Integrated electric utility delivering clean hydroelectric power across British Columbia via generation, transmission and distribution.
* Act as a key point of contact for internal clients, understanding their needs and ensuring effective communication.
* Ensure that qualified internal and external resources are available and have the required expertise and tools to complete the work with high quality, value, on schedule, and on budget.
* Proactively undertake and/or significantly contribute to problem identification, risk mitigation, and the development of customized solutions to complex engineering problems considering the broader value, benefit, and risk to BC Hydro.
* Provide leadership, support, and advice to team members, encourage their work initiative, and help them grow as engineers and technical leaders.
* Act as a positive role model for the business, fostering teamwork and engagement of team members to contribute to achieving the company goals.
* Support the Division Manager on various initiatives. The Team Lead may support Company-wide initiatives and be an active part in developing those initiatives.
* Facilitate the development of employee soft skills including persuasive influence, collaboration, and conflict resolution.
* Develop engineering capabilities of the team and drive ongoing improvements in the planning for and execution of work.
* Ensure team adherence to BC Hydro and industry standards, policies, practices, and procedures.
* Develop and maintain effective working relationships with equipment suppliers, consultants, contractors, and other parts of BC Hydro.
* Develop a staffing strategy and recruit, select, and promote staff, and/or procure consulting services. Implement an employee development program in order to cultivate and maintain the required expertise. Foster collaboration and knowledge transfer, coaching and mentoring, and organizational awareness.
* Be a leader in working safely and efficiently. Demonstrate strong commitment to safety. Create a culture where safety is first, and where employees are recognized for safe performance and compliance with safety regulations and safe work practices.
* Advocate for professional practice and ensure team members are knowledgeable about professional practice requirements and their work complies with the Engineers and Geoscientists BC Quality Management Guidelines and BC Hydro’s Professional Practice Management Plan (PPMP).
* Ensure that team resources resolve all queries in a timely manner.
* Coach and mentor team members to investigate and analyze challenging or unusual technical problems, to evaluate risks, and to develop solutions to problems.
* Develop team business objectives, standards, and performance measurements.
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* Manage the team performance to meet objectives.
* Establish review procedures, technical and quality assurance standards. Review, enhance, and develop methods, procedures, and technical standards to take advantage of new technology. Improve department effectiveness and efficiency.
* Good command of both written and oral English, combined with strong communication skills. This should include both business & technical writing and presentation skills, including comfort presenting to peers and senior management.
Please be advised that this role has been assessed as safety sensitive and pre-qualification alcohol and drug testing will be required as a pre-condition to employment.
* A minimum of 10 years of progressive engineering experience
* Experience related to one or more of the following equipment: hoists; bridge and gantry cranes; spillway and operating gates; and hydraulic valves. This could include experience with: detailed design; performance investigations; repairs/modifications; seismic and other upgrades; installation of new equipment. Experience with other, similar industrial equipment may be considered.
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* Ability to manage a group of 8 or more people.
The team is based at BC Hydro’s Edmonds facility in Burnaby and consists of mechanical engineers and consultants who support the delivery of BCH generation capital projects involving large mechanical equipment such as cranes, hydraulic valves and gates. This is a leadership opportunity suitable for someone who has an affinity for teambuilding, and for working within cross-discipline groups to deliver on the organization’s goals.
* Registration or eligibility for registration as a Professional Engineer with Engineers and Geoscientist of British Columbia (EGBC). The individual shall be proficient with EGBC quality management guidelines.
EGBC: Engineers & GeoScientists BC = In Good Standing
* Knowledge of the hydropower industry and similar transferrable experience is an asset.
* The ability to travel occasionally to our project sites within the province.
* A minimum Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering or other relevant, equivalent degree
Driver's License Type = Class 5
* Lead by example by demonstrating BC Hydro’s commitment to a diverse, respectful, and inclusive workforce.
* Understanding of project management processes.
Annual Salary: $127,900.00 - 161,800.00