Lead/ Senior Civil and Structural Engineer

Vista Projects; Calgary; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and benefits

Half-day Fridays

Free parking

Social events and team sports

Diversity-friendly culture

Job summary

Vista Projects in Calgary is seeking a Lead Civil and Structural Engineer to guide a multi-disciplinary team from concept through delivery on energy projects. You will shape the design approach, oversee schedules, and ensure quality and safety standards are met.

Responsibilities include leading planning, estimating, and resource allocation, mentoring engineers, and coordinating with clients and suppliers to deliver complex projects on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• Ten-plus years of progressive experience in facilities engineering and design in energy.
• P.Eng. registration with APEGA.
• Ability to lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team.
• Strong knowledge of codes and industry standards.
• Excellent communication and time-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a discipline engineering team from inception to completion.
• Plan, schedule, and manage work programs and forecasts.
• Prepare weekly progress reports and update project schedules.
• Provide guidance on design and delivery of complex projects.
• Review vendor quotations and ensure conformance to requirements.
• Attend status meetings with clients and suppliers.

Skills

Civil & Structural Eng.

Leadership

Project Management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering

P.Eng. registration (APEGA)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Vista Projects is an integrated engineering firm who has been solving complex challenges in the energy industry since 1985. We are innovators at our core. We continually find better, smarter ways to design and deliver oil and gas projects, and we are proud to be contributing on some of the most exciting low-carbon and synthetic fuel developments in the North America. For our people, that means meaningful, varied work and a real chance to shape how modern engineering gets done.
We are innovators in the energy industry. We actively find ways to improve how oil and gas projects are designed and delivered, and we are contributing to some remarkable low-carbon and synthetic fuel developments; including electro sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) and gas-to-liquids (GTL) projects. We are headquartered in Calgary and maintain a satellite office in Houston.

Why We Do It

What Vista Does

Vista Projects is an integrated engineering firm who has been solving complex challenges in the energy industry since 1985. We are innovators at our core. We continually find better, smarter ways to design and deliver oil and gas projects, and we are proud to be contributing on some of the most exciting low-carbon and synthetic fuel developments in the North America. For our people, that means meaningful, varied work and a real chance to shape how modern engineering gets done.
We are innovators in the energy industry. We actively find ways to improve how oil and gas projects are designed and delivered, and we are contributing to some remarkable low-carbon and synthetic fuel developments; including electro sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) and gas-to-liquids (GTL) projects. We are headquartered in Calgary and maintain a satellite office in Houston.

Why We Do It

The world needs energy, and better engineering makes the projects that deliver it safer, more efficient and more sustainable. Our multi-discipline teams have designed some of the most challenging and successful projects in the North American energy sector, from early-stage studies and pilots to large-scale commercial expansions. We take pride in doing that work well, and just as much pride in continuously improving how we do it.

What You Would Do in This Role

The Lead Civil and Structural Engineer leads a discipline engineering team in the design of different aspects of energy industry projects from inception to completion. Duties include:

• Planning, allocating and reviewing work programs. This includes updatingForecastWeb on a weekly basis and ensuring it is suitably completed to alignwith the demand of the Project/Program Manager. The forecast should beupdated to current project plans and changes to work plans/resourcing needsare communicated through change management to project stakeholders.
• Communicating with the Department Design Lead for designerresources and manhour estimates
• Preparing weekly progress reports for each project including workcompleted, work planned for the following week and discipline needs
• Updating project schedule on a weekly basis including marking tasks whichare completed, in progress, and any potential delays. In addition, ensuretasks are listed correctly in schedule. Project schedule along with trackingengineering tasks and deliverables are to be reviewed and maintained inconjunction with Project Management.
• Establishing scopes of work, man-hour estimates, schedules and prioritiesfor projects or proposals
• Scheduling and expediting department work
• Supervising an engineering team involved in the conception, planning anddevelopment of engineering design, projects, processes, proposals andestimates
• Providing leadership and mentorship to project/program disciplineengineering team; acting as a focal point for expertise and direction onengineering solutions
• Providing guidance in the design and delivery of complex engineeringprojects within their discipline
• Guiding discipline team on project work through to completion in accordancewith the schedule and budget on assigned major projects of high technicalcomplexity
• Assisting in the negotiation of critical engineering issues
• Administering the planning, scheduling, cost control and technicalconformance to the design
• Attending status meetings with clients, project management and suppliers
• Coordinating activities with other departments and clients
• Maintaining current knowledge of industry and regulatory standards
• Assigning and reviewing work of discipline engineering staff
• Reviewing vendor or subcontractor quotations, drawings, and specificationsfor technical adequacy and conformance with project requirements
• Ensuring adherence to Vista Quality Management System (QMS)
• Ensuring design is in accordance with applicable codes and requirements,including Vista and client specifications and standards
• Approving discipline deliverables
• Supporting development, implementation and maintenance of disciplinedesign standards, checklists and procedures
• Actively stewarding change management for their discipline activities andimpacts to other discipline activities
• Supporting discipline man-hour estimates for proposals
• Providing construction support
• Authenticating documentation with a professional engineering stamp asrequired
• Performing other duties as requested

Requirements

• Ten-plus years of progressive experience in facilities engineering and design in the energy industry
• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in engineering or applied science
• Ability to work and collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and designers including process, mechanical, civil, structural & architectural,electrical, instrumentation & controls and piping
• P.Eng. registration with APEGA
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong organizational skills, technical competence and attention to detail
• Self-motivated and efficient with time management
• Strong working knowledge and understanding of applicable codes and industry standards
• Ability to meet safety requirements to attend site visits

Preferred

• 12 years or more of experience as a fully qualified engineer, with five years’ experience in the energy industry
• Three or more years of experience leading an engineering team in an EPC environment

Why People Like Vista

We do not just say we're a great place to work, our people do. Vista has been recognized by Great Place to Work as one of the Best Workplaces in Canada, a Best Workplace for Mental Health, and a Best Workplace for Women. These awards are earned through confidential surveys completed by our own team, so they reflect how people here actually feel and not just how we choose to describe ourselves.

What our people value most is how we work together. You will join experienced leaders and mentors who are genuinely invested in your growth, in teams built around collaboration rather than silos. We hire capable people, trust them to do their best work, and treat them as people rather than employee numbers. We are proud of the culture this creates, and we work hard to protect it as we grow.

Vista is also a place for people who like to make this better. If you are energized by innovating, by questioning how things are done and by helping vista continuously improve, you will be in good company. We back that work with strong, modern project systems run by people who know how to get the most from them, but it is our people, not our tools, that make Vista what it is.

What We Offer

An opportunity with Vista is more than a job. It is the chance to do challenging meaningful work alongside talented and supportive colleagues who want to see you succeed. Vista offers all employees

• A challenging and rewarding work environment where you will contribute to meaningful projects across the energy industry
• Talented, collaborative colleagues who are invested in one another's success
• The chance to work alongside some of the sharpest minds in the industry, where your ideas are heard and innovation is part of how we actually work, not just something we say.
• A strong value-based philosophy that provides an informal, close-knit team environment, where you and your family feel like a part of our organization, and not just an employee number
• Competitive compensation and benefits, including a performance-linked variable pay program
• Company-sponsored social events and team sports
• Half-day Fridays and free parking
• An organization that values and encourages diversity

Candidates may be required to complete a security clearance procedure prior to receiving an offer.