporting utility pole replacement, relocation and joint-use projects
- Working with project teams across electrical and telecom infrastructure
- Helping deliver a large-scale pole infrastructure program across BC
- Contributing to a pole pilot program that aims to bring utility and telecom pole work together in a more integrated way
What You Bring
- P.Eng. designation in good standing
- 3–5+ years of relevant engineering experience
- Strong background in electrical distribution
- Hands-on experience with aerial distribution systems
- Practical knowledge of pole infrastructure
- The confidence to review engineering work independently
- Sound judgement and a strong focus on quality
You’ll Thrive Here If You…
- Like catching issues before they turn into project risks
- Enjoy mentoring junior team members and sharing what you know
- Are comfortable working across disciplines
- Want deeper expertise in a developing area of infrastructure delivery
- Are motivated by technically challenging work
Why This Opportunity?
- Impactful work: Help build reliable utility and telecom networks across BC
- Technical growth: Expand beyond traditional distribution into joint-use and telecom infrastructure
- Collaborative team: Work with experienced professionals who value practical problem-solving
- Flexibility: A hybrid model that combines remote work
More about this job
Responsibilities
Review electrical distribution designs and technical deliverables for accuracy, quality, and compliance, and support engineering work involving aerial distribution and pole infrastructure. Contribute to utility pole replacement, relocation, joint-use projects, and a large-scale pole infrastructure program across British Columbia, collaborating with electrical and telecommunications teams.
Requirements
Applicants must hold a P.Eng. designation in good standing and have at least 3–5 years of relevant engineering experience. They should have a strong electrical distribution background, hands-on experience with aerial distribution systems, practical pole infrastructure knowledge, and the judgment to independently review engineering work.
Skills
- Electrical Distribution
- Aerial Distribution Systems
- Utility Pole Infrastructure
- Joint-Use Infrastructure
- Engineering Design Review
- Quality Assurance
- Technical Compliance
- Engineering Judgment
- Pole Replacement
- Pole Relocation
- Technical Problem-Solving
- Mentoring
- Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Engineering
- Energy
- Technology
Keywords
- P.Eng.
- Electrical Distribution
- Aerial Distribution Systems
- Utility Poles
- Pole Infrastructure
- Joint-Use Infrastructure
- Telecommunications
- Engineering Design Review
- Technical Deliverables
- Quality Assurance
- Compliance
- Pole Replacement
- Pole Relocation
- Utility Infrastructure
- Engineering Judgment
- Technical Problem-Solving
- Mentoring
- Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration
- Infrastructure Planning
- Infrastructure Design
- Data Collection
- British Columbia