Process 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.

We are seeking a skilled Process Engineer to work within Strathcona’s Engineering Services group. The successful candidate will support the design, execution, optimization, and technical assurance of process systems for major capital and facilities projects within the Cold Lake Thermal and Saskatchewan Thermal assets. This role works closely with cross-functional teams to help deliver projects safely, on schedule, within budget, and to Strathcona’s quality standards.

Essential Functions

• Provide design input to EPCs during project development to ensure Strathcona project objectives are met. 

• Utilize process simulation tools to model systems, optimize designs, and propose solutions for implementation. 

• Work with operations teams to determine the maximum capacity of existing equipment and develop debottlenecking scopes that support plant expansions. 

• Preparation and development of process design basis memorandums, P&IDs and PFDs. 

• Review critical calculations and design deliverables such as PSV calculations and P&IDs. 

• Participate in HAZOPs and model reviews. 

Requirements

• 5-9 years’ experience in an engineering or related role in the oil and gas industry. 

• Registration or eligibility for registration with APEGA and APEGS as a professional engineer. 

• Familiarity with SAGD, steam generation, water treatment, oil processing, and sulphur management processes. 

• Knowledge of PI and Tableau data tools. 

• Knowledge of HYSYS or Symmetry process modeling tools. 

• Experience with facilities optimization, MOC projects, and evaluating maximum capacity of existing systems. 
• Ability to take project objectives and create a process design basis to form scopes for EPC engineering design.

• Able to apply API RP 521 and evaluate PSV sizing and overpressure calculations. 

• Ability to perform P&ID reviews to ensure that process requirements are incorporated early in the project design
• Ability to manipulate and process data from PI and Tableau. 

Work Environment

• Calgary office based.

• Job requires periodic travel to the field (3-4 times per year). Field travel may increase or decrease depending on project activity. 

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.