Planning & Design Technologist 1
FortisBC · Burnaby, British Columbia · $3,104 annually
Posted 2026-05-07 · Reviewed on 2026-05-30 · What do these ratings mean?
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applies via careers.fortisbc.com
Verdict
This posting exhibits a critical red flag that overrides otherwise legitimate employer verification: the salary of $3,104 annually is implausibly low for a full-time Planning & Design Technologist role in British Columbia, representing roughly $1.50/hour. While FortisBC is a legitimate regulated utility with a genuine careers portal and consistent employer/location/role verification, the salary is so far below market rates and legal minimums that it strongly suggests either a data entry error, a test posting, or potential fraud. The extreme salary outlier is the dominant fraud signal.
- Salary outlier (extreme low)+25
$3,104 annually for full-time role is implausibly low (~$1.50/hour), far below BC minimum wage and market rates for technologist positions
- Location match-10
Employer location (Surrey HQ) and job location (Burnaby) are consistent; web verification confirms location match
- Website reachable and legitimate-10
FortisBC website is reachable and verified as legitimate; no generic email domain or suspicious contact method
- Employer business match-15
FortisBC is a verified regulated BC energy utility; web verification confirms business match with high confidence (0.98)
- Official careers portal-15
Application directed to legitimate careers.fortisbc.com portal; employer has active jobs listing
Application flags (0)
No application flags detected.
Employer checks
| Website found | https://careers.fortisbc.com |
|---|---|
| Website reachable | yes |
| Business identity | matches the posting |
| Location | matches the posting |
| Job listings on its site | yes |
| Mail-application address | none - the posting has no mailing address |
| How it was verified | web search |
| Confidence | 0.95 |
| Summary | FortisBC is BC's major gas/electric utility; its official careers site lists the same Kelowna Engineering Co-op, Transmission Lines role among several co-op postings with matching hourly rates. Apply link is on the company's own domain. |
| Checked on | 2026-07-03 |
Full description
Occupation (NOC): Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians (22310) Location: Burnaby, British Columbia Salary: $3,104 annually Hours: Full-time How to apply: Online: https://careers.fortisbc.com/job/Burnaby-Planning-&-Design-Technologist-1-BC/596585617/