Specialist Engineer (NERC O&P Compliance Lead) at BC Hydro

Job Location: Burnaby, BC

Employment type: Permanent

Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/week)

Annual Salary: $ 127,900.00 - 161,800.00

No. of positions: 1

Closing date: Dec 17, 2025

About the job:

What you’ll do

* One of BC Hydro’s key business priorities is to ensure compliance with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Mandatory Reliability Standards (MRS) in order to support the reliability of the bulk electric system. The more than 100 adopted Standards cover topics such as real-time operations, long term transmission system planning, protection system maintenance programs and critical infrastructure protection.

* BC Hydro is continuing to strengthen its internal Compliance program and is looking for highly qualified, self-driven individuals with highly developed analytical, collaboration and communications skills to contribute to this important business objective.

* As an MRS program expert embedded within the Integrated Planning business group, the MRS Compliance Lead provides guidance, direction and education to their respective business area and maintains expertise and knowledge of the program’s methodologies, policies, and practices published by BC Hydro, the BCUC, NERC and WECC.

* The role is responsible for executing the accountabilities and responsibilities for the assigned MRS Operation and Planning (O&P) Standards and Requirements (the Assigned Standards) within the respective business area. They do this by building Compliance practices, managing, and administering Compliance programs, verifying and communicating compliance and managing investigations, mitigation plans and evidence.

* You will be part of a multidisciplinary team of 12+ Compliance Leads and Project Managers that interacts with internal and external stakeholder resources in delivering a number of projects or initiatives related to Mandatory Reliability Standards.

* Stakeholders include: The Reliability Standards and Assurance (RSA) team, teams in the Asset Planning & Engineering business groups, Operations, CIPD, Finance, Regulatory, and Legal Counsel.

Specific duties include:

* Developing, implementing, and maintaining procedures, programs, processes, internal controls, work instructions and reports, associated with the assigned standards to ensure ongoing compliance

* Working collaboratively across the organization to ensure consistent practices and procedures are being adhered to related to the assigned standards

* Assessing the training, change management and engineering/field support requirements for standards compliance

* Maintaining knowledge and awareness of industry practices and trends associated with assigned standards

* Acting as technical and/or process lead for assigned standard(s)

* Assessing implications of new and revised standards, providing comments, and developing estimates of cost and resource requirements to ensure ongoing compliance

* Verifying and Communicating Compliance

* Promoting a culture of compliance and encouraging continuous improvement of our compliance programs

* Participating in annual risk-based compliance assurance programs and audits

* Identifying and rectifying areas of compliance risk or potential violation

* Managing and leading incidents, investigations and mitigations plans

* Communicating technical issues to diverse audiences including senior leaders and executives

* Leveraging and/or advocating for systems and tools that support more effective and efficient compliance programs.

What you bring

* Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or another relevant field.

* Registered, or eligible for registration, as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng) with EGBC.

* Minimum of 10 years of experience in the areas of power system asset planning, operation and control, energy utility design, operations & maintenance, cybersecurity, or operational technology. Preference given to candidates with demonstrated knowledge and understanding of NERC Mandatory Reliability Standards and regulatory activities as well as WECC and BC Hydro reporting and compliance activities; as well as knowledge of P&C (Protection and Control) concepts

* Demonstrated experience on managing/supporting MRS standards. Working knowledge of some MRS standards.

* Effective communication, presentation skills, including the ability to convey complex technical or procedural issues to diverse audiences

* Strong relationship management, collaboration and interpersonal skills

* Understanding of audit requirements including the ability to analyze compliance quality, accuracy, and adequacy

* Experience in program or project management.

What we offer

- A comprehensive benefits package

- A minimum of 15 paid vacation days

- A lifetime pension

- Flexible work model, depending on your role type

- Training and development courses

For more information on the benefits we offer, visit bchydro.com/benefits.

Please be advised that this role has been assessed as safety sensitive and pre-qualification alcohol and drug testing will be required as a pre-condition to employment.

What else you should know

* A condition of employment for this job is that you maintain your Driver's License: Class 5 In Good Standing.

* Candidates with lesser qualifications may be considered for a lower level role.

Before you apply, please confirm you meet BC Hydro’s time in role requirement. M&P employees must meet the time in role requirement specified in their most recent offer letter. For MoveUP and IBEW employees, the current time in role as outlined in the Collective Agreements will apply.

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How to apply

Interested candidates should submit their applications online at https://app.bchydro.com/careers/current_opp.html or click ‘Apply’

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