Contact 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.

Reporting to the manager, process engineering, you will provide continuous onsite technical support and input to operations, sustaining projects, major projects, and technology development.

Minimum Requirements:

• Five or more years of experience in an operating plant
• Bachelor degree in Chemical or Petroleum Engineering
• Registered as a Professional Engineer with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)
• Possess a valid driver’s license and a clean driving record
• Familiar with P&ID's, process flow diagrams, heat and material balances and other process safety information
• Knowledge of fluid hydraulic calculations
• Knowledge of HYSYS and computer-based hydraulic packages
• Contact Eng will collaborate with cross functional team members to achieve the best results and deliver the most value
• Contact Eng will hold others accountable, and expect others to do the same
  
  

Responsibilities:

• Support Process Unit Team to optimize, troubleshoot, and assess performance against design and safe operating limits
• Monitor Key performance indicators (KPI) and provide technical support to ensure operational targets are met
• Develop tools to improve both process and equipment monitoring and performance projections
• Perform calculations to identify required process conditions, production loss, emission spills and required chemical treatment requirements
• Use structured problem-solving techniques and root cause analysis to investigate and troubleshoot plant operating issues to identify root causes and recommend and implement technical solutions
• Identify improvement opportunities and create problem definitions for further development of projects to improve safety, quality, and production at lower risk and cost
• Complete technical studies, risk assessments, problem definitions, and calculations for plant optimization and debottleneck activities and ensure timely and quality completion of corrective actions
• Lead Operational technical changes and ensure changes are communicated to Operations and perform effective change follow ups
• Provide technical support for tasks such as: regulatory reporting, operational procedure reviews, management of change (MOC) execution, risk reviews, debottleneck identification and plant turnarounds
• Responsible for development and maintenance of unit Process Safety Information (PSI) and Contact Eng tools such as: piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID's), process flow diagrams (PFD's), unit specifications and targets, safe operating limits (SOL), and heat and material balance (H&MB)
  
  

Location & Other Key Details:

• You will work out of our Edmonton refinery in Sherwood Park, located at 801 Petroleum Way
• Our engineering roles will follow internal compensation guidelines, and the pay band will generally be based years of experience and scope of work
• Hours of work are a regular 40-hour work week, Monday to Friday, with the potential for extended work hours during Turnarounds / Outages / Break ins
  
  

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.