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Manager, Civil Inspection & Contracts

Number of positions: 1 Job Location: Kamloops

Employment type: Permanent Region: Southern Interior

Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Flexible Work Role: Hybrid

Annual salary: $ 107,000.00 - 135,300.00

What you'll do

Reporting to the Sr Manager, Contracts and Quality Assurance of the Civil Inspection & Contracts Department, this role is

responsible for the management and oversight of a team of Move Up Civil Inspectors and the performance management of

Civil Contractors in Southern and Northern Interior.

The Civil Inspection team executes civil inspection activities for work from multiple BC Hydro stakeholders that design and

plan civil construction work. These stakeholders include Internal Design, System Improvement, Maintenance, Program

Management and T&D Engineering & Standards. The Civil Inspectors respond to a variety of stakeholder and customer

needs and inspect work of varying complexity which creates a highly stimulating and challenging environment.

Key Responsibilities Include:

Civil Inspection Team Management:

• Manages a team of internal resources by outlining team performance objectives and expectations, assigning work

managing inspection volumes per resource and managing performance to achieve these objectives.

• Manage the resource budget for the Regional Civil Inspection team including financial tracking, training, coaching, and

overtime.

• Monitor the quality and accuracy of the reporting and inspection protocol among the inspectors in the region and

collaborate among other regions to ensure consistency and efficiency among the inspection team.

• Communicate with design and distribution engineering to maintain and improve the inspection expectations as required

to reduce risk to BC Hydro

Contracts Management

• Responsible for oversight and execution of Regional Civil Underground Construction contracts.

• Attending and/or chairing meetings with contractors, monitoring schedules, managing change requests, managing claims

and disputes, accrual reporting, validation of payment requests, tracking contract deliverables.

• Responsible for reviewing/managing/releasing Work Allocation to the Regional Civil Underground Contractors.

• Liaise with other business groups including Design, Distribution Engineering, Customer Connect, Program and Project

teams to refine/establish processes to foster continuous improvement among different business groups.

• Supports internal and external stakeholders, to ensure all applicable protocols, procedures, policies, standards and

regulations are followed.

• Provides direction to Service Contract Administration support resource to review and issue civil construction work orders

to contractors.

• Ensuring efficient administration of the complete contract lifecycle including issuing work, closing work and prompt

payment.

• Reviewing quotes and making recommendations to award and providing contract interpretation that secures the best

value for BC Hydro.

What you bring

• Technical training in the Civil/Structural or Electrical disciplines resulting in a university degree in engineering or

graduation from a technical institute in Design, Survey or Construction Project Management.

• Minimum 8 years of progressive Project/Contract Management experience on complex Civil Construction Projects is

required.

• Demonstrated knowledge in construction methods and procedures in a distribution underground electrical utility

environment will be considered an asset.

• Technical Competency: Training or education.

What we offer

• A comprehensive benefits package

• A minimum of 15 paid vacation days

• A lifetime pension

• Flexible work model, depending on your role type

• Training and development courses

For more information on the benefits we offer, visit bchydro.com/benefits.

Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete an online leadership assessment as part of the interview process.

• A condition of employment for this job is that you maintain the following requirements in good standing: Driver's License

Type = Class 5

• Applicant must be willing to travel through Southern and Northern Interior regions to district offices and complete site

checks as needed.

*** Successful candidates can be headquartered in various Northern or Southern Interior locations, including but not limited

to, Kamloops and Prince George offices. ***

What else you should know

Before you apply, please confirm you meet BC Hydro’s time in role requirement. M&P employees must meet the time in role

requirement specified in their most recent offer letter. For MoveUP and IBEW employees, the current time in role as

outlined in the Collective Agreements will apply.

Don't forget to update your Candidate Profile with your current resume and copies of your certifications. If applicable,

include your Trades Qualification. This will ensure we have all the necessary information to assess your application without

any delays.

Date Posted: 2025-12-21 Closing Date: 2026-01-08

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