Job Description

Location:

Kelowna, BC

Reports to:

Manager, System Interconnections

Job Posting#:

137

Application Deadline:

September 26, 2025



We are seeking a skilled & motivated

Team Lead, Power System Engineering

in our

Kelowna, BC

office.

Responsibilities:

Leadership & Mentorship

Provide ongoing leadership and technical support to the team, which includes Junior Engineers/EITs, Designers, and Drafters. Support professional development through regular feedback, goal setting, and performance reviews. Foster a collaborative and positive team culture that emphasizes technical excellence, safety, and accountability.

Team & Resource Management

Oversee day-to-day assignment of work, ensuring efficient resource allocation across multiple projects. Approve team timesheets, expenses, and vacation requests in accordance with company policies. Support recruitment, onboarding, and training of new team members as needed.

Project Delivery

Take ownership of projects being delivered by your team. Prepare equipment specifications, tender documents, estimates, material take-offs, and ensure adherence to delivery schedule. Types of projects include: + Medium & Low Voltage Systems: Distribution design (4-25 kV), transformers, switches, circuit breakers, control panels, and related equipment.
+ High Voltage Systems: Station layouts, structure design, switchgear, circuit breakers, transformers, bus configurations, protective relaying, SCADA/communications.
+ Studies & Analysis: Grounding (CDEGS/WINIGS), lightning protection (IEEE 998), load flow, short circuit, arc-flash, and voltage drop studies (CYME).

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

Manage client and stakeholder engagement, maintaining relationships with alliance clients and participating in stakeholder meetings. Coordinate with utilities and authorities having jurisdiction to obtain necessary approvals and resolve design or construction issues.

Construction Support

Conduct site visits and inspections to verify that construction aligns with issued designs. Perform field inspections as required, and provide support to construction contractors to ensure safe and accurate execution.

Business Development

Coordinate quotations and proposals; develop technical input, cost estimates, and written content in support of upcoming projects and client opportunities.

Other Duties

Perform other tasks and responsibilities as required to support the success of the Power Systems Engineering team and broader organization.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university. Registered or eligible for registration with EGBC (or other Canadian association). P.E. license in the United States (or ability to obtain within 6 months). Minimum 4 years of relevant experience in electrical utility or power systems engineering. Strong organizational, written, and verbal communication skills. Class 5 driver's license (or equivalent).

Additional Assets:

Proven ability to prioritize and manage competing priorities with schedule and budget constraints. A passion for your work and a drive for excellence. Self-starter with ability to work independently and collaboratively.




Salary Range: $50.00 - $65.00/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.