System Operations Engineering Student

1321 South Bow Canada Services Ltd.; Canada; On-site; CAD 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

South Bow is seeking System Operations Engineering Students for a 16-month work term starting in May 2027. The role supports safe, reliable, and compliant oil pipeline operations within Control Centre, SCADA, Automation, and Leak Detection teams.

You will collaborate with Control Center, System Operations and field teams to design, test, and troubleshoot automation/control logic, configure SCADA systems, and maintain documentation and data workflows to support regional operations.

Qualifications

• Actively enrolled in a post-secondary Engineering program.
• Must be part of your institution’s Co-op program.
• Must provide transcripts upon application.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Control Center, System Operations, and field teams to support safe operations.
• Assist with SCADA configuration, testing, and deployment of real-time monitoring systems.
• Help investigate data quality, alarms, and system issues affecting performance.
• Analyze operational data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Assist with maintaining databases, procedures, scorecards, dashboards, and controlled documents.
• Support hydraulic modeling and simulation for system design and regulatory compliance.
• Assist with training, regulatory documentation, and stakeholder reporting.
• Contribute to data organization and process-improvement initiatives.

Skills

Collaboration

Analytical thinking

Data interpretation

Education

Engineering (co-op)

Job description

About South Bow

At South Bow, we do one thing, and we do it well: safely moving oil between some of the world’s most critical markets. We’re building our high-performing team with versatile thinkers who thrive on solving big challenges together. If you’re ready for a position where your skills are highly valued and your work is incredibly important, we want to meet you. Bring your talents to a new streamlined energy company, dedicated to operational, commercial and safety excellence as we pursue our critical purpose of delivering the energy people need.

Opportunity

South Bow is seeking System Operations Engineering Students beginning May 2027 for a 16-month work term. System Operations provides the technical and operational capabilities required to support safe, reliable, and compliant operations. The team brings together Control Centre Operations, SCADA, Automation, Leak Detection, and Process Hydraulics Engineering.

What You'll Do

• Collaborate with Control Center, System Operations, and field teams to support safe and reliable operations.
• Support the design, testing, and troubleshooting of automation and control logic used for pressure control, operational reliability, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Assist with SCADA system configuration, testing, validation, documentation, and deployment of reliable real-time monitoring systems.
• Help investigate and resolve data quality, instrumentation, alarm, and system issues that impact operational and leak detection performance.
• Analyze operational, alarm, and system performance data to identify trends, opportunities, and recommendations that improve reliability and effectiveness.
• Assist with maintaining and updating databases, technical documentation, procedures, work instructions, scorecards, dashboards, and controlled documents to support operational and regulatory requirements.
• Support real-time and offline simulation of pipeline systems to understand hydraulic behavior, pressure management, and system performance under normal and abnormal operating conditions.
• Support the development and maintenance of steady-state and transient hydraulic models to inform system design, project evaluations, compliance, and operational decision-making.
• Assist with the development, maintenance, and use of analytical tools, models, and data workflows to support operational monitoring, performance analysis, investigations, and continuous improvement.
• Support training, compliance, and regulatory documentation activities, and prepare reports, presentations, and recommendations for stakeholders and leadership.
• Contribute to data organization, validation, and process improvement initiatives to continuously enhance analysis tools, workflows, and operational practices.

Minimum Requirements

• Actively enrolled in a post-secondary program focused on Engineering.
• Must actively be a part of your institution’s Co-op program.
• Must provide transcripts upon application.

About Our Business

South Bow's existing oil & liquids pipeline infrastructure connects Alberta crude oil supplies to U.S. refining markets in Illinois, Oklahoma, Texas and the U.S. Gulf Coast. We remain committed to meeting the energy needs of North Americans today, while advancing our Liquids Pipelines System for the demands of the future. Connecting growing Canadian and U.S. crude oil supply to key markets, leveraging existing assets and seeking new opportunities to continue to provide our customers with access to the destinations they need.

Equal Opportunity & Compliance

South Bow is an equal opportunity employer and participates in the E-Verify program supervised by the U.S. government.

All positions require background screening. Some require criminal and/or credit checks to comply with regulations.

Next Steps

Depending on qualifications, the successful candidate may be offered a position at a more appropriate level and/or ladder. Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the country in which the position is based with no restrictions. South Bow is committed to provide employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to race, religion, age, sex, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or disability. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available on request during the recruitment process. Applicants with disabilities can request accessible formats or communication supports by contacting [e-mail].

Contact

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