Co-op System Operations Engineer: SCADA, Automation & Hydraulics

South Bow Canada Services; Calgary; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

South Bow Canada Services in Calgary is seeking System Operations Engineering Students for a 16-month work term starting May 2027. You will support safe and reliable operations across Control Centre, SCADA, and field teams, assisting with automation design, SCADA configuration, and data-driven improvements.

The role emphasizes hands-on experience in hydraulic modeling, data validation, and regulatory documentation, with opportunities to contribute to steady-state and transient analyses and

Qualifications

• Actively enrolled in a post-secondary program focused on Engineering.
• Must actively be a part of your institution's Co-op program.
• Must provide transcripts upon application.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Control Center, System Operations, and field teams to support safe and reliable operations.
• Support the design, testing, and troubleshooting of automation and control logic used for pressure control, operational reliability, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Assist with SCADA system configuration, testing, validation, documentation, and deployment of reliable real-time monitoring systems.
• Help investigate and resolve data quality, instrumentation, alarm, and system issues that impact operational and leak detection performance.
• Analyze operational, alarm, and system performance data to identify trends, opportunities, and recommendations that improve reliability and effectiveness.
• Assist with maintaining and updating databases, technical documentation, procedures, work instructions, scorecards, dashboards, and controlled documents to support operational and regulatory requirements.
• Support real-time and offline simulation of pipeline systems to understand hydraulic behavior, pressure management, and system performance under normal and abnormal operating conditions.
• Support the development and maintenance of steady-state and transient hydraulic models to inform system design, project evaluations, compliance, and operational decision-making.
• Assist with the development, maintenance, and use of analytical tools, models, and data workflows to support operational monitoring, performance analysis, investigations, and continuous improvement.
• Support training, compliance, and regulatory documentation activities, and prepare reports, presentations, and recommendations for stakeholders and leadership.
• Contribute to data organization, validation, and process improvement initiatives to continuously enhance analysis tools, workflows, and operational practices.

Skills

Engineering

Job description

South Bow Canada Services in Calgary is seeking System Operations Engineering Students for a 16-month work term starting May 2027. You will support safe and reliable operations across Control Centre, SCADA, and field teams, assisting with automation design, SCADA configuration, and data-driven improvements.

The role emphasizes hands-on experience in hydraulic modeling, data validation, and regulatory documentation, with opportunities to contribute to steady-state and transient analyses and