Location: Kelowna, BC
Reports to: Manager, BC Interior Operations
Job Posting#: 119
Application Deadline: July 4, 2025
Reporting to the Manager, BC Interior Operations, the Distribution Engineering Co-op Student is responsible for assisting in the overall execution of underground/overhead electrical distribution projects at our Kelowna or Trail locations.
This role is open to students available for an 8-month term starting in September 2025.
Applications should include your resume and current transcript (upload under ‘Additional Documents’).

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Interpersonal skills that help develop business relationships and foster a friendly work environment.
• Strong collaborative skills and willingness to liaise with others to ensure projects are accurate, compliant, on time, and on budget.
• Demonstrated self-motivation and drive for improvement.
• An ability to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities.
• Enrollment in a post secondary engineering degree or technologist diploma program.
• A Class 5 driver’s license and access to a vehicle (preferred).

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.

• Attending site visits for planning and implementation of electrical utility designs.
• Design and drafting of underground and overhead electrical distribution infrastructure using AutoCAD.
• Electrical and structural engineering calculations for underground and overhead systems.
• Compiling material lists and project cost estimates.
• Obtain approvals from and communicate with various stakeholders (electrical utility, customers, consultants, municipal and provincial authorities, etc.).
• Tracking and actively advancing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Help aid in the creation of internal tools and processes to improve work efficiency.
• Other duties may be required related to completing the above work.