Manager, Electrical & Instrumentation, Western

Ausenco is a fast-growing company with big ideas. We redefine what’s possible in some of the world’s most complex projects and toughest environments. Delivering innovative, value-add consulting, project delivery, asset operations and maintenance solutions is what we do. From 26 offices in 15 countries, with projects in over 80 locations worldwide, we create sustainable outcomes for our people, clients and communities.

Our team in Canada is growing. We are currently recruiting for a Manager, Electrical and Instrumentation, Western Canada, to join our Minerals and Metals Business line in the Vancouver office. In this role, you will have the opportunity to build and mentor your team, while overseeing the completion of the EIC scope on a variety of mineral processing plant design projects.

Management Responsibilities:

• Work in accordance with Ausenco’s values and demonstrate commitment, active involvement and leadership regarding safety, sustainability, client, people, and financial accountabilities.
• Reporting to the Manager, Engineering, you will lead, manage and grow the Electrical and Instrumentation engineering department.
• Plan, schedule and determine workforce requirements for multiple concurrent projects.
• Identify resource gaps and undertake associated training and recruitment activities at all levels within the discipline to fill such gaps.
• Ensure the work is delivered on schedule and to the technical and quality standards that align with Ausenco’s delivery model.
• Supervise and direct engineers, designers, and drafts people in preparing design documents, including drawings, specifications, schedules, and estimates.
• Verify, correct, modify, and authorize electrical and instrumentation technical documents and drawings.
• Attend coordination meetings and coordinate design with other engineering disciplines.
• Provide technical support to other engineers and designers and mentor junior engineers, designers, and drafts people.
• Manage complex technical discussions with third parties (customer, suppliers, and regulators) to facilitate appropriate technical decisions.
• Conduct business development and prepare/review engineering proposals based on clients’ RFPs/RFQs.

• Lead and contribute to the execution of multiple projects from conceptual stages to detail design stages, through to construction and commissioning for our clients in the Mining sector.
• Work efficiently with project managers, engineers, designers, and drafters in the preparation of deliverables to Ausenco and customer standards.
• Perform, review, and approve engineering studies and calculations including arc‑flash and coordination, power flow, short–circuit studies and voltage drop for electrical distribution systems.
• Prepare, review, and approve engineering and design deliverables including but not limited to medium & low voltage power distribution single line diagrams, power and control schemes, equipment and cable tray layouts, cable schedules, cable and conduit routings, grounding, lightning, and lighting layouts.
• Prepare, review, and approve engineering specifications and technical bid evaluations for equipment such as power transformers, medium, and low voltage switch gear, medium voltage starters, motor control centers, variable frequency drives and large synchronous and induction motors.
• Review and approve vendor drawings and resolve vendor related issues and witness factory acceptance tests.
• Review and approve instrumentation‑related engineering deliverables, i.e. instrument indexes, installation details, location drawings, datasheets, wiring drawings, loop drawings, P&'s, material requisitions, evaluation of alternatives and selection of instruments, calculations (control valve, flow elements, pressure safety valves), document control logs, bills of material, instrument change approvals and construction work package.
• Review and approve controls‑related engineering deliverables, i.e. logic drawings, termination/ wiring diagrams, block diagrams, panel layouts, control system topology/ control system architecture, control narratives, and cable schedules.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering from a…