Protection & Control Communication Technologist - Mica (CPC Technologist)

  • Location: Mica Creek, BC
  • Details: onsite | full-time | permanent
  • Pay Transparency: $55.42 per hour
  • Date Posted: April 17, 2025
  • Closing Date: May 05, 2025
  • This Job has expired.

What you'll do

* As per IBEW Collective Agreement.

* A journeyperson CPC Technologist shall undertake work on communications, protection, and control equipment and systems, as assigned.

* Perform maintenance on the protection, communication, and control systems in BC Hydro; including equipment used for detecting and responding to power system faults, controlling system devices, and data and voice transfer throughout the province

* Install and maintain substation equipment, as well as generator control systems, excitation systems, and governors

* Install and maintain protective relaying equipment for detecting and responding to power system faults, and control equipment including SCADA systems and programmable logic controllers

* Install and maintain a variety of telecommunications equipment including microwave, power line carrier, very high frequency/ultrahigh frequency radio system equipment, teleprotection, telephone, and supervisory control & data acquisition equipment

* Analyze fault records to verify equipment performance, oversee testing of plant equipment, and write technical reports

* Commission and acceptance-test new and upgraded equipment installations

* Review and maintain drawings associated with protection, control, and communications systems

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BC Hydro is a provincial Crown corporation, owned by the government and people of British Columbia, Canada. We generate and deliver electricity to 95% of the population of B.C. and serve over five million people. That's a big responsibility that demands a simple, clear and straightforward mission with a clear vision that's guided by our values.
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