What the posting asks for

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Hours and terms

• Full time, Permanent employment

Usually needed for this kind of work

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• Power engineers require a college training program in power engineering and several years of work experience. An exam is mandatory to move from one class to the other.

From Canada's occupation guide (OaSIS) for Power engineers (NOC 92100). It describes this kind of work in general, not this employer's ad.

What this work usually involves

• Power engineers
• Operate automated or computerized control systems, stationary engines and auxiliary equipment such as reactors, boilers, turbines, generators, pumps, compressors, pollution control devices and other equipment to generate electrical power and to provide light, heat, ventilation and refrigeration for buildings, industrial plants and other work sites
• Start up and shut down power plant equipment, control switching operations, regulate water levels and communicate with systems operators to regulate and coordinate transmission loads, frequency and line voltages
• Monitor and inspect plant equipment, computer terminals, switches, valves, gauges, alarms, meters and other instruments to measure temperature, pressure and fuel flow to detect leaks or other equipment malfunctions and to ensure plant equipment is operating at maximum efficiency
• Analyze and record instrument readings and equipment malfunctions
• Troubleshoot and perform corrective action and minor repairs to prevent equipment or system failure

About the employer

• Region: Lower Mainland–Southwest Region