Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from an accredited university
Professional Engineer registered with APEGA or eligible for membership
10+ years of experience in oil refining, upgrading, or recycling processing
Specific expertise in Desalters, Distillation, Cracking systems, and Sulphur Recovery
Experience with HYSYS and other engineering software
Strong communication skills for client and team interaction
Experience in sizing process equipment is a plus
Responsibilities
Lead and mentor junior engineers, ensuring quality and accuracy of work
Oversee fabrication and assembly of projects at Propak facilities
Develop relationships with clients to enhance project collaboration
Travel for startup and commissioning support domestically and internationally
Work on diverse oil refining and processing projects for various clients
Make critical decisions within a multidisciplinary engineering team
Gain technical expertise in oil refining and processing
Benefits
Career development opportunities in a dynamic environment
Mentorship from senior engineers and managers
Hands-on experience with project fabrication and assembly
Exposure to a variety of domestic and international projects
Opportunity to lead and influence project outcomes
Full Job Description
In this position, Propak can offer the following career development opportunities:
Work on a variety of oil refining, oil processing or heavy oil projects for domestic and international clients. The scope of the projects will vary from FEED studies, modular packages and full turnkey EPFC projects.
Acquire in-depth technical expertise in oil refining and processing
Lead and mentor junior engineers, including delegation, checking, and authentication of professional work products.
Become a critical decision maker while working with a multidisciplinary team of engineering and design leads
Develop and build relationships with clients
Gain practical experience by overseeing the fabrication and assembly of your projects in the Propak, Airdrie facilities.
Travel domestically and internationally for startup and commissioning support
Receive mentorship from senior process engineers, supervisors, and managers to support your technical development and role as a lead process engineer
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from an accredited university
Professional Engineer registered and in good standing with Alberta Professional Engineers, and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) or eligible for membership.
10+ years of experience in oil refining, oil upgrading, or oil recycling processing with specific experience in Desalters and Electrostatic Treaters, Atmospheric and Vacuum Distillation, Thermal and Catalytic Cracking systems, Hydrotreating/Hydrofining, Platforming and Isomerization, Steam Methane Reformers, Delayed Cokers, Sulphur Recovery unit.
Experience designing alternative processes in Glycol Dehydration, Sweetening, Mechanical Refrigeration, Oil Processing, SAGD (wellpads, water treating, Central Processing), Oil Treater Design, Material Selection and Corrosion, and Compression is considered an asset.
EPC and/or Fabricator experience
Excellent communications skills required to interact with client and internal team members
Experience working with HYSYS and other engineering software (BR&E ProMax, VMGSim Symmetry, Flarenet)
Experience in sizing process equipment is an asset (separators, treaters, FWKO, heat exchangers, PSVs, flare systems, control valves, pumps, reciprocating, rotary screw, and centrifugal compressors)
Experience with typical process deliverables (PFD, HMB, P&ID, Line List, Design Basis Memorandum, Cause & Effect Diagrams, Control Narratives, Datasheets, Hydraulics, Line Sizing)
