Primary Engineering is excited to work with electrical engineering students to offer practical experience in the planning and design of overhead and underground electrical distribution facilities. We cultivate a strong culture of teaching, mentoring, and teamwork that has made our Burnaby office a great place to work. Our explosive growth has us consistently looking for bright engineers to join our team!
Reporting to the Program Manager, Transportation, the Transportation Co-Op Student is primarily responsible for designing and drafting streetlighting and traffic signals infrastructure. This role is open to students available for an 8, 12, or 16-month term starting in Sept 2025.
Applications should include a short cover letter, CV, and current transcript.

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.

• 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.