Senior Project Engineer

Position Overview

Are you a strong leader with excellent communication skills?

Are you a big-picture thinker with an incredible knack for staying organized?

Are you an engineer at heart with a passion for understanding processes and procedures inside out?

If so, look no further! We want to hear from you! We’re looking for new talent to join us as we reinvent the future of energy. As part of our Engineering team, you’ll join a diverse team of employees we can’t do without!

If you like meaningful work, a dynamic environment and forward-thinking colleagues, build your career with us. Let’s rethink energy together.

As our Senior Project Engineer, you’ll focus on the delivery of engineering assessments, Front-End Engineering Design studies and cost estimates, detailed design and field engineering activities for Major Projects in the company. You’ll work with and oversee a team of engineers, technologists and external consultants on a wide variety of projects, including gas transmission, facility and RNG projects.  You will also be relied upon as a technical expert in the group supporting junior and intermediate engineers as well as other internal business units such as Operations, System Capacity and Integrity.

In year 1, you will:

• Build a solid understanding of FortisBC’s internal processes, standards, policies and procedures.


• Apply your expertise and knowledge to the development and execution of technical deliverables for major projects.


• Develop strong working relationships within the Engineering team and key stakeholders.

In year 2, you will:

• Develop leadership skills within the department and help improve the performance of the team.


• Provide oversight and technical support to other key stakeholders which support upcoming and ongoing Major Projects.


• Identify and champion continuous improvements in the service provided to other key stakeholders.


• Be accountable and improve the performance and timelines of the fast pace work environment for ongoing projects.


• Act as Subject Matter Lead on several internal design standards and provide support to other internal business units to implement required changes due to industry standard and technology advancements.

What it takes:

• Excellent communication and organizational skills.


• Demonstrated experience in natural gas pipeline and facility design and high level technical knowledge base.


• Demonstrated ability to strategically plan and execute work on time and on budget.


• Demonstrated leadership abilities.


• Advanced knowledge of computer systems and specialized software.