Project Engineer

Shell; Scotford; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Remote work options

Parental leave

Competitive pay

Training & development

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

Shell Canada is seeking a Project Engineer to join the Scotford Refinery and Chemicals, managing projects from Select through close-out with both home-office and field oversight. You will lead from definition to execution, overseeing cost, schedule, procurement, and risk, and ensuring Operations Readiness and Start-Up in brownfield settings.

Requirements: 6+ years in project engineering; a Bachelor’s in Mechanical, Electrical, or Civil Engineering; P.Eng eligibility; SAP experience and PMP are

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Civil Engineering or an equivalent field.
• P.Eng eligibility or licensure with APEGA is required/expected for this role.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in project engineering, preferably with project management exposure.
• Strong coaching, mentoring and leadership skills for guiding contractors and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects from definition through close-out with home-office and field oversight.
• Lead scope definition, detailed design reviews, and execution planning.
• Oversee cost, schedule, resource planning, contracting and procurement.
• Collaborate with Production, Maintenance, Construction and Turnaround teams to address risks and deliver safely.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Mentoring

Team coordination

PMP

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Civil Engineering

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Description

What’s the role

Shell Canada is seeking for a Project Engineer to join their Shell Scotford Refinery and Chemicals.

This team member will manage a portfolio of projects from the Select phase through to close-out, ensuring both home office and field execution oversight. They will collaborate with Production, Maintenance, Construction and Turnaround (MCTA), and engineering disciplines at Scotford to deliver projects. This individual will be accountable for the safety, quality, cost, schedule, and delivery of the agreed-upon scope of work for each assigned project.

What you’ll be doing

Accountabilities:

• Manage projects using the Shell Opportunity Realization Work Process
• Act as lead of all projects from initial definition and detailed design through execution and final close-out
• Manage key activities including cost and schedule management, resource planning, contracting and procurement, facilitating detailed design reviews, and fostering a team culture that supports project goals
• Support multi-discipline projects with a strong understanding and ability to collaborate with technical disciplines beyond core expertise
• Collaborate with the Production Area Teams to assess and effectively handle project and technical risks
• Interface with production and maintenance planning to plan and deliver a quality start-up in a brownfield setting, managing the Operations Readiness, Completions and Commissioning & Start Up (C&SU) aspects of the Project to Asset Transition phase
• Interface closely with Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC) companies to complete project engineering requirements based on the phase of the project
• Accountable for ensuring safety, quality, cost management, scheduling, and the successful delivery of the agreed scope for each assigned project

What you bring

• Must have legal authorization to work in Canada on a full‑time basis
• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Civil Engineering
• Professional Engineer (P. Eng) or must be eligible for accreditation with APEGA in a Professional Engineering capacity
• At least 6 years’ experience in Project Engineer preferably in project management and a combination of project management and discipline engineering
• Strong coaching, mentoring and leadership skills, in order to guide the Engineering Procurement contractors and other relevant stakeholders
• SAP experience is preferred
• PMP certification is preferred
• Experience working with new digital platforms, prototype communication technology and advanced construction/fabrication methods is considered an asset
• Experience implementing Continuous and/or work process Improvements is considered an asset
• Experience working with Contract negotiation and Procurement is considered an asset
• May be required to fill a reserve worker role

If youdon’tsee yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed in the posting above, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that women & those from under-represented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We are committed to creating a moreequitable, inclusive, and diversecompany,and we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations, and life experiences to apply.

What we offer

You bring your skills and experience toShell,and in return you work with talented, committed people in an innovative work environment.You’llhave the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another.You’llbe able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

• Progress as a person as we work on innovative projects together
• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead
• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with uniqueexpertise
• Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself
• Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working
• Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annualperformance relatedsalary increase; our pay and benefits packages are among the best in the world
• Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents
• Join anorganization workingto become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world
• We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply
• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams
• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programs

We’dlike you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive companies. You can get to know more about howwe’reworking towards that goal,click here.

Shell in Canada

Shell Canada is part of a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies with an average of92,000 employeesin more than 70 countries and has beenoperatingin Canada since 1911.

Shell Canada is one of the few truly integrated energy companies in Canada with all of Shell’s global businesses represented, including upstream, integrated gas, downstream, and renewables and energy solutions. That means we do everything from exploration, gas production, refining and manufacturing, to providingfuelsand developing energy solutions for our customers.

At a glance, our businesses and projects in Canada include:

• Joint Venture Partner (40%) with LNG Canada which will export Canadian natural gas to Asian markets
• Shale gas and liquids assets in Alberta and British Columbia
• A network of 1,400 retail stations across Canada
• The Scotford Complex inAlberta,includes an upgrader, chemicals plant and is home to the Questcarbon captureand storage facility
• The Sarnia Manufacturing Centre refinery in Ontario
• Investments inrenewablesand energy solutions, including EV charging,hydrogenand biofuels
• 12 Shell-owned distribution terminals, three of which have marine operations
• Shell Aviation Canada delivers across a network of 26airport fixed-based operations and airport consortiums, from coast to coast. Shell Aviation provides1.7 billion litersof high-quality fuel annually in Canada and offers reliable and safe into-plane delivery
• Strong Sulphur and Lubricants businesses as well as an innovative Supply and Trading business