Posted 11 days ago
Energy Operations & Assets, Lead
@ Teck
Trail, British Columbia
Overview
Teck is hiring an Energy Operations & Assets Lead at Trail Operations in Trail, BC, to oversee the safe, reliable and compliant operation of its hydroelectric generation and transmission assets and its energy contracts. The role leads through management plans, procedures and contracts rather than frontline supervision, and reports to the Energy Manager. The posting states a compressed workweek with alternating Fridays off and relocation assistance.
Pay:
$120,000–$145,000 a year
Responsibilities:
- Lead hydroelectric and transmission operations, outages and reliability programs
- Manage multi-million-dollar operating and sustaining capital budgets
- Direct contractors, consultants and service providers through plans and contracts
- Ensure compliance with permits, dam safety and utility requirements
- Support negotiation and administration of power and transmission agreements
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical or related engineering
- 8+ years in power generation, transmission or utility operations
- Experience in asset management, reliability and contractor management
- Working knowledge of dam safety and utility regulations
- P.Eng. or EGBC eligibility considered an asset
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · successfactors
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-27
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-28
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-28
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Job details
| Seniority | Lead |
| Department | Business operations |
| Experience | 8+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office, Plant or factory, Outdoors |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | P.Eng., EGBC registration |
| Encouraged to apply | Indigenous peoples |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Retirement plan, Relocation assistance, Performance bonus, Stock or equity, Wellness |
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Teck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Vancouver |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 78 |
Location: Trail, BC, Canada
Employment Type: Regular Full Time
Workplace Type: On-site
About Trail Operations
Teck’s Trail Operations, located in the community of Trail in British Columbia, is one of the world’s largest fully integrated zinc and lead smelting and refining complexes. Located in the beautiful West Kootenay region of southeastern, British Columbia, Trail offers outdoor adventure at your fingertips.
Role Overview
Teck is looking for an experienced Energy Operations & Assets Lead to join our team at Trail Operations, one of the world's largest fully integrated zinc and lead smelting and refining complexes. Reporting to the Energy Manager, the Energy Operations & Assets Lead is responsible for the safe, reliable, compliant, and cost-effective operation and stewardship of Trail Operations' energy assets, including hydroelectric generation facilities and transmission infrastructure, as well as the effective management of its commercial energy agreements.
This role provides leadership across energy operations, asset management, reliability, regulatory compliance, capital planning, contract management, and commercial optimization. Leadership is exercised through management plans, operating procedures, contracts, performance standards, and assurance processes rather than direct frontline supervision. The successful candidate will translate strategic direction into documented operational requirements and coordinate work performed by contractors, consultants, and service providers.
As a key operational interface with regulators, utilities, Indigenous partners, counterparties, and other external stakeholders, the Lead will help ensure secure and reliable electricity supply while optimizing asset performance and business value.
This position offers relocation assistance and a compressed workweek with alternating Fridays off. Come experience what work-life balance is all about!
Key Responsibilities
- Be a courageous safety leader and champion safety and environmental policies, standards, and procedures.
- Provide functional and operational leadership to counterparties, contractors, consultants, and service providers for the operation, maintenance, and optimization of hydroelectric generation facilities, transmission assets, and supporting infrastructure.
- Translate strategic direction into documented management plans, operating procedures, contractual requirements, maintenance and capital programs, and measurable performance expectations.
- Lead outage planning, reliability improvement initiatives, asset replacement programs, lifecycle planning, and risk management activities.
- Oversee multi-million-dollar annual operating and sustaining capital expenditures, ensuring effective prioritization, planning, execution, forecasting, and cost control.
- Monitor asset, operational, contractor, and commercial performance, and initiate corrective action to address performance gaps and emerging risks.
- Ensure compliance with applicable permits, licences, dam safety and reliability standards, environmental commitments, utility requirements, contractual obligations, and Teck policies.
- Support regulatory engagement, audits, inspections, investigations, and compliance reporting.
- Support the negotiation, implementation, and administration of power, transmission, interconnection, and other commercial agreements.
- Coordinate Trail Operations’ electricity requirements with generation, transmission, storage, outage planning, and market activities to support secure supply and optimize portfolio value.
- Manage operational, financial, regulatory, and commercial risks associated with energy operations and transactions.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with regulators, utilities, Indigenous partners, counterparties, contractors, consultants, and other external stakeholders.
- Represent Teck in industry associations, regulatory forums, operating committees, and technical working groups.
- Develop and maintain performance reporting systems, forecasts, dashboards, and key performance indicators.
- Champion continuous improvement, process optimization, standardization, and data-driven decision-making.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or another relevant discipline.
- 8+ years of experience in power generation, transmission, utility operations, industrial energy systems, or a related field.
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation or eligibility for registration with Engineers and Geoscientists BC (EGBC) is considered an asset; equivalent industry experience will also be considered.
- Demonstrated experience in asset management, reliability engineering, contractor management, and operational leadership.
- Strong knowledge of power generation and transmission systems.
- Working knowledge of regulatory compliance requirements, dam safety programs, utility regulations, transmission operations, and reliability standards.
- Experience with operating and capital budgeting, contract administration, and regulatory compliance programs.
- Strong analytical, problem solving, risk management, and decision-making skills.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and competing operational demands.
- Strong stakeholder engagement, relationship management, and communication skills.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
- Experience with root cause analysis, asset management systems, risk assessment, and continuous improvement methodologies is considered an asset.
- Experience with commercial energy activities, power agreements, or electricity markets is considered an asset.
Benefits
- Annual Performance Bonus
- Profit Share Plan
- Health Spending Account
- Personal Spending Account
- Extended Health Care
- Dental and Vision Care
- Employer Paid Pension Plan
- Life Insurance and Disability Coverage
- Paid Sick Leave, Vacation and Holidays
- Virtual Telemedicine and additional support for overall well-being
- Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
Pay Range: CAD $120,000 - $145,000 per year
The actual amount offered is determined based on the successful candidate’s relevant experience, skills, and competencies and considers internal equity.
Why Teck
At Teck, your work matters—to the world, to our communities and to your future.
As a leading Canadian resource company, we focus on responsibly providing the metals essential for global development and the energy transition while caring for the people, communities and land that we love. We do this guided by our values that, together, form The Teck Way. At Teck, you’ll find purpose-driven work, a culture of respect and inclusion, and the opportunity to grow your career while helping build a better world.
Apply with us
Take the next step in your career by applying for the Energy Operations & Assets, Lead role. We review applications on a rolling basis and encourage you to apply, even if your background doesn’t match every requirement. We value diversity and are committed to an inclusive, barrier-free hiring process. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.
Requisition ID: 54767 | Job Category: Mining, Milling & Smelting Operations | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Location: Trail | Workplace Type: #LI - On-site
Location: Trail, BC, Canada
Employment Type: Regular Full Time
Workplace Type: On-site
About Trail Operations
Teck’s Trail Operations, located in the community of Trail in British Columbia, is one of the world’s largest fully integrated zinc and lead smelting and refining complexes. Located in the beautiful West Kootenay region of southeastern, British Columbia, Trail offers outdoor adventure at your fingertips.
Role Overview
Teck is looking for an experienced Energy Operations & Assets Lead to join our team at Trail Operations, one of the world's largest fully integrated zinc and lead smelting and refining complexes. Reporting to the Energy Manager, the Energy Operations & Assets Lead is responsible for the safe, reliable, compliant, and cost-effective operation and stewardship of Trail Operations' energy assets, including hydroelectric generation facilities and transmission infrastructure, as well as the effective management of its commercial energy agreements.
This role provides leadership across energy operations, asset management, reliability, regulatory compliance, capital planning, contract management, and commercial optimization. Leadership is exercised through management plans, operating procedures, contracts, performance standards, and assurance processes rather than direct frontline supervision. The successful candidate will translate strategic direction into documented operational requirements and coordinate work performed by contractors, consultants, and service providers.
As a key operational interface with regulators, utilities, Indigenous partners, counterparties, and other external stakeholders, the Lead will help ensure secure and reliable electricity supply while optimizing asset performance and business value.
This position offers relocation assistance and a compressed workweek with alternating Fridays off. Come experience what work-life balance is all about!
Key Responsibilities
- Be a courageous safety leader and champion safety and environmental policies, standards, and procedures.
- Provide functional and operational leadership to counterparties, contractors, consultants, and service providers for the operation, maintenance, and optimization of hydroelectric generation facilities, transmission assets, and supporting infrastructure.
- Translate strategic direction into documented management plans, operating procedures, contractual requirements, maintenance and capital programs, and measurable performance expectations.
- Lead outage planning, reliability improvement initiatives, asset replacement programs, lifecycle planning, and risk management activities.
- Oversee multi-million-dollar annual operating and sustaining capital expenditures, ensuring effective prioritization, planning, execution, forecasting, and cost control.
- Monitor asset, operational, contractor, and commercial performance, and initiate corrective action to address performance gaps and emerging risks.
- Ensure compliance with applicable permits, licences, dam safety and reliability standards, environmental commitments, utility requirements, contractual obligations, and Teck policies.
- Support regulatory engagement, audits, inspections, investigations, and compliance reporting.
- Support the negotiation, implementation, and administration of power, transmission, interconnection, and other commercial agreements.
- Coordinate Trail Operations’ electricity requirements with generation, transmission, storage, outage planning, and market activities to support secure supply and optimize portfolio value.
- Manage operational, financial, regulatory, and commercial risks associated with energy operations and transactions.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with regulators, utilities, Indigenous partners, counterparties, contractors, consultants, and other external stakeholders.
- Represent Teck in industry associations, regulatory forums, operating committees, and technical working groups.
- Develop and maintain performance reporting systems, forecasts, dashboards, and key performance indicators.
- Champion continuous improvement, process optimization, standardization, and data-driven decision-making.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or another relevant discipline.
- 8+ years of experience in power generation, transmission, utility operations, industrial energy systems, or a related field.
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation or eligibility for registration with Engineers and Geoscientists BC (EGBC) is considered an asset; equivalent industry experience will also be considered.
- Demonstrated experience in asset management, reliability engineering, contractor management, and operational leadership.
- Strong knowledge of power generation and transmission systems.
- Working knowledge of regulatory compliance requirements, dam safety programs, utility regulations, transmission operations, and reliability standards.
- Experience with operating and capital budgeting, contract administration, and regulatory compliance programs.
- Strong analytical, problem solving, risk management, and decision-making skills.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and competing operational demands.
- Strong stakeholder engagement, relationship management, and communication skills.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
- Experience with root cause analysis, asset management systems, risk assessment, and continuous improvement methodologies is considered an asset.
- Experience with commercial energy activities, power agreements, or electricity markets is considered an asset.
Benefits
- Annual Performance Bonus
- Profit Share Plan
- Health Spending Account
- Personal Spending Account
- Extended Health Care
- Dental and Vision Care
- Employer Paid Pension Plan
- Life Insurance and Disability Coverage
- Paid Sick Leave, Vacation and Holidays
- Virtual Telemedicine and additional support for overall well-being
- Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
Pay Range: CAD $120,000 - $145,000 per year
The actual amount offered is determined based on the successful candidate’s relevant experience, skills, and competencies and considers internal equity.
Why Teck
At Teck, your work matters—to the world, to our communities and to your future.
As a leading Canadian resource company, we focus on responsibly providing the metals essential for global development and the energy transition while caring for the people, communities and land that we love. We do this guided by our values that, together, form The Teck Way. At Teck, you’ll find purpose-driven work, a culture of respect and inclusion, and the opportunity to grow your career while helping build a better world.
Apply with us
Take the next step in your career by applying for the Energy Operations & Assets, Lead role. We review applications on a rolling basis and encourage you to apply, even if your background doesn’t match every requirement. We value diversity and are committed to an inclusive, barrier-free hiring process. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.
Requisition ID: 54767 | Job Category: Mining, Milling & Smelting Operations | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Location: Trail | Workplace Type: #LI - On-site
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