Description:
The Liquids Pipelines business unit is responsible for connecting Alberta's crude oil supplies to U.S. refining markets. As the Manager, Operations Engineering you will be leading a team of multi- discipline engineers to support the safe, reliable, sustainable and cost-effective operations of our pipeline facilities.
Reporting to the Manager, Operations Engineering and Technical Services, you will enable a team of technical experts to support the field in identification and evaluation of key issues/risks and opportunities that translate into a multiyear portfolio of projects. Following ‘Project Delivery Standards’ to develop creative, innovative and sound engineering solutions on operating brownfield assets to maximize equipment reliability, efficiency and safety.
To be successful in this role, you must be adaptable, responsible and a team player. Our team is looking for someone who thrives in a dynamic and fast-pace environment and can lead a team to focus on opportunities that maximize value. In addition to being organized, you possess strong business judgement and communication skills needed to interact with a variety of people and job functions.
What you'll do
- Actively participate on the leadership team of Liquid Pipeline Operations Engineering
- Provide clear strategic direction for the team to focus on value accretive initiatives
- Provide framework to consistently evaluate and prioritize issues/risk and opportunities
- Collaborate with stakeholders to provide engineering design support
- Develop practical and fit for service engineering solutions for field projects.
- Support the team to deliver approved workplans to the project’s organization
- Manage portfolio of opportunities to align with core values and Liquids BU strategy
- Provide budgetary stewardship for planning cycles through portfolio optimization
- Communicate portfolio to a variety of audiences, including senior leadership in a clear and concise manner.
- Lead development & automation for business critical reliability reporting
- Develop and maintain the operations Risk Management Plan
- Provide field engineering support on Technical Requests and Management of Change
- Develop team members and continuously increase team effectiveness
Minimum Qualifications
- Undergraduate Degree in Engineering
- Registered Professional Engineer with APEGA
- 10+ years of related work experience as an Engineer with increasing levels of responsibility
- Ability to provide strategic direction for the team
- Ability to focus on projects with demonstrable impact on the business
- High ownership and track record of delivering on commitments
- Highly organized and effective, with proven success engaging and maintaining relationships across multiple functional areas
- Demonstrates aptitude and willingness to be a change agent
- Self-motivated, driven to achieve operational excellence
- Positive attitude rooted in our core values of Safety, Integrity, Collaboration, Responsibility and Innovation
- Travel to company locations in Canada and the US
Preferred Qualifications
- Field operations engineering experience
- Experience with an operating asset