Reservoir Engineer.

Classification: PEA 1-4, PEA Membership

Office Location: Victoria

Salary:               
PEA 1: $61,334.16 - $69,919.13
PEA 2: $73,042.33 – $83,280.27
PEA 3: $86,177.11 – $98,813.68
PEA 4: $102,254.01 – $121,061.78
Permanent Full-Time, based on a 35-hour work week.
An additional 27% Job Family Market Multiplier will be added to the posted salary. 

Note: Candidates will be placed in the PEA Classification Level as established, through job evaluation of a specific set of duties and responsibilities assigned to a position and based on the combined education and experience of the candidate.

About the Job:               
The Reservoir Engineer provides professional reservoir engineering expertise to support the responsible development and conservation of British Columbia’s oil and gas resources. The role ensures that oil and gas pools operate in a manner that maximizes resource recovery, while supporting conservation, equitable production, and the protection of other subsurface resources. The Reservoir Engineer provides technical evaluation of complex reservoir engineering applications and makes recommendations regarding regulatory approvals, amendments, and special projects. Ongoing operations are monitored to ensure regulatory compliance and identify opportunities to work with industry to improve operational practices and resource recovery. 

The Reservoir Engineer provides expertise and technical advice to internal and external stakeholders regarding subsurface resources, legislation, regulations, guidance documents, and policy. 

Organization Chart: 
Commissioner, Chief Executive Officer
        Executive Vice President, Resource Management & Stewardship
                Vice President, Environmental & Subsurface Resource Management
                        Executive Director, Well & Energy Resource Stewardship
                                Supervisor, Reservoir Engineering 
                                        Reservoir Engineer

About the BC Energy Regulator: 

The BC Energy Regulator (BCER) is the Province of B.C.’s life-cycle energy resources regulator. The BCER is a Crown agency with a mandate to ensure energy resource activities are undertaken in a manner that: protects public safety and the environment, supports reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and the transition to low-carbon energy, conserves energy resources and fosters a sound economy and social well-being. 

As a cost recoverable, values driven organization, we prioritize safety, stewardship and Indigenous interests throughout the full project lifecycle – from exploration to reclamation – and support the transition to clean energy. The BCER is committed to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, honouring the Provincial commitment to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Calls to Action. Through fostering respectful and collaborative relationships with Indigenous partners and stakeholders, the BCER delivers on Government’s priorities. 

The BCER has an innovative forward-thinking workplace that demonstrates our core values. Through continuous improvement and development, the BCER is agile and responsive to the rapidly changing environment in which we operate. We are diverse and inclusive, with transparency, innovation, and integrity as foundation of our respectful culture.

The Environmental & Subsurface Resource Management department ensures that professional, technical, and scientific expertise informs the fulfillment of our regulatory responsibilities—protecting the environment, ensuring public safety, and conserving energy resources – while advancing our reconciliation commitments and, overall, continuing to build public trust. The team works across the organization and with external partners in ensuring delivery of its mandate.