Site Engineering Team Lead

Overview of Athabasca Oil Corporation

Athabasca Oil Corporation (“AOC”) is a unique liquids-weighted intermediate energy producer. At AOC, we proudly and responsibly produce Canadian energy to improve people’s lives. We are passionate, take ownership of our work, get things done and are great at what we do.

Athabasca currently produces 38,500 boe/d with a significant growth program underway. Athabasca has exposure to Canada’s premier resource plays. Thermal Oil boasts >1 billion barrels of top quartile reserves and a deep inventory of future projects. In addition, in December 2023 Athabasca announced the creation of Duvernay Energy Corporation, a private subsidiary company. Duvernay Energy is a unique standalone self-funded entity that offers investors pure-play exposure to the Kaybob Duvernay play and is expected to grow to over 20,000 bbl/d by the late 2020’s. Strategically Athabasca has two companies with independent strategies and capital allocation frameworks.

AOC has positioned itself with strong financial liquidity of ~$455 million (including $335 million in cash), putting it in an enviable position relative to its peers. The company is resilient to commodity price volatility and is expecting to generate ~$1.8 Billion of free cash flow over the next five years.  All free cash flow is currently returned to shareholders in the form of share buybacks.  The combination of production growth and reduced share count is resulting in industry leading cash flow per share growth. The corporate strategy is to continue to grow our assets, generate significant free cash and provide superior returns to shareholders over the long term. Sustainability is core to the business with strong governance and a commitment to reducing emissions through its technology roadmap.

Athabasca has a track record of transformative projects including JV’s, M&A, royalties, and unique marketing arrangements.  AOC offers a dynamic and exciting work environment for the right candidate. AOC is publicly traded on the TSX under the symbol “ATH” with a market capitalization of $3 Billion and was recognized as number one total shareholder returning Energy company over the last three years and the number three company on the entire TSX (across all sectors).

Site Engineering Team Lead

We are currently recruiting for a Site Engineering Team Lead, reporting to the Director, Engineering. This position will provide Engineering support for AOC’s Thermal Assets in the Fort McMurray and Conklin area and lead other site engineers. This is a fly-in/fly-out field rotation 4 days on/ 3 days off with flight departing from Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon and Bonnyville.

Responsibilities:

- Lead a team of Leismer site engineers and support site leadership from an engineering perspective coordinating with Calgary engineering experts.

- Work with Operations and Engineering teams to identify and provide solutions for facility safety issues, production limitations as well as profit improvement opportunities. Lead site engineers at Leismer to execute agreed upon plans.

- Lead, mentor and coach site engineers and build relationships across the Operations and Maintenance groups at Leismer.

- Develop and align the technical designs, specifications, and work packages to meet site project business, HSE and operational objectives.

- Assist with facility safety and reliability through special projects, root cause failure analysis, incident investigations and implementation of lessons learned.

- Field support for AOC’s owner/user program.

- Champion the site Management of Change system.

- Lead HAZOP’s, conduct Risk assessments for site related MOC work.

- Interface between Operations and Production Teams to optimize facility operation and meet KPI targets.

- Provide technical and operational leadership with Calgary engineering longer term projects.

- Ensure consistent work processes and learnings are shared between AOC’s thermal assets.

Qualifications:

- 10+ years’ engineering experience with an emphasis on thermal oil.

- Leadership experience is an asset.

- Bachelor of Applied, Science, Process or Mechanical Engineering.

- Licensed member of APEGA.

- SAGD experience, preferably a balance of operational and design experience.

- Working knowledge of Management of Change including ABSA and AER requirements.

- Understanding of applicable codes and standards including ANSI, ASME, NACE.

- Ability to foster a cooperative, results oriented work environment with a mindset for continuous improvement.

- Ability to manage multiple demands and able to consistently meet deadlines.

- API 510/570 certification would be an asset.

- Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.

Please email your resume with a cover letter to careers@atha.com with “Site Engineering Team Lead” in the subject line of the email by October 31, 2025. We thank you in advance for your interest and note that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Athabasca Oil Corporation is an equal opportunity employer.