Operations Engineer

WHO WE ARE:

Do you want to be part of the Canada’s exciting energy transition through the development of energy storage, renewables, hydrogen, and carbon capture and sequestration? If you have an entrepreneurial spirit coupled with strong business acumen and a customer service approach, we are looking for you to join our team and share our vision, commitment, and values. ATCO EnPower represents a diverse collection of assets strategically positioned to meet the evolving energy needs of our customers. ATCO EnPower holds a competitive position in the Alberta Industrial Heartland with hydrocarbon salt cavern storage and industrial water solutions. In addition, ATCO EnPower owns and operates strategic energy assets such as natural gas storage, wind and solar power generation, hydro-power generation, and northern energy solutions. This diversity uniquely positions ATCO to execute on its core vision of ‘Delivering Inspired Energy Solutions for a Better World’ and will position ATCO as a leader in this generational energy transformation.

DESCRIPTION:

The Operations Engineer reports to the Lead, Sustaining Projects and Operations Engineering and is accountable for the successful delivery of continual improvement opportunities onsite required to safely, reliably, and compliantly operate ATCO EnPower’s assets, equipment and facilities and meet the needs of ATCO EnPower’s customers. These continual improvement opportunities will have a technical component and include MOCs, Facility Reporting, Sustaining Capital Programs, Improvement Initiatives, and day-to-day troubleshooting.

They will achieve this by demonstrating situational leadership and through collaborating with other departments across ATCO EnPower, including Technical Services, Commercial, Regulatory and the Project Delivery Teams and will perform their responsibilities in alignment with ATCO’s Core Values of Caring, Integrity, Collaboration, Agility and Health & Safety.

This position is located in our Calgary office, but regular travel (50-60%) to field location in Carbon, Alberta area will be required.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsibility Area #1 – Technical

- Provide day-to-day technical expertise and troubleshooting on equipment at ATCO EnPower’s Natural Gas Storage Facilities under normal operation, during maintenance activities and under upset conditions.

- Identify and execute optimization and performance improvement opportunities.

- Champion the Management of Change (MOC) processes.

- Reporting Operations KPIs and metrics reporting and provide recommendations to management.

- Interface with Marketing to coordinate and optimize plant outage and curtailments.

Responsibility Area #2 –Project Execution

- Identify and support the Sustaining Capital Programs as per the Sustaining Capital Workflows.

- Manage the Project/Opportunity Master List

- Project Manage individual projects in accordance with ATCO EnPower’s Project Execution Policies and Project Life Cycle, including sustaining capital projects, O&M projects, turnarounds and outages, as required

- Represent Operations on Major Project, Development Projects, and Sustaining Capital project teams.

Responsibility Area #3 – Health & Safety

- Lead by example, maintaining the highest standard for Health & Safety for oneself, their peers, and the public.

- Embody the behaviors consistent with ATCO EnPower’s Safety Culture, including creating a psychologically safe and inclusive environment

- Be actively involved in safety programs and initiatives.

- Engage and collaborate with the Health & Safety department.

- Participate in Emergency Response Plan as member of site Incident Command Team (ICS).

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (P.Eng).

- Professional Engineer registered with APEGA, or ability to obtain

- 7-9 years of experience as an operation engineer, preferably in a natural gas operating facility

- Valid Class 5 Vehicle License

- Understanding of ICS principles

- Familiar with Project Management practices and tools

- Demonstrated critical thinking, problem solving , and effective decision making

- Ability to effectively interface with all levels within the company, and work effectively in cross-functional team environment.

- Ability to function independently and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.

- Experience or knowledge in Microsoft Office 365 Apps. (Outlook, Excel, Word, Power Point, and Teams)

- Well-developed interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.

- Flexibility, initiative, resourcefulness, and the ability to work as an effective team member.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, the ability to prioritize conflicting demands, and the ability to present information to field operations and company management in a simple and concise manner

- A strong commitment to Health & Safety and a culture of caring

We would like to thank everyone for their application; however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

Final candidates will be required to undergo a Security Clearance Check.

ATCO is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

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