AltaGas - Senior Project Engineer (One Year Contract)

AltaGas - Senior Project Engineer

The Project Engineer is part of the AltaGas REEF project team and works with the engineering service providers, fabricators, equipment vendors and other stakeholders to deliver engineered designs and equipment and drive technical solutions for their assigned scope(s) of responsibility. They visit fabrication shops and the construction site as needed during the project to ensure implementation of the design. Project Engineers may provide relief coverage for Field Engineers working on site.
You will:

• Ensure appropriate internal stake holders receive RFPs for awareness.
• Engage the Project Quality Lead for RFP development and technical reviews and inform when scopes are awarded for them to action inspection requirements including the pre-award Shop Quality Audit requirement for the potential proponent(s).
• Primarily responsible for oversight of the design activities to meet all requirements with respect to cost, schedule and quality.
• Review and in many cases approve/accept engineering deliverables, documents, procedures, templates, contract schedules, etc. used to execute the project at the project management level.
• Provide oversight and key input into the development of the Stage Gate Packages prepared with the intent to receive sanctioning from Owner and partner companies.
• Provide oversight/review and key input into the development of the DBM.
• Provide oversight and key input into the development of the PEP.
• Provide oversight and key input into the development of the CEP.
• Review of Regulatory applications and compliance maintenance with relative permit commitments.
• Provide oversight and key input into all cost estimates.
• Provide oversight and key input into the development of all Project schedules.
• Provide oversight and key input into cost savings initiatives as they apply to alternative design solutions or differing execution strategies.
• Maintain Project Logs {RFI Log, NCR Log, Deficiency Log, etc.)
• Lead the technical development for engineering services, equipment, other technical/construction services and material scopes of work for bid packages.
• Lead technical evaluations for equipment, services, and material bid packages.
• Coordinate EWP process with EP's to meet scope and schedule requirements.
• Manage design change to reduce cost over-runs such that only necessary changes are made as they apply to safety, code/spec compliance, maintainability or operability and that Owner's exposure to increased liability is mitigated, minimized or avoided.
• Facilitate adequate engagement from internal and external stakeholders on the project.
• Support the PM in progress monitoring and oversight as it applies to cost and schedule.
• Participate in risk mitigation planning as it applies to design, cost and schedule.
• Implement lessons learned during the execution of the Project as they may apply to improvements for the execution of future projects.
• Provide oversight and input to the Ready for Operations Master Punch List (insert CSU software) ensuring that all deficiencies are clearly defined and potential impacts understood by all key stake holders.
• Provide appropriate support to the CSU team to ensure seamless resolution of technical problems experienced during commissioning and start-up activities.
•  Coordinate with stakeholders across all areas of the project as required.
• Perform/support project close-out.
• Identify opportunities to improve engineering practices/processes by monitoring industry best practices and emerging trends, conducting research and analyses, and presenting recommendations to senior leaders.

You have:

• Recognized bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited university.
• P. Eng. Or P.L (Eng) designation registered with Alberta Professional Engineers and Geoscientists (or eligibility).
• 10 - 15 years of progressive project engineering/project management experience.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as presentation skills.
• Have a solid understanding of the regulations plus the adopted codes and industry standards that govern Oil and Gas facilities and pipelines in Alberta, British Columbia and the United States (e.g., ABSA, AER, BCOGC, TSBC, ASME, CSA, OH&S, OSHA, etc.).
• Working knowledge, and project specific experience, of gas processing facilities, including sweet/sour gas plants (including cryogenic and fractionation processes), pipelines, LACT’s and rail loading/unloading terminals.
• Strong technical background in a variety of engineering disciplines.
• Proven track record of both greenfield and brownfield project execution.
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Work, Excel, Power Point).
• Experience with scheduling software (P6 PrimaVera, Microsoft Projects).
• Working knowledge of Oracle JD Edwards (or equivalent) would be considered an asset.
• Ability to travel to field locations.
• Valid Class 5 driver’s license

For Canadian hires: AltaGas hires personnel on the basis of job-related qualifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to a person's ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.