Economy Job Opportunities Technical Trends Employment Requirements For Internationally Trained

Engineer - ITE

Residential market expected to be stable for the next couple of years with only moderate growth.

Governments are spending money on hospitals not on schools.

Hotel industry will not see any increases in construction.

On average, three new office towers are built in Vancouver every three years.

Universities (UBC) still spending on new construction.

Consulting Sales Construction (project management, controls)

Sustainability is here to stay Aggressive consulting market: BC is leading Canada in

sustainable engineering BC Government and the City of Vancouver require all

new buildings to achieve LEED® GOLD LEED® has become a known standard Great progress in software:

Energy Modeling Computational Fluid Dynamics Natural Ventilation

Current technologies: Geothermal (air, ground, water) Solar Variable refrigerant flow Heat recovery

Future technologies/systems: Heat recovery (sewer) Biomass Central energy plant (distributed)

Energy performance verification Energy performance contracts

Must Have: English - written and oral Computer literacy: CAD, WORD, EXCEL

Assets: Knowledge of specialized software such as Trane-

Trace or Carrier-HAP Knowledge of North American Standards such as

LEED®, ASHRAE Project management skills Field experience Plumbing and fire protection knowledge

Born in Valparaiso, Chile, 1956 1980 obtained Bachelor of Science in mechanical

engineering from Technical University Federico Santa Maria, Valparaiso, Chile

Immigrated to Canada in 1981 Started working as a draftsman for MCW Consultants in

Calgary, Alberta Relocated to Vancouver in 1988 Hired by Keen Engineering in 1991 Obtained professional engineering, P Eng in BC in 2000 Became a Principal at Keen Engineering Ltd in 2001 LEED® Accredited Professional in 2001 Founded Perez Engineering Ltd in 2005