Chief Power Engineer

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Strathcona HSE standards, regulatory requirements, operating procedures, and approval conditions; identify, correct, and communicate substandard conditions.
• Fulfill all Chief Power Engineer duties and administer TSASK and asset integrity requirements for the facility, including boilers, fired and pressure equipment, OPPSD systems, the Owner User Program, the Car Seal Program, regulatory reporting, and liaison with Corporate Asset Integrity and regulators.
• Provide leadership and technical direction to Shift Engineers and Operations personnel to support safe, reliable, and efficient facility operation.
• Provide leadership and coordination for process, equipment, and production performance by serving as the senior operational resource for troubleshooting, maintenance prioritization, planning activities, and Enterprise Asset Management practices while partnering with Engineering, Maintenance, Production, and HSE teams
• Ensure safe, reliable, and efficient facility operation by optimizing personnel and resources and monitoring operational KPIs for production, reliability, cost, and throughput.
• Maintain current and effective operating procedures and ensure consistent application across all shifts.
• Promote strong safety performance through hazard identification, risk management, inspections, lockout/tagout stewardship, and safety engagement activities.
• Oversee operator training, competency development, and mentorship of Shift Engineers, Operators, contractors, and new personnel.
• Manage shift coverage and staffing requirements to support operational and regulatory compliance.
• Support operational readiness, startup, Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR), and turnover of new or modified assets.

Qualifications Include

• Second Class Power Engineering Certificate of Competency.
• Minimum 7+ years of operating experience at a SAGD or similar thermal production facility, including exposure to maintenance, automation, asset integrity, water treatment and production processes.
• Previous experience in a supervisory or senior operational leadership role.
• Strong technical knowledge of SAGD well pair operations, steam generation, water treatment, production systems and multi-phase pipelines.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of occupational health and safety requirements, TSASK requirements, applicable operating approval conditions and pressure equipment obligations.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex process and mechanical issues and identify opportunities for optimization, reliability improvement and continuous improvement.
• Effective communication, sound judgment, professionalism and organizational skills, with the ability to collaborate across functional teams.
• Experience with supervisory control systems such as FactoryTalk and DeltaV.
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office products and operational reporting and documentation systems.

Work Environment

Great things aren’t done by one person, they’re done by a team.

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