Sr Engineer, Ammonia Process NROC

Nutrien; Calgary; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Nutrien seeks an experienced engineer to lead real-time monitoring and optimization for ammonia facilities. You will integrate process data, laboratory analyses, and models to improve performance and reliability while reducing operating costs.

The role requires collaboration with site operations, maintenance, reliability, and engineering teams across the ammonia fleet. Ideal candidates will have a Chemical Engineering degree and 5+ years in ammonia process technologies, with strong data analysis

Qualifications

• Requires Chemical Engineering degree and ammonia process experience.
• Proven ability to analyze plant data and propose improvements.
• Experience with process control data, trends, and performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute real-time monitoring and optimization for ammonia facilities using data sources and models.
• Identify operating constraints, degradation, and vulnerabilities from plant data.
• Create actionable recommendations to increase production efficiency and reduce costs.
• Support troubleshooting, root-cause analyses, and performance improvement studies.

Skills

Ammonia process knowledge

Data analysis

Team collaboration

Strong communication

Leadership

Education

Chemical Engineering degree

Tools

UniSim Design

Aspen HYSYS

Aspen Plus

Excel

Job description

Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purpose, Feeding the Future, is the reason we come to work each day. We’re guided by our culture of care and our core values: We put safety first. We act with integrity. We are stronger together. We deliver with excellence. Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26,000 employees, we operate a world-class network of production, distribution, and ag retail facilities. We efficiently serve growers' needs and strive to provide a more profitable, sustainable, and secure future for all stakeholders. Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien.

What You'll Do

• Develop and execute a value-driven, real-time monitoring and optimization program for Nutrien ammonia facilities using process control systems, historian data, laboratory analyses, field observations, process models, maintenance information, and other available datasets.
• Monitor plant performance and long-term trends to identify operating constraints, abnormal or degrading equipment, catalyst performance issues, vulnerabilities, and threats.
• Identify opportunities and create actionable recommendations to increase production efficiency, enhance reliability, and reduce operating costs.
• Support process troubleshooting, root cause investigations, and performance improvement studies by integrating process data, engineering analysis, process simulation, operating history, and equipment performance.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance ammonia process digital twins, condition-based monitoring tools, predictive analytics, and other advanced monitoring applications in collaboration with NROC specialists, process control, reliability, and technology teams.
• Support turnaround and outage planning by utilizing performance data, equipment degradation trends, process vulnerabilities, inspection findings, and reliability indicators to identify, justify, and prioritize TAR scope.
• Provide technical mentorship, coaching, and knowledge sharing on ammonia process technology, troubleshooting methods, and optimization opportunities across the ammonia fleet.
• Develop strong collaborative relationships with site operations, maintenance, reliability, turnaround, and engineering teams to drive continuous improvement and maximize operational value.
• Quantify and communicate the business value of recommendations, including production gains, energy savings, reliability improvements, avoided losses, and risk reduction.

What You'll Bring

• Chemical Engineering degree
• 5+ years of experience with Ammonia process technologies, including plant operations, process design, and/or simulation
• Proven track record of analyzing plant data and making recommendations in operations, maintenance, or design improvements and upgrades.
• Demonstrated experience with ammonia plant process technology and the mechanisms that affect safety, reliability, production, efficiency, catalyst performance, and equipment health.
• Leadership style that allows for collaborate relationships to be established and built with site operational and technical staff

Required Skills

• Knowledge (theoretical or practical understanding of a subject)
• Mechanisms that affect safety, reliability, production, and efficiency of an Ammonia plant
• Chemical engineering principles, including thermodynamics, reaction kinetics, heat transfer, compression, refrigeration, and fluid dynamics
• Skills (proficiencies developed through training or experience)
• Use of operational data systems, such as data historians, trending tools, and data analysis programs
• Use of chemical process simulation software, such as UniSim Design, Aspen HYSYS, and Aspen Plus
• Use of Microsoft suite of programs, particularly Excel
• Abilities (qualities of being able to do something)
• Work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team with multiple stakeholders
• Communicate effectively and influence others
• Passion for digital technologies

The estimated salary that Indeed, Glassdoor and LinkedIn lists does not represent Nutrien's compensation structure.

This job will remain posted until filled. In accordance with Nutrien policies, you will be required to undergo a background check, and may be required to undergo a substance test. While we appreciate all applications we receive, only candidates under consideration will be contacted. Applicants must meet minimum age requirements, as permitted by law.

Nutrien is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.