Job Description
Chief Power Engineer (Second Class)
- Take the next step in your career and grow your leadership skills in this key role with a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
- Enjoy the perfect place to live and work, combining the tranquillity of a small community with an unrivalled love for the great outdoors. Relocation is provided.
- Spend more time on what’s important to you - home each night, permanent, full-time, role based in Kitimat, BC.
About the role
Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.
We are looking for a Chief Power Engineer (Second Class) to lead a team of engineers and oversee operations, maintenance, and management of industrial plants, including boilers, potable water facilities and lagoon systems.
This is a great opportunity for a collaborative and knowledgeable professional to grow their career in a large-scale industrial utility, with support from your leadership team.
Living in Kitimat you’ll enjoy being part of a friendly community with fantastic indoor leisure facilities, including an aquatic center and two ice arenas and outdoor adventure including world-class river and ocean fishing, coastal parks, a picturesque 18-hole golf course, incredible hiking trails, campgrounds and natural hot springs.
Reporting to the Operations Superintendent and working a Monday to Friday schedule and occasionally working on-call hours during weekends as required you will be:
- Overseeing operation and maintenance of the utilities network (steam system, including boilers and distribution, thermal fluid heaters, plant natural gas, process water, potable water, sewer, compressed air and environmental lagoons) of a multi-disciplined group
- Directing supervision and accountable for 4 operating crews, totalling 11 power engineers
- Working as a member of the technical team and as the area representative for various related engineering projects
- Overseeing and managing the work of contractors in area
- Attending regular planning meetings across multiple departments
- Managing and forecasting costs for their assigned sector
- Participating and leading continuous improvement projects
- Leading practical problem-solving workshops with other team members and trades
Please note: Fly-in-fly-out arrangements are not available, but we do offer domestic relocation assistance to help you settle in and thrive. Join us and become an integral part of our vibrant community.
What you’ll bring
- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
- A minimum of a Second-Class Power Engineer Certification for Technical Safety BC (or eligibility)
- A minimum of 3 years for being in a Chief Power Engineer role
- A minimum of, or ability to obtain the certification within 6 months of employment, the following EOCP certifications
- Water Treatment level 3
- Water distribution level 2
- Wastewater collection level 1
- Comprehensive knowledge of principles, practices and techniques of power plant operation and the maintenance of associated equipment.
- Skill and ability in the control and operation of boilers and auxiliary equipment.
- Ability to prepare routine operating reports, SOPs / technical guidance, and accurate records
- Ability to coach others and collaborate
- Computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite and CMMS systems
- Pressure Equipment Inspector certification (NBBI) is an asset
What we offer
Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.
The base salary range for this role is $111,200 - $166,800 CAD in addition to allowances, bonus, equity, health or retirement benefits, and any other discretionary benefits offered at Rio Tinto. Our base salary ranges are based on role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by the skills, experience, and impact you bring to the role. Our talent acquisition partners can share more during the hiring process.
At Rio Tinto, we offer a competitive reward package that reflects the value that each person brings to our business. As part of our pay philosophy, we believe equity represents fairness, and is rooted in our values and aligns with what we stand for.
- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
- Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
- Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
- Exclusive employee discounts
- Domestic relocation program
Where you’ll be working
Rio Tinto’s BC Works is a part of the Atlantic Operations of the Aluminium product group and has been operating in British Columbia for 70 years. With industry leading new technology and four generations of employee expertise, as well as our hydropower facility at Kemano and the Nechako Reservoir, the Kitimat smelter is one of the world’s most competitive aluminium smelters, producing aluminium with one of the lowest carbon footprints in the industry.
Rio Tinto is proud to operate in BC alongside our 1,000 employees, partners, community stakeholders and First Nations, and we look forward to the next 70 years.
To learn more about our Aluminium Operations, check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=25&v=CTp1jkRKeBI
Working at Rio Tinto also means choosing to be part of a company designated as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in 2025. For more information, click here: Top Employer: Rio Tinto
