Civil Engineer

Original job posting

The Civil Engineer will focus on structural engineering and site design for substations and power delivery facilities. Responsibilities include developing design criteria, foundation and structure design, and managing site civil engineering tasks like grading, drainage, and access road design.

Job details

PS Technology Inc. (PSTI) is a respected solution provider of planning studies, system protection engineering, and high voltage design of renewable and utility power facilities through 500 kV. PSTI has diligently and successfully served clients in Alberta and Western Canada for over two decades. PSTI operates as a fully owned company of Electrical Consultants, Inc. (ECI). A leading power engineering consultant firm, ECI provides engineering, system planning and studies, technical consultation, project management, surveying, environmental planning, commissioning/testing and construction services to electric utilities, energy developers and industrials throughout the U.S. Our experience includes system voltages from 4.16 kV through 765 kV. PSTI has an immediate opening for a Civil Engineer. Technical focus will be on structural engineering and/or site (civil) design for substations and power delivery facilities. · Structural engineering responsibilities include development of design criteria, structure design, foundation design, building design, and related works. Structure design primarily consists of standard shape steel structure, specification of tubular steel structures, fire walls, and related facilities. Foundation design primarily consists of drilled pier, shallow/pad, and spread footing foundations. Civil Engineer should possess ability to learn and apply various software design packages such as Visual Analysis, STAAD.Pro, Risa, LPILE, MFAD, and CAISSON. · Site (Civil) engineering responsibilities include development of design criteria; grading & drainage design; access road design (paved and unpaved sections, vehicle maneuvering modeling, haul road analysis, etc.); specification & design of retaining walls, perimeter walls, fences and gates; water storm drawing design; ability to specify and interpret hydrology studies; ACAD Civil 3D experience preferred. Minimum Requirements: Bachelor of Science or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering; 5+ years’ civil engineering experience required. Experience with ACAD Civil 3D experience preferred. Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong organization and planning skills; ability to work in a team environment; commitment to quality and accuracy; and a willingness to meet fast-paced project schedules. P.Eng. license is required. US PE license may be required. The successful applicant must be knowledgeable of applicable codes, standards and design tools. The successful applicant may be subject to client-mandated drug and background checking. Salary commensurate with experience and education. Benefits include the following: Paid vacation, personal days and holidays Comprehensive benefit package Continued professional education reimbursement Connected (Remote) Workplace Flexibility All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada, be a resident and residing in Alberta or British Colombia or be willing to relocate to Alberta or British Colombia, to be considered for the position. We do not provide sponsorship for work visas. PS Technologies Inc. has been actively practicing in the busy Albertan electric power industry since 2001. Altogether, professional engineers of PSTI have accumulated over 145 years of solid utility engineering experience. Our engineers are veterans in high voltage apparatus, protection and control, plant start-up, commissioning and field operation, relay settings, electrical circuit design, HVDC, substation design, system studies on utilities or developers’ sides, and renewable energy integration. An Equal Opportunity Employer

What you’ll do

The Civil Engineer will focus on structural engineering and site design for substations and power delivery facilities. Responsibilities include developing design criteria, foundation and structure design, and managing site civil engineering tasks like grading, drainage, and access road design.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor of Science or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering and possess at least 5 years of relevant experience. A P.Eng. license is required, and proficiency in design software such as ACAD Civil 3D is preferred.

Benefits

• Paid vacation
• Personal days
• Holidays
• Comprehensive benefit package
• Continued professional education reimbursement
• Connected (Remote) Workplace Flexibility

Listed skills

• Project management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Structural engineering
• Site design
• Foundation design
• Grading and drainage design
• Access road design
• Visual Analysis
• STAAD.Pro
• Risa
• LPILE
• MFAD
• CAISSON
• ACAD Civil 3D
• Hydrology studies
• Project management
• Technical consultation
• Roadway Design
• Foundation Design
• AutoCAD Civil 3D
• Project Schedules
• Risa (Structural Engineering Software)
• Utility Engineering
• Drainage Design
• Planning
• Electric Power Industry
• Construction
• Building Design
• Civil Design
• Civil Engineering
• Communication
• Electrical Networks
• High Voltage
• Electric Utility
• Environmental Planning
• Renewable Energy
• Highway Engineering
• Hydrology
• Surveying
• Professional Engineer (PE) License
• Project Management
• Power Engineering
• Retaining Wall
• Software Design
• Structural Steel
• Structural Engineering
• Commissioning
• Grading (Landscape)
• Teamwork

Job areas

• Engineering
• Energy
• Construction
• Consulting
• Civil Engineer
• Civil Engineers