Senior Engineer, System Design and Planning

SaskEnergy Incorporated; Saskatoon; On-site; CAD 93,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

SaskEnergy Incorporated is seeking a Senior Engineer, System Design and Planning to provide engineering services for facility recommendations and seamless integration of new assets to meet current and future demand. You will work with customers and internal teams to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective system operation.

The role requires a degree in engineering, a PE designation, 8 years of pipeline/facilities experience, and strong analytical skills to optimize transmission and storage

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Civil, Environmental, Industrial, or Petroleum preferred).
• Professional Engineer designation registered to practice in Saskatchewan.
• Eight (8) years of engineering experience related to planning, design and construction of pipeline and facilities in oil and gas.
• Experience with hydraulic analysis software and facility design of natural gas pipeline systems is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities for process optimization and implement changes to ensure efficient task execution.
• Recommend changes to optimize facilities and services for long-term value.
• Facilitate connection of new TransGas customers to transmission and/or distribution systems.
• Present information to customers and support prudent business decisions with cost, routing and timelines.

Skills

Teamwork

Professional development

Stakeholder communication

Education

Engineering degree (Mechanical Civil Environmental Industrial or Petroleum)

Tools

Hydraulic analysis software

Job description

SaskEnergy is seeking a qualified and motivated individual to join our team. The Senior Engineer, System Design and Planning provides engineering services that support facility recommendations to address both system needs and customer facility requests for new or existing facilities, and ensures safe, reliable, and cost-effective system operation and timely integration of new assets to meet current and future customer demand. This includes specialized engineering activities and technical support related to project identification, execution and the recommendation of cost-effective business solutions to support departmental and corporate objectives. This position works closely with customers and internal departments to ensure that system and customer needs are met through the execution of new capital projects.

Position Details

Non-union. This position is permanent full time.

Key Accountabilities

• Identify opportunities for process optimization and implement changes as necessary to ensure efficient, streamlined execution of required tasks, using business analytics to improve the quality of decisions and recommendations.
• Recommend business, facility or operational changes required to optimize facilities and services, ensuring any new facilities seamlessly integrate with existing facilities and operation and result in long term value.
• Facilitate the connection of new TransGas customers to transmission and/or distribution system(s), ensuring natural gas services are available for their unique business requirements; this includes a focus on facilitating conversations, understanding their business processes and presenting information to customers.
• Present information to customers and create dialogue regarding determination of optimal solutions; acting as a customer advocate within SaskEnergy; updating customers so they understand facility costs, routing options, and timelines in order for all parties to make prudent business decisions.
• Prepare, communicate and present plans, business cases, system analysis and recommendations to internal and external groups regarding long term transmission and storage operational plans, major system outages, new customer facilities or system facilities and major changes in system operation.
• Perform ongoing review of TransGas criteria for planning and design to ensure a balance between high availability of customer contracted demand and maximize existing system utilization, identifying ways to optimize existing system assets and manage system constraints.
• Analyze transportation, compression, storage, and distribution operations to evaluate system performance.
• Provide technical support (guidance, instruction, modeling) to Gas Control, Operations, Engineering and customers regarding system capacity, operation, new facility solutions and system optimization, as required.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Civil, Environmental, Industrial, or Petroleum preferred).
• Professional Engineer designation registered to practice in Saskatchewan.
• Eight (8) years of engineering experience related to the planning, design and construction of pipeline and facilities in the oil and gas industry.
• Experience with hydraulic analysis software and facility design of natural gas pipeline systems would be considered an asset.
• Ability to work on a team while building and maintaining effective relationships.
• Must have a continuing record of professional development and continuous learning.
• A suitable combination of relevant education and experience may also be considered.

Additional Information

• Travel, including overnight stays away from bid headquarters, is required on occasion.
• Class 5 Driver's License is required.

For more information on this position, please contact Human Resources at 306-777-9091.

Closing Date October 30, 2026

Salary Range $92,716 - $132,958

We are Saskatchewan's natural gas distribution company. Together with TransGas, our natural gas transmission and storage subsidiary, we provide convenience, comfort and reliable natural gas service for our customers. We offer an array of challenging career opportunities throughout the province, an attractive total rewards package and a warm and welcoming atmosphere. We also value and supports a diverse workforce. We invite you to join our team!