Reliability Engineer

Imperial Oil; Town of Bonnyville; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Relocation assistance

Flexible work hours

Work from home policy

Employee resource groups (ERG's)

Job summary

Imperial Oil invites applications for a Reliability Engineer role located at the Cold Lake asset in Alberta. You will work with operations, maintenance, and engineering to improve equipment safety, uptime, and efficiency, with emphasis on problem-solving and data analysis.

This position offers opportunities for growth, relocation support if needed, and a collaborative, safety-focused environment in Canada’s energy sector.

Qualifications

• Canadian accredited engineering degree is required.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a commitment to safety.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and communicate clearly.

Responsibilities

• Work with multi-functional engineering, operations, and maintenance teams to support reliability programs.
• Analyze equipment performance and failure trends to identify issues and implement solutions.
• Support root cause investigations and corrective actions for equipment failures.
• Develop and maintain reliability strategies including condition monitoring programs.
• Use data and performance metrics to track equipment health and opportunities for improvement.
• Explore opportunities for growth through training, mentorship, or projects.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Data analysis

Problem-solving

Safety awareness

Education

Engineering degree (Canadian accredited)

Job description

At Imperial, we work every day to responsibly develop Canada’s energy resources – applying technology and innovation to supply affordable, accessible and reliable energy while reducing emissions. Imperial recognizes the important role we can play by advancing climate solutions within our operations and by providing lower life-cycle emission products to our customers. This effort is powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by a pride in what we do and what we stand for.

The success of our upstream, downstream and chemical, and corporate divisions is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies.

Imperial honours diverse backgrounds so we can be a place where people can bring their full selves to work, no matter their identity, race, gender, sexual orientation, age, or ability.

At Imperial, we want you to come for the position and stay for the career. As an integrated company, we are uniquely positioned to offer you a wide range of career prospects and growth opportunities through the course of your career with us. We invite you to bring your ideas and help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs.

About Imperial’s Cold Lake Operation

Cold Lake is an in-situ oil sands operation in northern Alberta. Sitting on a large, high-quality resource base, the operation is using and piloting next-generation solvent technologies that can improve production and lower greenhouse gas emissions intensity.

Cold Lake is one of the longest running oil sands operations in northeastern Alberta and one of the largest in-situ thermal operations in the world. The operation supplies refineries across Canada and the United States with the crude needed to create fuel, asphalt and other important products. The site’s past success and current strength stem from the skills, commitment and passion of the site’s workforce, made up of approximately 400 employees and 1,000 contractors including from Indigenous-owned businesses.In 2025, gross production at Cold Lake averaged 151,000 barrels per day.

What Role You Will Play in Our Team

If you are passionate about safety, building positive relationships, and working within a collaborative team environment, then we have the role for you! We currently have an opportunity within our Cold Lake asset in the Upstream division supporting and leading reliability programs for our site.

As a Reliability Engineer, you'll play a key role in helping equipment and systems operate safely, efficiently, and dependably. You'll work alongside operations, maintenance, and engineering teams to identify opportunities for improvement, solve technical challenges, and reduce equipment failures before they occur. This is an excellent opportunity for a recent engineering graduate who enjoys problem-solving, data analysis, continuous improvement, and making a visible impact on business performance.

What You Will Do

• Work with multi-functional engineering, operations, and maintenance teams, both in Canada and overseas, to support our reliability programs.
• Analyze equipment performance and failure trends to identify reliability issues and recommend practical solutions that improve safety, uptime, and efficiency.
• Support root cause investigations for equipment failures and operational issues, working with cross-functional teams to determine causes and implement corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain reliability strategies including condition monitoring programs for critical assets.
• Use data and performance metrics to track equipment health, identify improvement opportunities, and support asset management and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Opportunities for growth (e.g. training, mentorship, studies/projects, other engineering or asset team roles)

About You

Job Requirements

• Canadian accredited (or equivalent) engineering degree
• Valid Class 5 driver’s license and safe driving record
• Able to work individually, as well as in a team situation, with minimal supervision
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a commitment to safety on and off the job

Preferred Knowledge & Skills

• Strong desire to contribute to a team environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English are required for the role
• Creative, committed, dependable individuals who are energized by working with people and by achieving superior results
• Previous industry experience is considered beneficial, but not essential

Your Benefits

An Imperial career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life. Imperial Oil has been recognized as one of Canada’s top employers for young people (2024), in addition to one of Canada’s and Alberta’s top employers (2024) as recognized by Mediacorp Canada Inc.’s 24th annual competition.

We offer you:

• Competitive salary
• Training and mentorship
• Relocation assistance as required
• Flexible work hours and work from home policy
• Employee resource groups (ERG’s) – opportunity to participate in volunteer groups that support furthering the company’s inclusion objectives

Please note benefits may be changed, suspended or terminated from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.

Imperial is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Imperial is committed to providing equitable treatment and equal opportunity to all individuals and encourages all eligible applicants to apply.

Imperial conducts business in a manner that respects the land, environment, rights and cultures of Indigenous communities. In the areas where we explore, develop and operate, Imperial engages Indigenous communities in open and forthright consultation and strives to establish meaningful relationships built on mutual trust and respect. Please see here for more information on Imperial’s Indigenous Relations Guiding Principles and Guidelines.

Imperial is committed to supporting persons with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. We will work with qualified applicants to provide reasonable accommodation upon request at [e-mail].

Eligibility to work in Canada: All applicants who receive an offer of employment must be eligible to work in Canada on a regular full-time basis without restrictions on their start date. Proof of eligibility shall be in the form of a Canadian birth certificate, Canadian passport, Canadian citizenship certificate, Canadian certificate of permanent residence, Canadian open work permit or receipt from Immigration Canada of an application for a post-graduate work permit.

Proof of eligibility must be current and valid (not expired, cancelled or voided). Proof of eligibility will be required if an offer of employment is made. Failure to provide proof of eligibility at least six (6) weeks prior to the start date may result in the offer of employment being rescinded.