Telecom Design Engineer

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. Role Specialty: Telecom - System Design Responsibilities Work Assignment Requirements The specific duties for this position include the following, but not limited to: * Prepare signed and sealed engineering deliverables as a Professional of Record (PoR) in accordance with EGBC and BC Hydro design practices. * Provide design study reports outlining alternatives, cost estimates and recommended solutions for various telecommunication requirements. * Prepare technical specifications for equipment supply. * Prepare test plans and commissioning documents for the evaluation and testing of various telecom equipment. * Prepare design documents for permitting/licensing. * Provide design documents and inputs as required by the BC Hydro Mandatory Reliability Standards (MRS) requirements. * Develop and maintain design documentation, including installation design drawing templates, Engineering Standards, material masters, settings and configuration, construction and configuration requirements, Telecom general drawings, and related databases. * Provide design calculations, drawings and other installation and circuit implementation documentation for the construction of telecom infrastructure including microwave radio links, fiber optic networks, WiMAX radio network, C band/Ku band satellite communications, Power Line Carrier links, LTE, leased facilities, IP/MPLS networks, Digital cross-connect switches, SONET multiplexer, Tetra/VHF/UHF mobile radio, teleprotection, and -48 VDC power systems. * Provide to and coordinate requirements with other engineering disciplines to support the telecom solution. * Prepare bill of materials, order materials and services, and coordinate staging and testing of equipment racks prior to shipping for installation. * Conduct peer reviews and, as “Owner’s Engineer,” review external service providers’ engineering designs to ensure technical compliance to BC Hydro Standards, good design practices and constructability requirements. * Coordinate and support all installation and commissioning activities for the successful implementation of the Telecom solution. * Undertake field reviews as required by EGBC. * Provide other project design deliverables as required by BC Hydro project delivery process. * Provide troubleshooting support to the field and control center operators during system disturbance events. * May be assigned as a project engineer accountable for the overall planning, delivery and technical integration/coordination of multi-discipline or cross-functional team design work packages, for identifying dependencies with other projects and for leading concurrent project team discussions to resolve potential conflicts. * May be assigned as a work package manager who would create and manage the work package deliverables, resources, budget and schedule and provide progress reports and work forecasts. * Fulfill other duties/responsibilities as assigned. Qualifications Requirements: * Professional Engineer with 8 years+ of Electrical and Telecommunication Engineering and Project Management experience in Telecommunication/Utility Industries. * Engineering design experience in IP/MPLS, SONET, Microwave, Antennas and tower, grounding, and 5G mobility, etc. * High self-motivation, interpersonal skills, and serious commitment to serve customer and work satisfaction. * Must have university degree in Electrical Engineering and registered as a Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) in BC or other Provinces/Territories of Canada. * Must have experience in dealing with multiple tasks and setting and meeting competing deadlines. * Must have well-developed interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills. * Must have proven ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with internal and external clients and stakeholders. * Must have good understanding of project and task management processes. * Must have prior engineering design experience with IP/MPLS, DACS, SONET, Microwave, Site Selections, antennas and tower, grounding, and other telecom technologies. * Telecom engineering design or support experience for Substation is an asset.