Senior Process Engineer

Woodfibre Management Ltd.

is seeking a full-time, permanent Senior Process Engineer to join the Woodfibre LNG Project.

Woodfibre Management Ltd.

is a privately held Canadian company based in Vancouver and a subsidiary of Pacific Energy Corporation Limited.

Project

The

Woodfibre LNG

Project is located approximately 7 km west-southwest of Squamish, British Columbia. It includes the construction and operation of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility on the previous Woodfibre pulp mill site, which will have a storage capacity of 250,000 m 3

and will produce approximately 2.1 million tons per year of LNG. The position will require some necessary travel to the EPC contractor's office in Houston, Texas, USA. The location of work will be based in both Vancouver (Unit 900-1185 W Georgia Street) and Squamish, B.C. (38136 Cleveland Avenue).

Position

The Senior Process Engineer is an integral part of

Woodfibre LNG 's operations team. The Senior Process Engineer will work with a small team of multi-discipline engineers, supporting the plant Operations group through construction, commissioning, start-up and steady state, ensuring safe, reliable and sustainable production, thus meeting our offtaker's requirements. The successful candidate reports directly to the Engineering Manager and will play an essential part in supporting the company's operations team, project management team and external stakeholders through the construction and operating phases of the project.

Key Responsibilities

Provide leadership to a process support team, on Process Engineering, Process Control, Production Planning and Laboratory Services

Support the start-up of the plant, working with the plant Operations group in optimizing the commissioning and start-up schedule

Manage Production Planning and Forecasting and provide support to the Marketing function

Manage the plant feed gas demand and interface with the pipeline operator, Fortis BC

Prepare for, manage and report on process unit and equipment performance test runs

Monitor and report on the performance of the plant process units and utility systems on a daily, weekly and monthly basis, with the objective to continuously improve process safety, reliability and efficiency

Support maximization of plant capacity through process simulation, calculations and reporting

Lead and implement all process safety requirements

Manage a system for plant trip investigation / reporting and reliability improvement

Continuously improve plant performance through initiation and follow through on Management of Change

Lead the HAZOP and other process safety reviews where required

Provide day to day support for operations on production issues

Analyze and report on plant and equipment performance and for cost & efficiency improvement

Manage the plant laboratory and external laboratory service contractor, providing quality assurance for the LNG product.

Provide adequate performance measurement and feedback for process support team members

Set and communicate yearly tasks and targets for each person in the process support team

Manage the process support team Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) and reporting

Demonstrate a personal commitment to continually improve personnel and process safety in the plant

Champion process safety and manage the process safety systems.

Support the plant risk register and mitigations management

Provide technical support to Emergency Response Management team

Participate in audits as required by plant management.

Willingness to undertake both international and domestic travel for business

Participate in short term domestic & international assignments if required during the construction, commissioning and start-up phases.

Available for call out during plant / production upsets

Participate in competency assurance and training to further improve plant and personnel

Requirements

A minimum 7-10 years of proven technical competence within the LNG industry

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical engineering or related fields

Fluency in English (written and oral)

Superior knowledge of and experience with commercial liquefaction technologies

Possess advanced knowledge and working experience in LNG manufacturing process chain, particularly in the areas of Inlet feed-gas Pre-Treatment, Liquefaction and Storage & Loading

Skilled in process simulation and unit performance monitoring

Demonstrated experience in supervision of a process engineering team

Knowledge and experience of project interface requirements during construction and commissioning

Proven experience in production and support of an operating liquefaction plant

Experienced in leading plant improvements processes and management

Competent in HAZOP and other technical safety reviews

Experience in management of change systems

Experience in root cause analysis

Communication and interpersonal skills to be able to interact with front line workers through to management level.

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Passion for building and guiding a small, dedicated process support team

Energetic in the pursuit of continuous improvement processes

Shares knowledge readily and encourages personal development

Takes ownership of deliverables and demonstrates commitment to delivery of tasks and targets

Actively supports his peers, including members of other departments

Demonstrates and seeks accountability within team.

A valid driver's license and passport

Thank you in advance for your interest!

Woodfibre Management Ltd.

is an equal opportunity employer.

Benefits

Salary range : $150,000 - $180,000 / year

Extended health and dental benefits

Annual Performance Bonus, subject to successful review

Paid Time off, with a total of 15 paid vacation per year

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