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Sr. Engineer (Dam Safety Surveillance, Peace Area - Fort St. John or Hudson's Hope)
Number of positions: 1 Job Location: Fort St. John Site C Constr Ofc
Employment type: Permanent Region: Lower Mainland
Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Flexible Work Role: Resident
Annual salary: $ 109,700.00 - 138,700.00
What you'll do
- This is a full-time, regular Dam Safety Engineer position with the Peace River Dam Safety Team. Staff are stationed at the
W.A.C. Bennett Dam and the Site C Dam. In this role, you will be responsible for dam safety activities at the W.A.C.
Bennett, Peace Canyon, and Site C dams, with primary responsibility for the W.A.C. Bennett and Peace Canyon Dams.
Please note there is flexibility for the successful candidate to be based out of either Fort St. John, BC or Hudson's Hope,
BC.
- Ongoing dam surveillance and performance assessment, including a formal annual data review, to determine if the actual
performance meets the expected or design intent and so that conditions which might impact dam safety are identified in
time for correction.
- Implement, review and recommend changes to the surveillance plans for the Dam (to ensure that the plans are
commensurate with the Consequence Classification).
- Verifies that dam operations meet the dam safety requirements.
- Identify and characterize any conditions which might threaten the dam or public safety and provide follow-up action.
- Oversee the routine site inspection / reporting program and coordinates training of site inspectors.
- Participate in the development of Operations Maintenance and Surveillance Manuals, as well as the development and
implementation of emergency preparedness plans.
- Prepare inspection reports, compliance reports and instrumentation monitoring plans for each site suitable for submission
to the provincial Regulator.
- Participate in periodic Dam Safety Reviews, deficiency investigations, capital projects at the assigned dams.
What you bring
- Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Geotechnical, Geological, Structural, or Civil Engineering.
- Registered, or eligible for immediate registration, as a Professional Engineer with Engineers and Geoscientists of British
Columbia (EGBC).
- A minimum of 8 years' work experience in dam engineering and/or monitoring and surveillance of structures.
- Effective communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
- Ability to manage several projects/tasks concurrently.
- Strong technical and report writing skills.
