Specialist Engineer; Transmission Sustainment Planning

Overview

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

No. of positions: 1

Closing date: June 16, 2026

The Transmission Sustainment Planning Specialist Asset Management Engineer is responsible for the development of maintenance and sustainment strategies for the transmission lines assets to ensure it continues to safely meet the operating capabilities required by stakeholders and to enhance return on investment. The Specialist Engineer will be primarily responsible for strategic asset management planning and lead the development of Asset Management Plans, Asset Class Strategies, Asset Health Methodologies, Capital Investment Plans, Asset Information Strategies, and associated Maintenance Standards.

• Lead the development of Asset Management Plans, Asset Class Strategies, Asset Health Methodologies, Capital Investment Plans, and Asset Information Strategies.
• Be a technical leader and resource within BC Hydro asset management principles and applications.
• Develops maintenance and sustainment strategies to optimize asset performance and life cycle cost of overhead lines assets in their portfolio across the province while balancing business requirements.
• Develops a long term Asset Maintain/Sustain Investment Plan and rolling budget based on asset maintenance and sustainment strategies, current asset condition and health, and changes in performance expectations from stakeholders, regulators and the asset owner.
• Develops annual sustain and maintain work plans and budgets consistent with strategies, standards and investment plans; balances and determines priorities, collaborates with other Integrated Planning groups on alternatives and impacts, and assigns the work program to Program and Contract Management or Capital Infrastructure Project Delivery for execution.
• Develops maintenance standards, asset strategies and asset policies to ensure continued reliability and system performance, minimal lifecycle cost, effective stewardship of the environment and safety of employees and the public.
• Leads the technical, financial and environmental assessment and root cause analysis of asset performance and condition, and determines investment requirements based on risk, cost benefit analysis and customer needs.
• Monitors execution of the work program in accordance with performance standards, resolves major or escalated operating or maintenance related problems and concerns, and provides direction for contingency planning and emergency spare equipment and material management.
• Works closely with other Integrated Planning groups regarding impacts of maintenance and sustainment on system performance and future plans for improvements to the system; proposes alternatives for increasing/improving system capacity and balancing costs and benefits.
• Confers with and provides consultative advice and input to operational, design, project and other groups to ensure maintenance and sustaining capital issues are represented and considered; participates with customers and internal and external stakeholders on planning and major projects, initiatives and studies.

• A Bachelor's degree in Engineering combined with a minimum ten (10) years experience in developing asset strategies and managing transmission lines maintenance and sustainment planning and program development for a large electric utility.
• Registered, or eligible for immediate registration, as a professional engineer with the Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (EGBC).
• Registration as an Asset Management Professional through the Institute of Asset Management (IAM) or holding an IAM Certificate would be an asset.
• An advanced knowledge and understanding of:
• The philosophies, principles and practices of asset health and maintenance/sustainment planning;
• Lines asset maintenance standards, processes, methods, and technology and new/emerging trends and developments;
• Asset reliability and financial risk management and assessment techniques, methods and tools;
• Project management, work management and financial approval and control systems, procedures and processes;
• BC Hydro and Regulating Agency organization structure and operations;
• The ability to:
• Think conceptually, anticipate and assess complex issues, and balance competing priorities to reach optimal decisions;
• Provide leadership and advice regarding the effective planning and management of asset maintenance and sustainment strategies and work collaboratively and cooperatively within the management team and with cross functional teams;
• Manage time and resources effectively in order to reduce costs, improve benefits and achieve required results;
• Demonstrates:
• Well developed planning, organizational, project management, analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills;
• Well developed oral and written communication, presentation, facilitation, leadership, change management, relationship management and interpersonal skills;
• Strong business acumen and ability to champion change.

• A minimum of 15 paid vacation days
• Flexible…