Suncor Energy

Contact Engineer

Suncor Energy$95K — $115K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering
  • Registered or eligible for registration as a Professional Engineer with APEGA
  • 5-7 years' experience in an operating plant, ideally in refinery or thermal heavy oil environments
  • Familiarity with risk assessments and HAZOP studies
  • Knowledge of P&IDs and process flow diagrams
  • Proficient in fluid hydraulic calculations and HYSYS usage
  • Understanding of thermal heavy oil operations and associated equipment

Responsibilities

  • Support projects and monitor KPIs to achieve operational targets
  • Conduct root cause analyses and recommend corrective actions
  • Perform technical studies for plant optimization and process improvement
  • Develop monitoring tools for equipment performance
  • Execute calculations related to production losses and emissions
  • Identify gaps between current conditions and design standards
  • Provide technical support for regulatory compliance and risk assessments
  • Maintain key engineering documentation and support operations across multiple provinces

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation with regional uplifts and annual bonuses
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits for employees and families
  • Generous paid vacation and personal time-off
  • Employee training, development programs, and succession planning
  • Supportive employee assistance program for mental and financial well-being
Full Job Description
We are seeking a skilled and motivated Contact Engineer to provide technical support for plant operations, process optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives. In this role, you will apply your engineering expertise to support process changes, troubleshoot operational issues, conduct technical studies, and maintain critical process documentation. The ideal candidate brings strong operating plant experience, sound technical judgment, and a collaborative approach to improving safety, reliability, and overall plant performance.

Requirements:
  • Strong compensation: we offer competitive compensation, regional-based uplifts, annual bonuses, and long-term financial rewards. We also help you save for your future by offering pension programs, and savings plans with company matching
  • Benefits: utilize an employee assistance program and comprehensive company-paid health, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family to support your mental, physical, and financial well-being
  • Generous time-off: enjoy generous paid vacation time and personal time-off to recharge and maintain a healthy work-life balance
  • Talent development programs: Internal mobility, succession planning, and employee training and development programs are just a few ways we're dedicated to your development


Minimum Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering
  • Registered as a Professional Engineer with APEGA is a requirement, or eligible to obtain registration with APEGA, EGBC, and APEGS
  • 5-7 years of experience in an operating plant environment, preferably in refinery, pipeline, distribution, or thermal heavy oil operations
  • Experience facilitating risk assessments and hazard and operability studies (HAZOP) is an asset
  • Familiarity with P&IDs, process flow diagrams, and other process-related documentation.
  • Knowledge of fluid hydraulic calculations; experience with HYSYS and computer-based hydraulic modeling packages is an asset
  • Knowledge of business drivers for thermal heavy oil operations, including fired heaters, oil separation, and water treatment equipment, is an asset


Don't have all the qualifications listed? That's ok! Apply anyway. We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills.

Responsibilities:
  • Support expense projects and process changes, monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), and help ensure operational targets are achieved through timely corrective actions and follow-up
  • Conduct technical investigations and root cause analyses and provide recommendations to restore normal plant operation following upsets
  • Perform studies, define problems, and complete calculations to support plant optimization and improve process performance
  • Develop tools to enhance process and equipment monitoring, performance tracking, and projections
  • Perform calculations related to process conditions, production losses, emissions, spills, and chemical requirements
  • Compare current plant operating conditions with design conditions and identify gaps or improvement opportunities
  • Provide technical support for regulatory reporting, operating procedure reviews, management of change (MOC) execution, risk reviews, bottleneck identification
  • Maintain and develop key process engineering documents and tools, including P&IDs, specifications, operating targets, safe operating limits, and heat and material balances
  • Accountable for supporting locations across BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan


Location and other Key details:
  • The position will be based at the Calgary head office, located in the Suncor Energy Center at 150 - 6th Ave S.W
  • Hours of work are a regular 40-hour work week, Monday to Friday
  • Travel is expected once a week per month or as needed
  • A valid driver's licence with a clean driving record
  • Our business professional roles follow internal compensation guidelines, and the pay band will generally be based years of experience and scope of work


Think we are a fit? Apply now!

About Suncor Energy

Suncor pioneered commercial development of Canada's Athabasca oil sands — one of the world's largest petroleum resource basins. Since then, Suncor has grown to become a globally-competitive, Canadian-based integrated energy company with a balanced portfolio of high quality assets, a strong balance sheet and significant growth prospects.

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