Launch Your Process Engineering Career in Heavy Oil Operations with a High-Impact Field Role
Agilus by Synergie is recruiting for an Operations Engineer in the Oil and Gas industry in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan.
Our client is seeking a Site Operations Engineer (EIT) to provide field-level process engineering support for heavy oil operations. This hands-on role offers the opportunity to work closely with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams to troubleshoot process issues, improve facility performance, support safety and integrity initiatives, and drive operational excellence. Ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving complex problems in a fast-paced operational environment.
Total rewards:
- Earn a competitive hourly rate, $58.50 to $71.50/hour incorporated or $48.00 to 58.50/hour T4
- Work on a long-term 1-year contract opportunity
- Gain hands-on operational process engineering experience
- Contribute directly to facility optimization and production performance
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary operations and engineering teams
- Develop expertise in thermal and conventional heavy oil operations
- Build experience with industry-leading process simulation tools
- Work in a dynamic field-based engineering environment
Responsibilities:
- Support operations by troubleshooting process and equipment issues
- Analyze facility performance and identify optimization opportunities
- Perform process simulations, engineering calculations, and equipment evaluations
- Support management of change initiatives and engineering investigations
- Participate in risk assessments, HAZOPs, and process safety reviews
- Monitor facility performance and recommend efficiency improvements
- Coordinate process trials and support outage planning activities
- Collaborate with project and facilities engineering teams on facility modifications
Requirements:
- Hold a Chemical Engineering degree or equivalent program
- Be registered or eligible for registration with APEGA or APEGS as a P.Eng. or EIT
- Possess 4+ years of industry experience
- Demonstrate strong process engineering and analytical problem-solving skills
- Have experience with process simulation software such as HYSYS or UniSim
- Perform process calculations including hydraulics, valve sizing, PSV sizing, and equipment evaluation
- Communicate effectively with operations, maintenance, and engineering stakeholders
- Hold a valid driver's licence and be legally entitled to work in Canada
