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Principal Electrical Engineer Energy, Mining, and Industrial

Job in Vancouver, BC, Canada
Listing for: bba
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-03-09
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Environmental Engineer, Electrical Engineering
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 146000 - 200000 CAD Yearly CAD 146000.00 200000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Principal Electrical Engineer for Energy, Mining, and Industrial
Type of position:  Regular

Your future role on our team
As an Electrical Engineer in the BBA Vancouver office, you will lead and contribute to the execution of projects in conceptual, design, construction, commissioning and operational phases for our clients in the Energy, Industrial and Mining sectors.
With us, you’ll get the opportunity to...

Work collaboratively with clients, project managers, engineers, designers and drafters in the preparation of deliverables to BBA and client standards

Prepare, review and approve engineering design packages including reports, studies, estimates, budgets,schedules, drawings, calculations, specifications, quotations, proposals, presentations

Develop and implement work methods

Perform site inspections, testing and commissioning at client sites, locally and abroad

Oversee and prepare proposals including scoping, cost estimate and schedule

Manage and lead single and multidisciplinary project work packages including preparing budget and schedule, and tracking deliverable progress

Train, coach, mentor and supervise intermediate and junior Engineers, Technicians and drafters
Maintain and grow business relationships and the quality of BBA’s professional services
In addition to the technical responsibilities of this position, we are looking for individuals who have experience and interest in project leadership responsibilities such as project discipline leads, project engineers and project managers. At BBA, we expect project leaders to take on technical tasks in projects as well as the project management tasks to ensure our project leaders understand the details of the work being carried out.

Do your qualities and values match our corporate culture?

Strong commitment to health and safety

Results-driven

Ability to share and pass on knowledge

Inspirational leadership

Ability to see beyond established standards
Rigour and ethical
Overview of certifications and job requirements

Electrical Engineering Degree, or similar

20+ years of relevant project experience

Registered with EGBC as a P.Eng or eligible to register with EGBC as a P.Eng. within the next year

A valid class 5 BC driver’s license
Excellent communication skills with high competency in English (both spoken and written

Ability to travel on short notice to customer sites and other BBA offices

Experience preparing, reviewing and approving technical documents such as studies, reports, specifications, calculations, plans, and instructions

Experience preparing and reviewing design deliverables such as single line diagrams, layouts, elevations, material lists, cable and termination schedules, etc

Experience preparing and reviewing project estimates
Familiarity with IEEE Color Books, CEC and NEC
An overview of BBA’s total reward
Annual base salary, based on 37.5 hours weekly, between $146 000 to $200 000

Annual bonification program for all regular employees

Onsite mobility premium

Access to a time bank

Cellphone Program

Group insurance plan starting day one including short term and long-term disability insurance

Pension Plan

Vacation and sick leave
Premium offer through the Employee Referral Program
BBA considers many factors to determine the annual base salary such as, but no limited to:
Location of the position, education, relevant and demonstrated work experience, technical assessment, qualifications, certifications, and other relevant competencies.

At BBA, you get many benefits

Opportunity to mentor our next generation: we invest in our people and help them develop

A corporate culture that values expertise

Participation in innovation projects

Promotion of our experts (SMEs), both externally and internally

Growing business with many opportunities

About BBA
For over 40 years, we’ve been pushing the boundaries of engineering to serve our clients in the Energy and Natural Resources sector. At BBA, we develop innovative, flexible and sustainable solutions, from strategy to execution. BBA is one of Canada’s leading private consulting engineering firms, focused on practice (PCB), with a network of 18 offices. Our teams work closely to deliver projects that shape tomorrow’s industry at the local, national and international levels.

Our goal is to ensure a diverse and inclusive work environment. We do everything we can to build a workplace where all of our employees want to excel and where they feel respected, heard and valued.

Every day.
Our people’s passion and excellence make BBA one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies .
We have unique talents, and we’re committed to providing a  workplace where you can be yourself . Job postings are written in gender-neutral language.
Learn more about us by visiting our  Linked In  page and join the networks of our talent attraction specialists to speak with them directly.

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