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JAMES YE
Group Lead, Industrial & Infrastructure
at Houle Electric Ltd.
JAMES YE is an accomplished infrastructure leader operating
at the intersection of engineering discipline, quantity surveying
and commercial strategy. Promoted to Senior Project Manager
at age 30, he became one of the youngest individuals to reach
the role in Houle’s 1,500-plus-person organization. By age 31,
he was invited to become a shareholder. As a Group Lead in the
Industrial & Infrastructure Division, James directs a $100M+
portfolio spanning the transportation, utilities, energy, and ports
and terminals sectors, playing a pivotal role in driving the division’s 昀椀nancial strength and operational performance.
With more than 15 years of industry experience, James holds
credentials as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.), Professional
Quantity Surveyor (PQS), Project Management Professional
(PMP) and Gold Seal Certi昀椀ed Professional (P.GSC). His technical and commercial versatility allows him to translate complex
engineering challenges into sound, risk-informed and delivery-focused decisions throughout every phase of a project.
A de昀椀ning milestone in his career was leading the delivery
of a three-year, $90M electrical scope on the Broadway Subway
Project. Managing 350 project personnel across six underground
stations and six kilometres of tunnel in a constrained urban
corridor, he integrated BIM, earned-value performance dashboards and prefabrication planning to strengthen coordination
and project controls. His leadership guided the team through
thousands of design changes, complex interfaces, and substantial schedule and commercial risks while successfully achieving
critical project milestones.
Beyond major capital projects, James has represented Houle
on two 15-year, province-wide BC Hydro Master Service Agreements supporting British Columbia’s capital plan for utility
modernization and security infrastructure. An advocate for early
contractor involvement and alternative project delivery models,
James advances progressive design-build and alliance-style
execution to improve constructability, schedule certainty, and
cost predictability for major project owners.
Dedicated to elevating professional standards and developing future industry talent, James actively gives back through
extensive volunteer service. He serves as an EGBC Competency
Assessor and EGBC Foundation Scholarship Adjudicator and sits
on the CIQS BC Chapter Executive. Within Houle, he mentors
emerging project managers and delivery sta昀昀, helping several
advance into senior roles and earn professional designations.
Through his combination of technical expertise, leadership and
commitment to mentorship, James is helping shape the resilient
infrastructure that millions of Canadians rely on every day.
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SITE REPORTS
WHILE ATTENDING UBC, Ye was a member of the Thunder-
bots, an engineering student design team that creates competitive robots.
Projects James has worked on include the Broadway Subway Project, BC Hydro Fleetwood Substation, and the Thompson Creek Metals Mt.Milligan Open Pit Copper/Gold Mine.
Ye Volunteers with Engineers and Geoscientists BC.
