Contract: Site Operations Engineer / Lloydminster

The term of this role is 6 months with a possibility of extension, with an ultimate progression into a full-time employee role for the right individual.

The Site Operations Engineer will:
• Provide field level process engineering support to Operations and other stakeholders within Thermal and Conventional Heavy Oil.
• Apply engineering theory and problem-solving skills to resolve safety/environmental/integrity concerns, optimize facility performance, and scope/identify opportunities that reduce OPEX or add business value.

The roles and responsibilities of this Site Operations Engineer will be:

• Support and collaborate with Operations to:
o Resolve operational process / equipment issues (analyze and troubleshoot process issues, recommend ideas and solutions).
o Verify process changes, validate process function, and perform equipment sizing / rating by creating and updating process simulations models and/or completing engineering calculations / analysis.
o Identify facility bottlenecks, process improvements, and OPEX reduction opportunities; scope and frame to resolve.
o Support safety, environmental, and integrity concerns; scope and frame to resolve.
o Complete or support work intake for process engineering investigations and process, management of change requests.
o Complete process release calculations to support process safety event incident investigations.
• Provide process engineering representation and support for Operational risk assessments, Project / MOC PHA, revalidation HAZOPs, and other related evaluations.
• Define, implement, monitor, and sustain facility Safe Operating Limits.
• Support integrated production planning by identifying and managing facility constraints.
• Support facility outages by quantifying outage production impacts, supporting operational risk assessments, completing process engineering calculations / modelling, and supporting found work resolution.
• Complete performance monitoring on facility process and equipment; collaborate to drive business performance and operational efficiency.
• Execute process engineering investigations and small MOCs (ex. set-points changes, chemical changes).
• Interface with Facilities Engineering to support process engineering requirements for front end scoping and execution of engineering investigations and MOCs (process engineering support for facility changes).
• Coordinate process trials (PTRs) (eg. chemical trials, process optimization).
• Interface with capital project teams as needed, support up front scoping and integration/consideration of operating conditions.
• Support the Enhanced Production Audit Program (annual measurement schematic review, engineering estimates, monthly or quarterly gas sample verification, audits).
• Complete data gathering / trending to support business needs.
• Complete and support engineering work in alignment with the Cenovus professional practice management plan.
• Support the continuous improvement of business processes and documentation.

This Site Operations Engineer will possess:

• Good understanding of engineering principles and strong analytical problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work closely with operations, maintenance, and other engineering teams to achieve goals.
• Able to manage and prioritize competing demands in a fast paced, operational front-line work environment.
• Able to listen effectively and understand different points of view.
• Possess effective written and verbal communication skills.

Qualification for this role will be:
• Must be registered with APEGS as a P. Eng.
• Chemical, Petroleum, Mechanical Engineering degree
• 5+ years of industry experience
• Proficient with process simulation tools (HYSYS, Unisim)
• Previous experience in an operational and/or process engineering role is an asset
• Previous process engineering design experience is an asset
• Driver’s license is required
• Valid safety training tickets: H2S Alive - Enform / Energy Safety Canada, Detection and Control of Flammable Substances Certificate, Confined Space Entry 1

Physical:
• Candidate must be based in Lloydminster AB/SK.
Must be willing to drive to site 2 days per week.