Development Engineer

Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Strathcona Resources Ltd. is one of North America’s fastest growing pure play heavy oil producers with operations focused on thermal oil and enhanced oil recovery near the Cold Lake and Lloydminster regions of Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Strathcona is committed to doing business the right way, guided by our core values: Integrity, Energy, and Intelligence. These values define who we are as a company, how we work together, and how we make decisions: We prioritize respect, accountability, and collaboration. That means everyone can shape and strengthen our culture and drive results in meaningful ways. Our people bring energy and curiosity to solve problems and deliver results. Be part of a team where performance, collaboration, and innovation come together to drive success.

Strathcona is presently seeking an experienced full time Development Engineer to join our Lloydminster Thermal team in Calgary. Reporting to the Team Lead, Development, the development engineer will be responsible for formulating and executing asset development plans for Greenfield Growth in Saskatchewan.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead early-stage definition and positioning for future greenfield development projects.

• Advance technical readiness of greenfield projects and position for internal sanction.

• Collaborate with provincial utilities on optimized infrastructure plans for new core areas.

• Build and maintain detailed full life cash flow models for greenfield assets.

• Develop Raw Water supply strategies for new core areas of greenfield development.

• Lead planning and execution of annual capital program.

• Ensure deployed development capital meets/exceeds internal financial expectations.

• Prioritize and optimize development capital to maximize asset value.

• Develop and manage budgets, forecasts, and long-term plans for the division.

• Collaborate with a multi-discipline team to identify, evaluate, prioritize, plan, and execute long range plans.

• Lead drill readiness, working with key stakeholders for the selection, licensing, and scheduling of new wells.

Qualifications & Skills:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent.

• Minimum of 7 years of development experience, accompanied by expertise in thermal heavy oil reservoir, exploitation, production, or facilities engineering.

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.

• Proven technical expertise in one or more areas of reservoir engineering, exploitation engineering, production engineering, or facilities engineering.

• Versatile approach of working independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

• Excellent prioritization and time management ability to deliver results while working under deadlines.

• Strong business acumen and understanding of oil & gas development along with project/field economics and cashflow modeling.

• Proficient in the use of Accumap/Geoscout and Microsoft Office.

Other Details

• Occasional travel to the field may be required.

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

We believe meaningful results come from people with unwavering commitment to integrity, energy, and intelligence – how we show up matters just as much as what we deliver. We value our work, our communities, and our commitments – but most of all, we value the team of people who make what we do possible.

Apply to Strathcona

If you have what it takes to be a great Strathcona team member, we want to hear from you. We appreciate all interest in this opportunity but only those selected to advance through the process will be contacted.