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Distribution Design Technician - FTR - Vernon
Number of positions: 1 Job Location: Vernon 2
Employment type: Permanent Region: Southern Interior
Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Flexible Work Role: Hybrid
Annual salary: $ 86,000.00 - 92,600.00
What you'll do
- Performs extension, improvement, alteration, removal, and end of life design work for BC Hydro and customer driven
Distribution projects and programs related to:
a) Single and three phase overhead, civil, and underground primary equipment and asset work (including automated
equipment).
b) All types of single and three phase overhead, civil, and underground secondary and service work up to and including
1600A services (excluding primary services, feeder civil and feeder underground electrical work).
- Conducts field studies for a variety of distribution projects.
- Liaises with internal and external customers and stakeholders requiring or impacted by design services.
- May support and act as a subject matter expert related to the Design Technician role and area of expertise.
- Responsible for the portfolio management and coordination of assigned design projects.
- Ensures designs meet appropriate regulatory and stakeholder requirements and construction standards. Engages with
appropriate resources (such as Engineers or construction crews) to validate design constructability and the impact on future
operation and maintenance, as required. Addresses and documents known safety risks prior to construction.
- Performs some or all the duties of lower-level Distribution Design jobs.
- Performs duties of a minor nature related to the above duties that do not affect the rating of the job.
What you bring
- High school Diploma with Math 12, English 12 and Physics 11(or equivalents); plus, completion of Electrical Utility
Fundamentals (or equivalent); a BC Electrical Code course (or equivalent); and accredited course(s) in DC and AC
electrical theory; OR
- Degree, Diploma, or Certificate in Electrical Engineering Technology (or an equivalent electrical discipline) from a
recognized Canadian Educational Institute; OR
- International Electrical or Canadian Non-Electrical Degree, Diploma or Certificate with an electrical Technician
accreditation through a provincial regulatory or governing body such as Certified Technician (CTech) through ASTTBC.
- Three (3) years of electrical utility design experience with at least one (1) year of demonstrated experience at, or
equivalent to, a fully qualified BC Hydro Distribution Design Technician.
Completion of BC Hydro’s Distribution Design Technician level training program.
- Must hold a valid class five (5) driver's licence.
