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Join to apply for the Operations Engineer role at The Skills Centre Salary: $95,200.00 to $111,900.00 annually Full Time Location: Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada Position Overview As the provinces largest energy provider with more than 100 years of knowledge and experience, we proudly deliver renewable energy, natural gas, electricity and propane to 1.3 million customers. Were actively seeking new talent to join our mission of transforming B.C.s energy landscape. As one of BCs Top Employers with a diverse team of over 2,700 employees, we are committed to a safe and inclusive culture where each of us can connect, belong, and grow. In This Role, You Will Perform independent inspections of a limited and defined scope to ensure compliance with BC MRS requirements affecting System Operations and/or Engineering, including making engineering recommendations for corrective actions, developing processes/documentation, maintaining compliance documentation, and assisting on broader scope inspections. Gather and perform indepth analysis of data for system outage events, evaluate data/observations, and prepare technical reports of findings. Work with Engineering, Vegetation Management, and Operations to make engineering recommendations for corrective actions that will increase system reliability. Track and followup on corrective actions to ensure that issues are corrected in a timely manner. Develop, review, and approve operational planning analyses for system outages, including providing and coordinating support to/from System Operations, Project Management, and Engineering for outage scheduling. Provide other technical direction and support related to System Operations and/or Engineering to System Operators and Management, including operational issues, outage coordination, project scope development, SCADA/RTCA, water management, vegetation management, reliability, and protection schemes. What It Takes Registered as a Professional Engineer with EGBC. A Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized program with four to seven years of related experience. Exceptional knowledge of electrical utilities in system operations, protection, generation, transmission, or distribution engineering. Effective team player and collaborator who works well with various stakeholders. Deadlinedriven individual with a solid analytic mindset and the ability to multitask. Safety forward with a focus on finding solutions. FortisBC acknowledges and respects Indigenous Peoples in Canada, on whose Traditional Territories we all live and work. FortisBC is committed to Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and is guided by our Statement of Indigenous Principles. Apply Now #J-18808-Ljbffr