Telecommunications Designer

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, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario.

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.

We have an opening for a Telecommunications Designer to provide overhead and underground telecommunications utility design at our Victoria location.

Your daily work:

• Prepare and review Telecommunication designs.
• Interpret and apply Telecommunication standards while preparing high quality designs and drawings.
• Create design details in software such as AutoCAD, SpatialNET, Microstation and Bluebeam
• Accountability and management of concurrent project budgets and schedules for successful delivery “on-time” and “on-budget” while maintaining a high degree of quality.
• Participate in meetings with key-stakeholders to ensure success outcomes on a project by project, job by job basis.
• Design coordination with clients, municipal authorities, utilities & various project stakeholders
• Preparation and submission of design packages
• Preparation and submission of project approvals, including customer, municipal permits, crossing or proximity agreements and joint use approvals.
• Proactively consult and develop solutions for clients to suit their business needs.
• Clearly communicate with clients and project stakeholders to identify project risks and expectations.
• Attend site meetings, site visits and field inspections.
• Review as built and record drawings to ensure compliance with original design
• Analyze and produce financial variance reports upon completion.
• Peer mentoring and training with other design team members
• Other duties as required.

Qualifications

• At least one year of experience with telecommunication design (or a strong desire to learn)
• Great interpersonal skills with the ability to develop business relationships conducted in a professional manner.
• Strong collaborative skills and willingness to liaise with other disciplines (marketing, drafting, construction, survey, and civil) to ensure projects are accurate, compliant, on-time and on-budget.
• A passion for your work and a drive for excellence
• Engineering Technology Diploma or Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized college or university would be an asset.
• Class 5 full driver’s license

A few qualifications that would help you succeed:

• Experience working in the telecom or related engineering environment, with extensive experience in design and cost estimating of telecom projects.
• Experience with survey equipment and field data collection.

Primary offers a highly competitive compensation package including, competitive salaries, bonuses, Health & Dental benefits, Health Care Spending Account, flexible work schedules, paid vacation, Company Matching RRSP, flex days, and several career and professional development opportunities.

This position may require the successful candidate to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. It may also require the successful candidate to undergo regular COVID-19 testing

If you are ready for a new challenge and want to make a difference in the industry, please send your resume in confidence

**Please Note, you must be legally able to work in Canada**

We thank all candidates for their application however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• RRSP match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision care
• Wellness program

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift