Sr Facilities Process Engineer

Job Posting End Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Position Type: Employee

Position Sub Type: Permanent Full Time

Work Location: Calgary, AB

Shift: Office Hours (Canada)

At MEG

At MEG, you can bring your unique knowledge and experience to work and contribute your ideas to drive our purpose, which is to supply the world with environmentally and socially responsible energy, while generating long term value for all our stakeholders. We are looking for talented individuals to bring their skills and experience to our dynamic and inclusive culture of performance and innovation. We are proud to be an Alberta-based company where our leaders are local, accessible to MEG’s Employees and committed to operating responsibly where we all live. We believe in industry-leading environmental performance, engaging with our local community and partners to give back through our time, talents, and resources in the communities where we operate.

Sr Facilities Process Engineer, Calgary

We are looking for a team member who will provide senior process engineering support with a focus on ongoing operations of the facility. This position, based in Calgary, will report to the Facilities Engineering Manager. Our ideal candidate brings a depth of technical engineering knowledge and preferably experience at an operating company.

Your Day to Day will include:

1. Surveillance of the central processing facility performance using trends, models, etc. to identify opportunities for operational improvement.


2. Define, measure, analyze, improve, and control opportunities for increased facility performance with focus on volumes and cost per barrel.


3. Own and execute minor MOCs to improve facility performance.


4. Scope out and champion projects in the $100K - $5M range through FEED gate stage.


5. Investigate equipment related incidents with support of site personnel.


6. Own the database of threats and opportunities for plant performance for a given area in the facility.


7. Participate in Re-HAZOPs of MEG's existing facilities.


8. Identify and execute initiatives to improve MEG’s process safety performance.


9. Working in a team environment with site engineers, operations coordinators, maintenance staff, discipline engineers to implement plant improvement opportunities.


10. Mentor and influence junior engineers and operations staff.


11. Carry out process simulations, hydraulic analysis, and equipment evaluations for existing and new process systems.

What you will bring to MEG:

1. Bachelor’s degree in chemical or mechanical engineering from an accredited university recognized by APEGA. Candidates with alternate engineering specializations will be considered with the right combination of experience.


2. A registered professional engineering in good standing with APEGA.


3. 15 years of related process engineering experience is required.


4. Strong technical knowledge in SAGD process equipment and systems (oil treating, water processing, steam generation, gas processing).


5. Proficiency in producing and reviewing process engineering deliverables.


6. Ability to quickly formulate sound technical solutions that balance economics with risk.


7. Experience participating in HAZOPs and risk reviews.


8. Demonstrated ability to apply risk management concepts to support recommendations.


9. Strong communication skills: both written and verbal are required.


10. Must be able to travel to our Christina Lake facilities near Conklin, Alberta as the position requires. This involves flying from Calgary to our Christina Lake aerodrome and staying in our on-site camp facilities.