Senior Process Control Engineer for 24/7 Plant

Agrium Canada Partnership; Redwater; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Nutrien's Redwater Fertilizer Operations seeks an Engineer, Process Control to lead and optimize site control systems. You will support DCS/SIS, HMIs, and APC applications, driving improvements in safety, reliability, and efficiency. This role requires 8+ years in process control and a P.Eng.

in good standing. The successful candidate will collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and vendors to implement control strategies and participate in PHAs and risk assessments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering with Process Control or Electrical/Computer Engineering.
• P.Eng. registration with APEGA in good standing.
• 8+ years of process control experience in continuous industrial or chemical manufacturing environments.
• Experience with alarm management, control performance monitoring, and optimization.
• Knowledge of process control theory, instrumentation, architecture, and industrial networking.
• Experience with AVEVA PI historian preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for practical improvements.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day technical support for site control systems (DCS, SIS, HMIs, APC applications, OTS).
• Design and implement control system modifications via the MOC process and support capital projects.
• Monitor, maintain, and improve control system performance using diagnostic tools.
• Develop and govern site-level process control documentation per Nutrien standards.
• Identify opportunities to improve process efficiency, operability, and reliability through control strategies and alarm management.
• Participate in PHAs, risk assessments, and process safety initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external vendors to troubleshoot issues and implement improvements.
• Engage with Nutrien’s broader process control network to share knowledge and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Process control theory

Instrumentation

Industrial networking

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering (Process Control) or Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Honeywell Experion DCS

Honeywell TPS DCS

AVEVA PI

Job description

Nutrien's Redwater Fertilizer Operations seeks an Engineer, Process Control to lead and optimize site control systems. You will support DCS/SIS, HMIs, and APC applications, driving improvements in safety, reliability, and efficiency. This role requires 8+ years in process control and a P.Eng.

in good standing. The successful candidate will collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and vendors to implement control strategies and participate in PHAs and risk assessments.