AltaGas - Project Engineer

Job Description

AltaGas - Project Engineer

The Project Engineer (PE) reports to the Manager of Projects and is accountable to the Project Manager (PM) for project-specific deliverables. The PE manages the engineering and technical disciplines required to complete the project scope. They collaborate with the PM to oversee resources, budget, and schedule, ensuring the project is fit for purpose. The PE also coordinates with stakeholders across all project areas.
You Will:

• Coordinate project scope design from the early development phase through to project closeout

• Manage the project design within budget and schedule constraints

• Interface with internal and external engineering resources to develop technical deliverables

• Support the development and management of budgets

• Identify and recommend opportunities for cost efficiencies and analyze contractor performance and trends

• Monitors, tracks and reports on the project schedule, and collaborates with project controls and other team members to manage change

• Coordinate review and approval of technical deliverables

• Maintain various Project Logs (Design Change Log, RFI Log, Deficiency Log, etc.)

• Identify and proactively resolve Engineering issues

• Facilitate adequate engagement from internal and external stakeholders on technical aspects of a project

• Lead technical evaluations for equipment, services, and material bid packages

• Ensure relevant construction work packages are developed

• Act as single point technical contact with fabrication vendors including the following

• Ensure fabrication meets design and Engineering specification

• Lead shop fabrication inspections for quality and completion

• Perform equipment load out inspection or delegate

• Provide on-site construction support including the following: (field rotation will be expected)

• Respond to Requests for Information (RFI)

• Ensure construction meets design and Engineering specifications

• Ensure QA/QC documentation is signed off and uploaded in the project folders

• Support Operations during commissioning activities

• 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)

• 5+ 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.