Telecom Engineer

Posted 16 Days Ago
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Vancouver, BC
Mid level
Consulting
The Role
As a Telecom Engineer at CIMA+, you will design telecom systems and network architectures for various clients. Responsibilities include developing schematics, writing project proposals, preparing engineering documents, and coordinating installations. You will work with internal teams and clients to ensure successful project delivery, requiring travel to project sites as needed.
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Company Description

Welcome to a place where people are at the heart of everything we do. 
Welcome to people with an inspiring vision and who seek stimulating challenges. At CIMA+, you’ll find a place where you’ll have many opportunities to learn and develop while working on engaging projects. 
We are a firm 100% owned by its employees and we value a collaborative and entrepreneurial mindset. You will have the flexibility to manage your work on your own terms and define what work-life balance means to you. 
When you join CIMA+, we welcome you to a place that you can call home.

Job Description

The CIMA+  offices in Western Canada are in the middle of a large growth trajectory. This means new, exciting complex projects that you will have the ability to shape and be a part of. We are actively looking for people who want to develop their skillsets, take on new challenges, and advance their careers within the organization.

As a Telecom Engineer, you will be engaged in variety of projects with multiple CIMA+’s top clients delivering telecom system designs and network architecture that will meet their critical operation needs. Our telecommunications team is working with several industrial and public clients, including energy, transportation, carriers, and others on a variety of wired and wireless networking applications. If you like diversity, this position is for you. This is a hybrid role that can be based out of our office in Vancouver.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Delivering Telecom system designs and engineering documents for projects:
  • Develop schematics, and design diagrams,
  • Write project scope, proposals, estimates, and budgets,
  • Prepare and review engineering documents, specifications, and inspection and testing procedures
  • Create bill of materials, and supports ordering through procurement,
  • Coordinating, staging and planning installation and commissioning with the client and contractors
  • Traveling to site and liaising with internal groups and external contractors and clients
  • Responding to information requests from site and completing project documentation including record drawings, calculations, and project return data

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or equivalent, along with a Professional Engineering (P.Eng.), or the ability to register as a Professional with EGBC.
  • 3 - 5 years of experience in design and implementation of wired and wireless telecom networks in an EPC/EPCM firm or client/owner.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong organization skills and excellent interpersonal abilities.
  • Experience in the design of networks at OSI layers 1 to 4 deployed in operation-critical applications.
  • Familiar with various telecom system and accessories including:
  • Optical transport system (DWDM, MPLS-TP, SONET/SDH),
  • Wireless transport system (Microwave, Satellite)
  • LAN Switching / VLAN,
  • IP/MPLS,
  • Firewalling,
  • Telecom Power System.

Knowledge in the following fields would be considered an asset:

  • Power utility specialized telecom system: Tele-protection, Power Line Carrier (PLC), High Voltage Entrance (HVE),
  • Radio access systems (WiMAX, LTE, WiFi, LMR)
  • Control and Automation systems: Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), SCADA, IEC-61850,
  • IT/OT convergence.

The expected salary for this position is from $70,000 to $102,000 based on the richness and diversity of the candidate’s experience, training, skills and internal equity. The position or associated salary could vary depending on the profile of the candidate.


As an employee of CIMA+ you are also able to participate in

  • Comprehensive Group Benefits available from day one for all permanent employees working at least 20 hours per week.
  • Flexible Health and Dental Care benefits to meet your family’s needs
  • Employee and Family Assistance Program
  • Access to physical, financial, mental, social and environmental well-being services
  • Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with 4% employer contribution
  • As an employee-owned company, an annual opportunity to purchase shares
  • 37.5 hour work week with an opportunity to have any overtime banked or paid out (for hourly employees)
  • Flexible work schedule in a hybrid work mode
  • Work/Life balance policy across Canada
  • Up to five (5) weeks of vacation: based on years of relevant experience
  • Eleven (11) statutory holidays plus a personal paid day off
  • Employee referral bonus program
  • Group discounts on home and auto insurance, fitness memberships, technology, mortgages, and more
  • Mentoring programs at local and national level
  • Tailored training to improve your existing skills

For more information on this job opportunity, please contact Eric Fenyedi

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Additional Information

Ethics and integrity are fundamental values at CIMA+. That is why we are committed to ensuring equal access to resources and opportunities for candidates, regardless of their identity (race, ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, socio-economic status or background, etc.).​

In keeping with the principles of employment equity, we encourage all applications, including, but not limited to, those from women, Indigenous people, people with disabilities and visible minorities. We also encourage candidates to complete the self-identification form when applying for employment.​

Accommodations are available on request. Your Business Partner will process your request.

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Top Skills

Electrical/Electronics Engineering
The Company
HQ: Laval, Québec
2,771 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1990

What We Do

CIMA+ provides a variety of consulting engineering services, namely in the areas of buildings, infrastructure, transportation, energy and resources, project management, communication systems, and the environment. The search for excellence has been part of our DNA since our foundation in 1990, and our teams draw on decades of experience acquired across Canada to deliver quality projects that meet our client’s expectations. This commitment has allowed CIMA+ to rank among the largest private consulting engineering firms in the country. Today, with over 30 offices across Canada, CIMA+ employs more than 3,000, a majority of whom share ownership in the company.

At CIMA+ we believe that our job aims at improving the lives of those around us. Sustainable solutions inspired by engineering help meet the many challenges of today and tomorrow. Because when you engineer for people, you also engineer for a better world.

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