Classification: PEA 1-4, PEA Membership

Office Location: Victoria

Salary

PEA 1: $61,334.16 - $69,919.13 PEA 2: $73,042.33 – $83,280.27 PEA 3: $86,177.11 – $98,813.68 PEA 4: $102,254.01 – $121,061.78 Permanent Full-Time, based on a 35-hour work week.

An additional 27% Job Family Market Multiplier will be added to the posted

salary. 

Note: Candidates will be placed in the PEA Classification Level as established, through job evaluation of a specific set of duties and responsibilities assigned to a position and based on the combined education and experience of the candidate.

About the Job

The Reservoir Engineer provides professional reservoir engineering expertise to support the responsible development and conservation of British Columbia’s oil and gas resources. The role ensures that oil and gas pools operate in a manner that maximizes resource recovery, while supporting conservation, equitable production, and the protection of other subsurface resources. The Reservoir Engineer provides technical evaluation of complex reservoir engineering applications and makes recommendations regarding regulatory approvals, amendments, and special projects. Ongoing operations are monitored to ensure regulatory compliance and identify opportunities to work with industry to improve operational practices and resource recovery. 

The Reservoir Engineer provides expertise and technical advice to internal and

external stakeholders regarding subsurface resources, legislation, regulations, guidance documents, and policy. 

Organization Chart

Commissioner, Chief Executive Officer         Executive Vice President, Resource Management & Stewardship                 Vice President, Environmental & Subsurface Resource Management                         Executive Director, Well & Energy Resource Stewardship                                 Supervisor, Reservoir Engineering                                          Reservoir Engineer

About the BC Energy Regulator

The BC Energy Regulator (BCER) is the Province of B.C.’s life-cycle energy

resources regulator. The BCER is a Crown agency with a mandate to ensure energy resource activities are undertaken in a manner that: protects public safety and the environment, supports reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and the transition to low-carbon energy, conserves energy resources and fosters a sound economy and social well-being. 

As a cost recoverable, values driven organization, we prioritize safety, stewardship and Indigenous interests throughout the full project lifecycle – from exploration to reclamation – and support the transition to clean energy.

The BCER is committed to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, honouring the

Provincial commitment to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Calls to Action. Through fostering respectful and collaborative relationships with Indigenous partners and stakeholders, the BCER delivers on Government’s priorities. 

The BCER has an innovative forward-thinking workplace that demonstrates our core

values. Through continuous improvement and development, the BCER is agile and responsive to the rapidly changing environment in which we operate. We are diverse and inclusive, with transparency, innovation, and integrity as foundation of our respectful culture.

What We Offer

The BCER operates under a Hybrid Office Model whereby employees work from both a

home office and a designated BCER office location in order to support our mandate (eligibility may vary, depending on position). 

The BCER is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. We do not

discriminate based on the protected grounds under the Human Rights Code. The BCER is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for the removal of barriers for qualified individuals. If you need assistance or accommodation, please let us know. 

We acknowledge and respect the many First Nations, each with unique cultures, languages, legal traditions and relationships to the land and water, on whose territories the British Columbia Energy Regulator's work spans.

Please contact us at Recruitment@bc-er.ca if you require any assistance or more

information.

The Environmental & Subsurface Resource Management department ensures that

professional, technical, and scientific expertise informs the fulfillment of our regulatory responsibilities—protecting the environment, ensuring public safety, and conserving energy resources – while advancing our reconciliation commitments and, overall, continuing to build public trust. The team works across the organization and with external partners in ensuring delivery of its mandate.