Interconnections Manager - Burnaby, Canada - BC Hydro

BC Hydro

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Burnaby, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Providing clean electricity to 4 million customers takes a diverse workforce and that's where you come
in. We need your talent to help us build major projects to meet growing demand. To help our
customers find clean energy solutions for their homes and businesses and to be ready to respond
during storms and outages to keep our system reliable.

Working for BC Hydro is meaningful. And now, the stakes have been raised as we work towards a
solution to climate change while safely providing clean, affordable electricity to our customers.

We offer a healthy work life balance, training opportunities and career progression. We're proud to be
ranked as one of B.C.'s Top Employers and one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers. Join us as we
build an even cleaner B.C.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Duties:

The BC Hydro Shared Assets Team is responsible for managing all Third Party Licensee

requests to attach to the Distribution (Overhead and Underground) and Transmission (Towers and
Poles), and Telecom (Microwave Towers) assets. Customers include Telecom Carriers,
Municipalities, First Nations and Government Agencies.
Basic Purpose

To ensure the successful operation and administration of the Shared Assets business and to

maintain positive relationships with customers and internal / external stakeholders on behalf of BC
Hydro.
Main

Responsibilities:

Efficiently and effectively manage a portfolio of thirdparty licensee projects from initial customer

request through the full project life cycle to attachment, and assume responsibility for the
successful completion of these projects of diverse complexity and risk.

Develop, maintain, and strengthen working relationships with external customers and

stakeholders; and with internal business partners such as Distribution Design, Engineering,
Indigenous Relations, Environment, Properties, Legal, Joint Use, Telecom and Program &
Contract Management.

Ensure attachment plans, including scope, budget, schedule and project team responsibilities

will accomplish customer project objectives.

Lead and coordinate interaction and discussion with various

interests and requirements between key stakeholders, customers, and BC Hydro.

Oversee implementation of attachment projects within agreed upon scope, timeline and budget.

Includes tracking status and performance of projects, and ensuring financial transactions are
completed.

Ensure the relevant terms of Master Service Agreements and business practices are applied in

implementing attachment projects.

Regularly meet and correspond with customers to coordinate work, provide project updates,

manage expectations, and resolve issues including operational and billing.

Develop and execute strategies to maximize synergies across multiple projects which are related

or have similar issues.

Support strategic initiatives to facilitate the delivery of work or improve processes and

procedures related to the attachment projects.

Develop and present status reports and briefing notes.

Qualifications:

Bachelor degree or diploma in a relevant discipline such as engineering, business or commerce.

role(s) supporting the design and construction of electrical utility projects.- Working knowledge of BC Hydro attachment processes and requirements for licensees is an

asset.- Working knowledge of telecommunications infrastructure, and design and construction practices

will be an asset.- Experience working on projects with and for large customers will be an asset.

Proven ability to communicate effectively, including strong interpersonal, business writing,

presentation, negotiating, and customer service skills.- Proven strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please note we have up to three positions available. One of these three positions will be partially

- focused on business process improvement and the following duties:

Assess end to end process and find solutions to reduce cycle times and drive efficiencies.
Provide insights to management on current performance and business improvement

opportunities through analysis of data, systems, and processes.- Provide expertise in designing, developing and implementing business performance

measurement initiatives to support operational excellence and customer satisfaction.

We're always looking for exceptional people to bring new ideas, fresh thinking and the motivation
to help shape the electricity system in B.C. It's an exciting time to be a part of our team as we
invest in our system and prepare to meet the challenges of tomorrow.

Our values guide our work. Want to join us?

We are safe.
We are here for our customers.
We are one team.
We include everyone.
We act with integrity and respect.
We are forward thinking.

BC Hydro is an equal opportunity employer.

minorities, women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual
orientations and gen