Senior Facilities Engineer

Colonial Group; Calgary; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and bonus

Flex Spending Account

Savings Plan matching

Monthly phone allowance

Volunteer time

Team building activities

Recognition awards

Job summary

Colonial Group is seeking a Senior Facilities Engineer to lead capital projects from planning through start-up based in Calgary. You will manage multi-disciplinary teams, coordinate design, procurement and commissioning, and drive project economics with rigorous cost control.

Ideal candidates bring 10–20 years of facilities engineering experience, exposure to power generation/turbine projects, and strong communication skills. Travel to Saskatchewan and North Dakota sites will be common.

Qualifications

• 10-20 years operational/facilities engineering experience, ideally in Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
• Experience in medium to high voltage is an asset.
• Experience in North Dakota, USA is an asset.
• Electrical/Mechanical/Chemical engineering degree or equivalent.
• APEGGA professional designation preferred.
• Project management and execution experience on multiple small and intermediate projects (<$50M).
• Experience detailing mechanical, process design and instrumentation in projects.
• Experience leading multi-functional teams and managing engineering contractors.

Responsibilities

• Manage capital projects up to $50+ MM with limited supervision.
• Coordinate design, construction, commissioning and start-up of assets.
• Forecast budgets and control facilities capital expenditures to meet timelines and budgets.
• Manage key contractors and vendors including engineering firms, construction contractors and equipment suppliers.
• Ensure proper design processes, HAZOPs, risk assessments and best practices are followed.
• Collaborate with commercial and financial accounting for financial reporting.
• Lead project execution from origination to day-to-day operations and startup.
• Monitor contractor performance and address under-performance.
• Travel to field sites as required.

Skills

Power generation

Turbine installation

Analytical skills

Decision making

Organizational skills

Facilitation

Written communication

Verbal communication

Computer skills

Teamwork

Independent work

Growth mindset

Project economics

Presentations

Education

Electrical engineering degree

Mechanical engineering degree

Chemical engineering degree

APEGGA designation

Job description

About the role

The Senior Facilities Engineer will be responsible for managing capital projects.

This position will be based out of the Calgary office, reporting directly to the Manager, Engineering. The successful candidate must hold a valid driver’s license and be willing to travel regularly to our operating sites in Saskatchewan and North Dakota.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage capital projects with limited supervision up to $50+ MM;
• Combine strong communication and interpersonal skills with a thorough understanding of project management, facility design, construction and commissioning;
• Forecasting, budget creation and control of facilities capital expenditures, ensuring projects are delivered on time and on budget;
• Management of key contractors and vendors including engineering firms, construction contractors and equipment suppliers;
• Ensure proper facilities design processes are followed with adherence to best practices including drawing reviews, HAZOPs, risk assessments, etc;
• Close coordination with commercial and financial accounting to support financial reporting processes;
• Project execution from origination & initial planning to supervision of day to day operations of facilities; supporting project construction, commission and start-up of greenfield/brownfield assets;
• Monitor contractor and supplier performance and acting quicklyon under performance;
• Monitor performance against project critical success factors atproject meetings;
• Travel to the field as required;
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills:

• Experience in power generation and/or turbine installation projects considered an asset;
• Strong analytical, decision making, organizational and facilitator skills;
• Ability and willingness to make timely technical decisions and recommendations;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Excellent computer skills;
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment as well as independently;
• Team player with the ability to grow within a young company;
• Thorough understanding of the economics and technical aspects of projects as well as the qualitative aspects of project implementation;
• Comfortable giving presentations and facilitating meetings.

Experience and Education:

• 10-20 years operational/facilities engineering experience, ideally with a significant proportion spent in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin;
• Experience in medium to high voltage is considered an asset
• Experience in North Dakota, USA will be considered an asset;
• An Electrical, Mechanical, or Chemical engineering degree or equivalent;
• Professional designation in APEGA preferred;
• Project management and execution experience on a portfolio of multiplesmall and intermediate projects (Sub $50M);
• Experience detailing mechanical, process design and instrumentation in projects;
• Experience in leading multi-functional teams and managing the work of engineering contractors;
• Experience working in a multi-discipline project environment.

Why Join our Team:

• Competitive compensation and bonus programs;
• Competitive benefit package, including a Flex Spending Account and Savings Plan matching;
• Monthly phone allowance;
• 8 hours of annual paid Volunteer time to support the communities in which we operate;
• Team building activities;
• Various recognition reward programs including long-term service awards and value-based awards;
• Ability to contribute to a dynamic organization with large growth ambitions.