Senior Electrical Engineer in Vancouver: Profession with future

Canada, Vancouver

Fulltime: 40 hrs a week

Experience: 3 years

Closing: 05 October 2024

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Introduction

Brunel is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our major mining client. As the Senior Electrical Engineer, you will perform design and lead contractors for electrical projects. You will provide support to the Interconnection, project origination, project development, finance, and the project execution team. You will contribute your unique expertise and industry experience in support of technically and economically advanced project designs and proposals.

About this role

Development and project management of substation designs, project layouts, mining plants, transmission line designs, distribution line designs and support to other engineering groups.
Identify new substation siting using desktop and in-person field visits with internal and external parties.
Develop and review of scope of work documents, one-lines, three lines, layouts, evaluation, panel layouts, and engineering standards drawings.
Act as a Senior electrical project manager for multiple projects in coordination with the overall Operations Project Management team.
Act as utility technical a subject matter expert interface for assigned projects in coordination with Interconnection and Operations Project Management teams.
Ensure due diligence, engineering and constructability reviews, submittals, and support to Substation, Development engineering, Project Engineering, and Interconnection groups are achieved on all assigned projects.
Participate in the identification and selection of major equipment suppliers and RFP evaluations for owners furnished equipment.
Developing optimization tools which include Standard drawings, Calculation Sheets, tracking tools, process improvement, etc.
Interface with the Engineering, Project Management and Operations teams leading up to and through project commercial operations to ensure timely and complete transfer of plant technical deliverables.
Attend site visits to support site evaluation, suitability, and due diligence efforts.
Identify value engineering opportunities.
Perform other duties as required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in an engineering (or related discipline), Masters preferred
Professional Engineering (PE) (preferred).
10+ years of Hands-on experience with substation physical and electrical relay design required. Familiarity with Plant Layouts is a plus.
Lead or Mentored teams larger the 5 members.
Working knowledge of ETAP, SKM and AutoCAD.
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Microsoft Project experience is a plus.
Exhibit leadership attributes and takes ownership of project activities and processes.
Strong interpersonal, prioritization, and time management skills. Ability to multi-task while managing multiple projects and multiple engineering team initiatives.
Desire to work in a dynamic fast paced environment alongside individuals with multiple interests and backgrounds.

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About Brunel

Brunel is a recruitment and flexible workforce solution provider which connects talented people with opportunities throughout Australasia and around the world. We specialise in highly skilled roles across a variety of technical, professional, trade and craft disciplines, pairing candidates with industry-leadi ng projects and organisations on a contract, permanent or secondment basis.

Operating locally since 1997, Brunel has major bases of operation in Perth, Sydney, Brisbane and Port Moresby, which are further backed by the strength and reach of a truly global network spanning over 45 countries, 120 offices and 45 years of successful operation.

Brunel is proud to be equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and female candidates