Electrical Engineer

Position Details

Posting Information Posting Number CK53850P Position Title Electrical Engineer No. of Staff Required 1 Position Type FT If Term position, enter length of Term in months Position Groups Management and Exempt Division Partnerships & Investments (DV276) Department Facilities (DP156) Department Name Branch Facilities (BR156) Organizational Information Purpose of your Position - Non Union Power our city’s facilities!

Are you ready to make an impact across nearly 150 diverse facilities – from arenas and pools to firehalls and cultural centers? Step into the owner’s representative role for a vast asset base, and help shape the future of our community’s infrastructure.

The Electrical Engineer in Facilities supports the Facilities Department with the management of electrical systems for facility related assets to ensure safe and reliable electrical distribution systems. This includes both short and long term project planning, development, and execution alongside daily operations related engineering services. This position will be required to act as the owner’s representative for a vast and expansive asset base, spanning nearly 150 facilities including arenas, pools, firehalls, administration, cultural, utility operations and other building assets.

In addition to the technical component, this position will be responsible for supporting the department’s electrical Technicians and their associated maintenance duties. Also, this position will provide relief management coverage on an as-needed basis and is a key part of the Facilities management group. Classification Summary - Union Duties - Union Results and Activities - Non union Capital & operational project scoping & prioritization

Leads the prioritization of renewal for electrical assets, communicates priorities holistically to allow for prioritization within other systems and against other interests, prepares detailed justifications and reports

Provides leadership, technical expertise, and consultation for capital projects related to electrical systems and equipment, including partnership with electric utility.

Identifies, develops, and estimates project requirements for all renewal capital for electrical assets, determines expenditure type – capital vs. operating, and executes projects accordingly

Supports the development of the annual, and ten-year capital plans using evidence-based practices including information from building condition assessment data

Maintenance scoping & prioritization:

Develops standardized asset maintenance procedures for electrical equipment including MCC’s, electrical panels, automation, aquatic equipment, ice plant equipment, utilities, and other electrical components

Within the asset management software, maintain and monitor asset inventory, maintenance procedures and costs to provide professional guidance

Builds work plans for electrical maintenance utilizing current best practices including aspects of preventative, predictive and reliability centered maintenance models

Quantifies and reports on reactive vs planned works, work order backlogs, service request resolution timing and other key performance indicators developed by the department

Technical advisory, strategic & continuous improvement

Ensures the department maintains regulatory compliance with appropriate regulating bodies/authorities, including Technical Safety BC

Provides innovative professional engineering advice and strategic support pertaining to electrical assets including establishing electrical technical standards and specifications, design work and reviews, commissioning reviews, and project closeout support

Summarizes and presents findings and recommendations from both internal and externally delivered asset programs to internal stakeholders, City Council and Partner organizations

Support and align with the Strategic Facilities Master Plan and Strategic Energy Management Plan

Manage budget

Primary responsibility for the annual Facilities electrical renewal capital program, responsible for the potential execution of up to $4,000,000 annually

Primary responsibility of the electrical preventative maintenance program which has an annual operating budget of…