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Electrical Project Engineer

Job in Richmond, BC, Canada
Listing for: Schneider Electric
Contract position
Listed on 2026-06-05
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Electrical Engineering, Engineering Design & Technologists
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Electrical Project Engineer - Contract

Overview

The Project Engineer is responsible for leading and executing electrical engineering project activities from design through delivery, commissioning, and close‑out. This role blends strong technical engineering expertise with project coordination, customer communication, and cross‑functional leadership. The Project Engineer ensures that all project deliverables meet safety, quality, regulatory, and contractual requirements while maintaining customer satisfaction and supporting financial performance.

Responsibilities
  • Technical Engineering & Design
    • Provide technical design, knowledge and knowhow for customers in Power Distribution and digital applications
    • Apply standards, procedures and best practices in autonomy
    • Identify and manage technical risks and interfaces, and provide reporting to project team stakeholders regarding FEED, designs, detailed engineering and cost estimates
    • Review drawings to meet client needs and adhere to industry standards for reliability and safety; certify project work as meeting regulatory requirements where applicable; collaborate with team members, contractors and consultants to resolve technical issues
    • Optimize designs in compliance with relevant regulatory codes, standards and best practices
    • Develop and foster client relationships while working in a fast paced and competitive environment
    • Collaborate with engineering teams, clients and project staff
  • Project Management & Execution
    • Manage execution of customer projects according to company processes and governance standards
    • Lead cross‑functional project teams including design, planning, procurement, order management, and field services
    • Establish project plans, milestones, schedules, and resource allocations
    • Conduct project kickoff meetings (internal and customer‑facing)
    • Ensure work orders and site activities are properly planned and aligned with overall project deliverables
    • Identify technical risks, deviations, and potential change orders
    • Support margin improvement
    • Ensure proper project closure, documentation archiving, and lessons learned
  • Customer & Stakeholder Management
    • Serve as the primary technical and project point of contact for customers
    • Maintain strong customer relationships to ensure satisfaction and promote future opportunities
    • Provide timely project updates, reporting, and escalation when required
    • Coordinate with tendering, sales, supply chain, and field service teams throughout project lifecycle
  • Safety, Quality & Compliance
    • Ensure compliance with all safety standards for engineering and field execution
    • Monitor and maintain quality of engineering deliverables and installation work
    • Support issue resolution and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Financial & Commercial Responsibilities
    • Support project budgets, spending, and cost control to ensure profitability
    • Support forecasting, billing milestones, and revenue recognition
    • Validate contractual requirements (payments, guarantees, scope, specifications)
  • Required Skills & Competencies
    • Strong technical knowledge of electrical power distribution, protection, and design engineering
    • Experience in generating, reviewing and optimizing engineering deliverables; single line drawings, layouts, schedules, routings, distribution and motor control schemes, and inter‑connection diagrams for power and grounding systems
    • Experience in preparing specifications and bid analyses for equipment such as LV and MV switch gear, transformers, cables, UPS, protection relays, power management systems and distribution/panel boards
    • Ability to lead cross‑functional teams and coordinate engineering + field activities
    • Excellent communication, organization, and problem‑solving skills
    • Customer‑oriented mindset with strong relationship‑building capabilities
    • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment
    • Experience in project management tools (MS Project, Excel) and power system analysis software (ETAP)
    Education & Certifications
    • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
    • Professional Engineer (P.Eng) designation is mandatory
    • Additional project management training/certification (PMP) is an asset
    • English fluency required; additional languages beneficial

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