Engineer - Renewables and Facilities
Role Overview
Facilities Engineer supporting smaller capital projects and site optimization at renewable natural gas, anaerobic digestion, and composting facilities across Canada.
Works under the Director of Projects and Engineering with operations teams, project colleagues, consultants, contractors, vendors, and regulators.
Supports larger infrastructure projects from planning through engineering, construction, commissioning, and operations handover.
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Role overview
Facilities Engineer supporting smaller capital projects and site optimization at renewable natural gas, anaerobic digestion, and composting facilities across Canada.
Works under the Director of Projects and Engineering with operations teams, project colleagues, consultants, contractors, vendors, and regulators.
Supports larger infrastructure projects from planning through engineering, construction, commissioning, and operations handover.
Responsibilities
- Lead or support site improvements, equipment upgrades, capital projects, debottlenecking, and optimization initiatives.
- Coordinate engineering, procurement, permitting, construction, commissioning, and operations activities.
- Maintain schedules, budgets, trackers, minutes, action logs, risk registers, progress reports, and project records.
- Prepare or review technical documents, drawings, specifications, reports, proposals, scopes of work, and vendor submissions.
- Support procurement, permitting, cost tracking, construction oversight, commissioning, and operations handover.
- Conduct site visits and coordinate stakeholders to manage risks, resolve issues, and deliver work safely and on schedule.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering; mechanical, chemical, biological, environmental, or related disciplines are preferred.
- Must hold P.Eng. status or be eligible for the designation in good standing.
- Requires 1–4 years of professional engineering experience in a related field; 1–3 years is preferred elsewhere in the posting.
- Must be able to take engineering ownership and apply professional judgment consistent with P.Eng. responsibilities.
- Requires project management understanding, Microsoft Office proficiency, organization, communication, collaboration, and practical problem-solving skills.
- Periodic travel to project sites and operating facilities is required.
Preferred experience and tools
- Experience with project management software, AutoCAD, Bluebeam, MS Project, Smartsheet, or similar tools is an asset.
- Preferred experience includes construction or infrastructure projects and exposure to renewable energy, biogas, RNG, composting, agriculture, wastewater, utilities, or industrial facilities.
- Permitting, municipal approvals, utility interconnections, regulatory compliance, and technical or procurement documentation experience are preferred.
Compensation
- Full-time position with pay of $90,000–$110,000 per year and benefits.
- Benefits include extended health care and on-site parking.
Workplace
- Work location is in person in Abbotsford, British Columbia; candidates must be able to reasonably commute.
- Periodic travel to project sites and operating facilities is required.
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