Bluelime Technical Services

Operations Manager

Prince George, BC

Temporary, Fixed term contract

About This Job

High-Level Description:

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Provide Operational advice to Projects teams to ensure safe, reliable and fit for purpose projects are designed and delivered.

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Accountable to ensure Integrated Management System requirements are achieved through project implementation.

Specific Accountabilities:

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Support project development, design and implementation to ensure safe, reliable and efficient projects are delivered.

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Liaise between Project Team and Westcoast stakeholders; representing core interests of Operations throughout project life cycles.

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Provide leadership support to ensure Safety, Environmental and Operational best practices are achieved throughout project construction.

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Provide gas industry institutional knowledge directly or indirectly through engagement with Operaitons teams to ensure project requirements for: training, operating procedures, asset maintenance and asset management is provided.

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Ensure ORA Operations deliverables are executed as per project schedule requirements

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Ensure projects and operations teams complete commissioning and handover requirements, accountable for communicating requirements to stakeholders and ensuring ORA scoping is complete.

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Develop and communicate effectively to ensure Operational resource requirements are identified; provide direction and informal leadership to Operators and Technicians that are subconded to projects.

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Takes point on communications required to work through gaps in scope, funding, timing or process/program requirements that come up between Projects and Operations.

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Provides operational support and input for the management of project deficiencies and Project Handover and Acceptance to Operaitons.

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Operational leadership to ensure post start up deficiencies are managed; ensuring sustainable operations.

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Accountable for identifying operational risks to avoid personal, process and business impacts; routinely greater than $1M or greater in terms of cost avoidance.

Scope/Dimensions

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This role has decision making authority, where delegated, for “asset owner” and front line supervisor decisions related to project functions.

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Expected to identify safety, operational and business risks associated with project scope and deliverables.

Contacts (Working Relationships)

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Daily interactions with project and operations stakeholders including external consultants and vendors.

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Work daily across broad internal and external teams

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Required:

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5-10 years of Operations or Maintenance experience in the Natural Gas Industry

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Formal education, a technical degree or equivalent certifications and less years experience may be considered.

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Effective communication and relationship development.

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Self driven and strong ability to prioritize work through periods of heavy workload and competing priorities.

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Extensive operations or technical experience related to gas transportation equipment and systems. (ie. Pipeline and Compression)

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Working knowledge of gas related programs, processes and familiar with gas industry standards and best operating practices.

Preferred:

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Extensive experience working with the Westcoast Operations teams and is familiar with stations equipment.

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Experience as a field level leader.

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Working knowledge of Management of Change, Work Management, Operations Training Programs, Operational Readiness and Assurance Processes and Commissioning and Handover best practices.

Working Conditions:

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Predominantly office environment

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Through the project lifecycle there are times where extensive travel is required to vendor, consultant and regional field locations.

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Overall travel requirements for the role are ~20% of the time.

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Safety sensitive role in terms of conducting field visits to pipeline, measurement and compressor station facilities.

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Highway driving throughout British Columbia for onsite activities and meetings.

Job Type: Fixed term contract

Contract length: 12 months

Ability to commute/relocate:

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Prince George, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person