Specialist Rotating Engineer

At Suncor, we produce and provide energy.

When you join Suncor, you become part of a company that has built a solid foundation for both business and employee success. We are a place where talented people thrive. As part of our team, you play a vital role in delivering energy we all rely on, and you'll make a meaningful impact in the communities where we live and work.

As a Senior Rotating Equipment Specialist, you will provide enterprise-wide leadership and technical support to help operating facilities achieve high levels of rotating equipment reliability through a systematic, coordinated approach aligned with the Operational Excellence Management System OEMS. In this role, you will lead performance benchmarking and gap identification efforts, drive reliability improvement strategies, and work closely with subject matter experts and multidisciplinary teams to support troubleshooting, investigations, and technical programs.

What we offer

We recognize your contribution and offer a range of rewards and development opportunities designed to support your success. Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Suncor and the region where you work.

• Strong compensation: we offer competitive compensation, regional-based uplifts, annual bonuses, and long-term financial rewards. We also help you save for your future by offering pension programs, and savings plans with company matching

• Benefits: utilize an employee assistance program and comprehensive company-paid health, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family to support your mental, physical, and financial well-being

• Generous time-off: enjoy generous paid vacation time and personal time-off to recharge and maintain a healthy work-life balance

• Talent development programs: Internal mobility, succession planning, and employee training and development programs are just a few ways we’re dedicated to your development

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum 15 years of industry experience in rotating equipment engineering, including at least 10 years supporting refinery, upgrading, or petrochemical operations

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineer or a related discipline

• Registered, or immediately eligible for registration, as a Professional Engineer with the Association of Professional Engineers of Alberta APEGA

• Extensive experience in the selection, installation, commissioning, condition monitoring, troubleshooting, major maintenance, and reliability improvement of rotating equipment, including pumps, oil sands ore preparation and extraction equipment, turbomachinery, and associated auxiliary systems

• Strong knowledge of engineering practices and applicable international codes, standards, and specifications, including API (American Petroleum Institute) 610, 611, 612, 614, 617, 618, 682, 691, 692, and HI (Hydraulic Institute) standards

• Strong interpersonal, collaboration, and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams and drive improvements in rotating equipment performance at an enterprise level

Don’t have all the qualifications listed? That’s ok! Apply anyway. We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with site subject matter experts, operations, maintenance, and leadership teams to drive rotating equipment reliability initiatives and improve asset availability, safety, and cost performance across operating facilities

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve enterprise rotating equipment reliability strategies, programs, and standards using fit-for-purpose principles that balance safety, reliability, operability, and cost

• Provide technical consulting and expert guidance to operating sites on rotating equipment reliability, maintenance, performance issues, and emerging threats to asset health

• Lead proactive reliability efforts by leveraging predictive and condition monitoring tools, including vibration analysis, lubrication monitoring, and compressor performance monitoring, to identify issues early and support timely corrective action

• Analyze equipment performance data and site reliability metrics to identify improvement opportunities, prioritize actions based on risk and cost-benefit, and support performance reporting across the organization

• Lead or participate in structured problem-solving and risk evaluation processes, including RCA (root cause analysis) bad actor elimination, risk assessments, and solution development for recurring or high-impact rotating equipment issues

• Provide technical assurance and engineering review for major projects, including project proposals, detailed design packages, and turnaround planning, with a focus on critical machinery and turbomachinery lifecycle reliability

• Maintain corporate technical specifications and technical authority practices for the rotating equipment discipline, support competency development and coaching across the network, and travel to operating sites as needed to provide proactive engagement and urgent operational support

Location and other Key details

• The position will be based at the Calgary head office, located in the Suncor Energy Center at 150 – 6th Ave S.W

• Hours of work are a regular 40-hour work week, Monday to Friday with business travel to sites as required

• Our business professional roles follow internal compensation guidelines, and the pay band will generally be based years of experience and scope of work 

Think we are a fit? Apply now!

Suncor is committed to providing equal opportunities for employment and building an inclusive, results-oriented and high-performance culture where all members of our team feel safe, valued and respected.