The Opportunity
ZE Power Engineering is an innovative industry leading company that provides engineering services to the electric utility industry. We are currently looking for a Field Technician to contribute to our projects. This is a great career development opportunity to expand your knowledge of electric utility systems while working as part of a team at a fast-growing company.
Vaccination Status:
ZE Power Engineering is committed to protecting the health and safety of all our team members, customer and our communities from COVID-19. Accordingly, following with provincial and federal vaccination's approach, we require that all of our employees to be fully vaccinated and provide their proof of vaccination or substantiated grounds for exemption.
Responsibilities
- Prepare layouts, conceptual designs, calculations, illustrations for electrical distribution projects including overhead and underground. Work includes overhead and underground structure design, electrical and structural/dimensional calculations, field work, drawings, material lists and work instructions.
- Be the primary contact for all field related activities such as field inspections
- Mentor and develop junior team members in the process of collecting field data
- Conduct topographical surveys using & operating company supplied survey equipment and other electronic equipment and testing specifications and compile data
- Able to tie field survey data to existing known point.
- Assist designers and engineers in the preferred design approach based on physical site conditions
- Provide direction to Drafters and Design Assistants as required to complete a design
- Willing to assist in a variety of project support activities including project coordination, budgeting, strategic planning, client support, and business analysis supporting the business development and project management departments
- Support documentation process for projects including technical specifications, tender documents, estimates, technical reports and project calculations
- Interface with other design disciplines, coordinate with related stakeholders, and assist team leads and managers
Qualifications
- Experience in conducting field surveys preferred
- Certificate or Diploma from a recognized institution in a surveyor technology program preferred
- Experience in drafting electric utility or related engineering field an asset
- CAD Certificate or Diploma from a recognized institution an asset
- Working knowledge of AutoCAD an asset
- A good understanding of civil utility design, electrical design and power systems
- Familiar with local standards and building codes
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Solid organizational and time management skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high volume, deadline-driven environment
About us
We provide our clients with transmission, substation, and distribution design, as well as project management and construction support. ZE Power Engineering Inc. has an exceptional group of engineers and consultants with extensive experience in a variety of specializations.
With a dynamic corporate culture and supportive management team, a career at ZE is what you make of it. Our environment is defined by the people that work in our company. We stress a balanced approach to work and healthy living. Our head office is located conveniently next to the Richmond Middle Arm waterfront trail, Olympic Oval. ZE offers excellent career development opportunities along with a competitive compensation and benefits package. If you are the kind of person who takes initiative, has a positive attitude, and wants to make an impact, then we want to hear from you.