Job Description

Location:

Victoria, BC

Reports to:

Manager, Vancouver Island Operations

Job Posting#:

139

Application Deadline:

October 10, 2025



Reporting to the Manager, Vancouver Island Operations, the

Distribution Design Co-op Student

is primarily responsible for designing and providing design support for underground and overhead electrical distribution projects. This is a 4 OR 8-month term, starting January 2026.

Responsibilities:

Design of underground and overhead medium voltage electrical distribution infrastructure (4kV - 25kV). Material take-offs and project estimating. Transformer loading, voltage drop, and cable pull calculations. Reviewing 3rd party drawings such as civil, architectural, landscape, and on-site electrical to coordinate and eliminate design conflicts. Creating and updating automation macros using VBA programming. Preparing technical documentation. Site visits to field-verify or inspect civil and electrical power infrastructure. Project schedule management and tracking. Research and application of engineering standards and codes. Design coordination with customers, municipal authorities, other utilities & various project stakeholders. Other duties as required.

Qualifications of the ideal candidate:

Successful completion of at least one year of an engineering program at an accredited university or college (electrical or civil preferred). Strong collaborative skills and willingness to liaise with other roles (project managers, designers, drafters, materials vendors and contractors) to ensure projects are accurate, compliant, on time, and on budget. Experience with AutoCAD, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office 365. Experience working in the civil or electric utility industry. Familiarity with BC Hydro design and construction standards would be an asset. Class 5 driver's license.

Qualities that will help you succeed:

Great interpersonal skills with the ability to develop business relationships conducted in a professional manner. Demonstrated self-motivation and drive for improvement. Ability to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities concurrently.




Wage Range - $23.00 - $27.00 per hour

ABOUT US

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Primary Engineering and Construction Corporation (Primary) is a growth-oriented industry leader providing professional electrical engineering and construction services and specializing in emerging marketplaces in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan.



We offer design and design/build services for all types of electric utility distribution infrastructure to a wide variety of clients including electric utility companies, developers, builders, commercial and industrial businesses, oil companies, government, and private contractors. Our devotion to excellence has attracted some of the best young professional minds to our company.



Primary is the proud recipient of

EHRC's Workplace Culture Innovator Award

, recognizing our commitment to fostering a health, inclusive, and positive work environment.



Primary is recognized

by

The Career Directory

for excellence in graduate recruitment.

GOOD PEOPLE committed to progress

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Primary is committed to growing the careers of our people. We believe everyone should have the opportunity to determine their career path and fulfill their ambitions. Our people are genuine, honest, accountable and full of entrepreneurial spirit.



We work hard, see the big picture, are always ready and willing to adapt, and always strive to be better than we were yesterday. We take pride and ownership in everything we do, and most of all, we do it as a team.

HEALTH & SAFETY

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The safety and well-being of our people, our clients, and our communities is our top priority in any work we do and is never comprised. Safety is one of the core values that every member of our team understands and lives by, and we ensure this through communication, education and participation. Our safety goal has always been zero incidents, and we work together through every project to achieve that goal.



Safety is ingrained in every project and each task our employees and contractors complete, whether in the office or onsite. Primary has developed effective workplace health and safety management programs designed to reduce and eliminate the number of work-related injuries, leading to a safety track record well above industry average. We are also diligent in selecting the companies we work with, choosing only those with a safety standard as high as our own.