Location: Burnaby, BC
Reports to: Program Manager, Transportation
Job Posting#: 106
Application Deadline: Until Filled
Reporting to the Program Manager, Transportation, the Transportation Electrical Co-Op Student is primarily responsible for designing and drafting streetlighting and traffic signals infrastructure. This role is open to students for 8, 12, or 16-month term starting in September 2025.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Successful completion of at least one year of an engineering program at an accredited university or college (electrical or civil preferred)
• Experience with AutoCAD and Microsoft Office 365 Suite
• Familiarization with AGI32 and IES/TAC lighting standards would be an asset.

ABOUT US

Primary Engineering and Construction Corporation (Primary) is a growth-oriented industry leader providing professional electrical engineering and construction services and specializing in emerging marketplaces in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan.
We offer design and design/build services for all types of electric utility distribution infrastructure to a wide variety of clients including electric utility companies, developers, builders, commercial and industrial businesses, oil companies, government, and private contractors. Our devotion to excellence has attracted some of the best young professional minds to our company.
Primary is the proud recipient of EHRC’s Workplace Culture Innovator Award, recognizing our commitment to fostering a health, inclusive, and positive work environment.
Primary is recognized
by The Career Directory
for excellence in graduate recruitment.

• Assist in the design of Streetlighting and Traffic Signal infrastructure for land development, municipal, and provincial projects in a variety of jurisdictions.
• Learn to interpret and apply relevant Streetlighting and Traffic Signal standards across multiple municipalities.
• Drafting streetlighting and traffic signal drawings using AutoCAD.
• Participate in weekly team meetings to ensure project deadlines are met.
• Review 3rd party drawings such as civil, architectural, landscape, and on-site electrical to coordinate and eliminate design conflicts.
• Conduct Field Reviews of new installations.
• Review as-built markups to ensure substantial compliance with the original design and completing Record Drawings.
• Create various tools to standardize and streamline processes for the team within Excel.
• Other duties as required by senior engineering staff, including contract administration.