Specialist Process Engineer

Joining Suncor means you will work for one of the best companies in Canada, providing tremendous future potential where talented people thrive and lead. As our business evolves, so do our employment opportunities. Our work culture includes a dynamic mix of professionals, with a diversity of skills and expertise.

Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity to work as a Specialist Process Engineer? In this role, you will be a part of the Central Development Process Engineering team who is accountable for process engineering services and deliverables on water treatment projects through a staged-gated project development and execution process. You will work within an integrated team environment with technical, operations, and project professionals through scoping, DBM, FEED, and Detailed Engineering.

Minimum Requirements:

- Minimum 10-15 years of experience in an engineering or operations related position with a background in water treatment, oil sands extraction or energy & utility facilities

- A Bachelor’s degree in Mineral or Chemical Engineering

- Registered or immediately eligible for registration with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) as a Professional Engineer

- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a collaborative team environment to achieve the best results and deliver the most value

- Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills, with an ability to apply logic and challenge assumptions, conclusions, and make appropriate recommendations

- Effective communication skills with proven ability to distill technical information for broader audiences

- Established self-motivation and organizational skills; demonstrated initiative to ensure that projects and tasks are completed on time and correctly

Responsibilities:

- Develop and maintain water chemistry models and simulations

- Perform process calculations and system evaluations to identify value creation opportunities and resolve complex technical issues

- Analyze process data and assess risk to understand trade-offs, set process engineering design basis, and guide design criteria for cost-effective design

- Ensure process designs minimize hazards, achieve the desired intent, minimize costs, and adhere to relevant internal and external industry standards

- Prepare heat and material balances, equipment sizing and evaluation, PFDs/P&ID’s as required

- Perform technical supervision on external consultants and EP contractors, support Design Reviews, PHA’s and risk assessments

- Support operation/maintenance/reliability/engineering team through project execution and commissioning and start-up

- Ensure seamless integration of project scope with existing facilities, and evaluate synergy opportunities across assets and project suites

- Provide emergency technical support to Base Plant, Fort Hills and Syncrude

Location and other Key Details:

- You will work out of our Calgary head office, located in the Suncor Energy Centre at 150 – 6th Ave S.W.

- Hours of work are a regular 40-hour work week, Monday to Friday, with the potential for extended work hours based on business needs

- Travel between Fort McMurray and Calgary as required

- Our business professional roles follow internal compensation guidelines and the pay band will generally be based years of experience and scope of work

Why Suncor?

Suncor's operations include oil sands development, production and upgrading; offshore oil and gas; petroleum refining in Canada and the U.S.; and the company's Petro-Canada retail and wholesale distribution networks (including Canada's Electric Highway™, a coast-to-coast network of fast-charging electric vehicle stations).

With a strong strategy for growth and our long-standing approach to sustainability, operational excellence, capital discipline and technology and innovation, Suncor offers a solid foundation for you to continue building your career. We offer rewarding opportunities for you to learn, contribute and grow in a variety of career-building positions – all of which means tremendous potential for your future. We are focused on deepening our commitment to inclusion and diversity and creating a respectful workplace.

We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from all qualified individuals. We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive work environment where every employee feels valued and respected. We have numerous employee inclusion networks to help foster an inclusive and respectful culture and drive positive change within Suncor. Current networks include both workplace inclusion networks (focusing on inclusion and respect for all), and identity-focused networks (focusing on building community and a sense of belonging and allyship). Through the Journey of Reconciliation, we are progressing the way we think and act to build greater mutual trust and respect with the Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Please note we will consider accessibility accommodations to applicants upon request.