Role: Distribution Engineer (E4)

Contract Duration: March 16, 2026 – September 11, 2026
Work Location: 1 day per week in office at BC Hydro’s 333 Dunsmuir location
Max Rate:

• $85.21/hr (T4)

• $103.11/hr (Incorporated)

General Description

The E4 – Engineer is a professional engineer or geoscientist who applies engineering knowledge to provide engineering, estimating, planning, and quality management services for medium-complexity projects and/or operations safely, with quality, within budget, and on time.

Experience & Role Accountabilities

• Minimum eight (8) years of experience in a relevant engineering field or equivalent.

• Develop safe engineering solutions using initiative and judgment to perform tasks including:

  • Developing designs

  • Analyzing and resolving technical problems

  • Interpreting engineering specifications

  • Supporting medium-complexity BC Hydro projects and operations

• Support project/operations management in achieving safety, cost, quality, and schedule objectives by:

  • Proposing plan and cost changes

  • Recommending contractor payments

  • Preparing progress reports

  • Coordinating work schedules

• Resolve complex technical design and field engineering issues through independent studies and analysis.

• Exercise sound engineering judgment to recommend safe, practical designs that support successful project completion and operations.

Role Specialty: Distribution – Standards

All required experience and accountabilities must relate to drafting work using AutoCAD, Inventor, MicroStation, and SolidWorks.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the creation and revision of engineering drawings used in Distribution Engineering Standards.

• Develop standards used by internal and external stakeholders for design and construction of Overhead and Underground Distribution Systems.

• Produce 2D and 3D drawings using various CAD applications.

• Collaborate with Distribution Standards Engineers to accurately create and revise graphical representations of distribution equipment and structures.

• Create Standards pages for review and acceptance.

• Create and update Metering One-Line drawings for large customer revenue metering projects.

• Prepare drafting packages for vendor tendering.

Additional Education & Skills

• Experience performing computer-aided standards drafting within a utility or similar industry.

• BC Hydro Distribution experience (preferred).

• Strong background in 3D modelling (preferred).

Must-Haves

• Experience designing, building, or implementing updates to information catalogs.

• Ability to structure complex technical information.

• Experience developing metadata models.

• Ability to collaborate across engineering, operations, compliance, and IT teams.

• Strong analytical skills.

• Systems-thinking mindset.

• Ability to translate engineering knowledge into organized, searchable, and sustainable information assets.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience contributing to short-term, high-impact information governance initiatives.

• Background improving enterprise information catalog usability or organization.

• Experience supporting improved decision-making, operational efficiency, or knowledge stewardship through structured information systems.