Plant Engineer - Oakville Terminal

Suncor Energy; Oakville; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Suncor as a Plant Engineer in Oakville, where you will provide engineering leadership to enhance operations across Midstream assets. Your role will involve overseeing engineering deliverables for capital projects, ensuring compliance, and contributing to safety and efficiency in a collaborative environment. With a focus on continuous improvement and safety, you'll leverage Suncor's tools to drive effective project execution, making a significant impact in the Oil and Gas industry.

Qualifications

• 8+ years relevant Oil and Gas industry experience.
• Experience in technical management of changes in engineering processes.
• Expertise in development of complex, multi-disciplinary projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering work and support capital projects including design changes.
• Accountable for engineering deliverables and managing compliance with standards.
• Evaluate changes impacting facility operational limits and ensure compliance.

Skills

Problem Solving

Continuous Improvement

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, or Electrical Engineering

Professional Engineering (P.Eng.) designation or eligibility

Job description

Joining Suncor means you will work for one of the best companies in Canada, providing tremendous future potential where talented people thrive and lead. As our business evolves, so do our employment opportunities. Our work culture includes a dynamic mix of professionals, with a diversity of skills and expertise.

Are you a highly motivated self-starter passionate about safety, problem solving, and continuous improvement? We have a great position for you! Join Suncor's Midstream Engineering team where you will provide expertise to deliver consistent, safe and reliable operations. You will leverage Suncor’s Operational Excellence Management System (OEMS) tools, and engage with operations and the integrated team to deliver a portfolio of safe, efficient, and effective capital projects.

We are looking for a Plant Engineer to join this dynamic and resourceful team. In this role, you will provide professional engineering leadership, direction, and guidance to one or more Production Unit Teams (PUTs) in Suncor's Midstream Business Unit (BU) to support operations with safe, cost-effective, and timely execution of a subset of high-profile risk mitigation, economic and regulatory compliance projects/initiatives across Suncor’s Midstream assets in Central/Eastern Canada.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, or Electrical Engineering

• Professional Engineering (P.Eng.) designation or immediately eligible for registration

• 8+ years relevant Oil and Gas industry experience, preferably in Refinery, Pipelines or Distribution facilities

• 8+ years of Engineering experience with accountability for technical management of change processes (including technical risk assessments), identifying technical limitations that may require equipment or system design changes while understanding of compliance with federal/provincial regulatory requirements

• Expertise in the development of complex, multi-disciplinary projects and familiarity with the interrelationship of all engineering disciplines to cater to portfolio of high profile economic and regulatory compliance projects across the business unit

• Demonstrated understanding of industry engineering standards, best practices, tools, applications in support of development of safe, reliable, cost effective and timely engineering deliverables

• Excellent communication (written, oral, and listening), change management, non-authoritative leadership, and organizational skills

• Excellent proficiency in English is required; proficiency in French would be considered an asset

Responsibilities:

• Lead engineering work and support the development and implementation of capital projects for capital equipment and system design changes, including development of detailed problem definitions

• Accountable for fit-for-purpose engineering deliverables such as construction work packages, engineering design basis and detailed engineering assessments and calculations with support from external EPCs as needed

• Evaluate and support required changes from any impacts to facility siting, operating envelopes, safe operating limits, PHAs, PSI and corrosion control

• Ensure all changes comply with Suncor and industry technical standards and support the development of technical deviation approvals

• Ensure operations teams understand of changes, and any new processes/equipment changes required to mitigate any identified risks

• Ensure operations considerations are included in evaluating/delivering projects and changes successfully

• Coordinate availability of key resources including automation, engineering, EH&S, and operations to support completion of evaluations, changes, and system commissioning

• Ensure all documentation is properly updated and all stakeholders are engaged throughout implementation of all changes, including completing pre-startup safety reviews

Location and other Key Details:

• You will work out of our Oakville office, located at 3275 Rebecca Street, Oakville, ON

• Relocation support will be provided

• This position is safety sensitive

• Hours of work are a regular 40-hour work week, Monday to Friday with the possibility of overtime, depending on business needs

• This role requires frequent travel to terminals in Eastern Canada (expected travel is 10-15% per month)

• Our business professional roles follow internal compensation guidelines and the pay band will generally be based years of experience and scope of work

• Our business professional roles follow internal compensation guidelines and the pay band will generally be based on years of experience and scope of work

Why Suncor?

Suncor's operations include oil sands development, production and upgrading; offshore oil and gas; petroleum refining in Canada and the U.S.; and the company's Petro-Canada retail and wholesale distribution networks (including Canada's Electric Highway, a coast-to-coast network of fast-charging electric vehicle stations).

With a strong strategy for growth and our long-standing approach to sustainability, operational excellence, capital discipline and technology and innovation, Suncor offers a solid foundation for you to continue building your career. We offer rewarding opportunities for you to learn, contribute and grow in a variety of career-building positions – all of which means tremendous potential for your future. We are focused on deepening our commitment to inclusion and diversity and creating a respectful workplace.

We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from all qualified individuals. We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive work environment where every employee feels valued and respected. We have numerous employee inclusion networks to help foster an inclusive and respectful culture and drive positive change within Suncor. Current networks include both workplace inclusion networks (focusing on inclusion and respect for all), and identity-focused networks (focusing on building community and a sense of belonging and allyship). Through the Journey of Reconciliation, we are progressing the way we think and act to build greater mutual trust and respect with the Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Please note we will consider accessibility accommodations to applicants upon request.