Mineral Processing / Facilities Engineer

What role you will play in our team

The Oil Sands Mineral Processing / Facilities Engineer is responsible for providing technical expertise, maintenance and operational engineering support for surface facilities within oil sands operations.

This role focuses on optimizing the performance, reliability, and integrity of plant systems—which may include supporting extraction, froth treatment, utilities, tailings, and associated infrastructure.

The successful candidate will collaborate closely with Operations, Maintenance, Integrity, Projects, and other technical disciplines to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient facility performance.

What you will do

Key Responsibilities

Operations Support & Optimization

• Provide day‑to‑day engineering support to plant operations for extraction, utilities, and processing facilities.
• Identify opportunities to enhance production, reduce downtime, and improve energy efficiency.
• Review process deviations, conduct troubleshooting, and apply root-cause analysis to address equipment and operational issues.

Facility Integrity & Reliability

• Ensure facilities comply with regulatory, safety, and environmental requirements.
• Support implementation of reliability programs, including inspection recommendations, corrosion monitoring, and equipment lifecycle planning.
• Partner with Maintenance to develop corrective actions and long‑term improvement strategies.

Engineering Stewardship

• Maintain and update engineering documentation, process design data, P&IDs, and drawings.
• Provide technical review and approval for management-of-change (MOC) activities.
• Perform engineering calculations and assessments to validate safe operating limits and equipment fitness-for-service.

Project Development & Execution Support

• Identify and scope small-to-medium capital and sustainment projects to enhance facility performance or regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with project engineering teams on design requirements, constructability reviews, commissioning, and startup support.
• Develop business cases, cost estimates, and technical justifications for project funding.

Safety & Regulatory Compliance

• Champion safe work practices, process safety management, and hazard identification.
• Ensure facilities adhere to company standards, Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) requirements, and applicable codes (e.g., ASME, API, CSA).
• Participate in HAZOPs, risk assessments, incident investigations, and safety audits.
• Proactive, safety-focused mindset.

About you

Skills and Qualifications

• Education & Certifications

• • Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Petroleum, or related Engineering discipline.
  • Eligible for registration as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with APEGA

• Experience Requirements

• • 3–5 years of experience in oil sands, upstream facilities, or heavy industrial operations.
  • Strong understanding of plant processing systems such as:
    • Extraction and froth treatment
    • Utilities (steam, water treatment, power generation)
    • Tailings transport and treatment systems
  • Experience with plant troubleshooting, MOC, and reliability programs (RCFA, FMEA) is an asset.

Preferred Qualifications/ Experience

• Technical Skills

• • Proficiency with engineering software/tools (e.g., Aspen HYSYS, PI ProcessBook, AutoCAD).
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
  • Knowledge of applicable industry codes, standards, and regulatory frameworks.

• Soft Skills

• • Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder‑management skills.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced operations environment with competing priorities.

Location: Calgary, AB or Edmonton, AB

As part of Imperial’s long‑term business strategy, certain Calgary‑based roles are expected to transition to Edmonton in or around 2028. Applicants should be aware that this position is expected to relocate to Edmonton at that time. Relocation support will be provided for employees impacted by this change.

Your Benefits

• A company committed to career growth - we recruit those who are interested in a career with Imperial and prefer to develop and promote people from within. Our career management process means that you will likely perform a number of unique, challenging roles during your career.
• Commitment to safety, ethics & continuous improvement - these standards are the reason Imperial is an industry leader. You will work for a company that upholds safety and ethics ideals and continues to seek out ways to improve.
• Exceptional benefits program - includes competitive salary plus savings, pension, and health care plans that you can customize to meet your individual needs. Educational and physical fitness financial assistance programs round out our benefits package.
• Competitive vacation package - provides you with three weeks of vacation (the first year is pro-rated based on your hiring date), one scheduled Friday off per month and 12 holidays.
• Flexibility looks different for everyone, which is why we have many programs to help employees balance their work and personal life. Programs include: Flex Your Day, childcare partnerships and part-time and job-sharing arrangements.
• Successful networking and mentoring programs - enables you to spend time with managers from across the organization to learn about other departments and opportunities. These programs also allow you to connect with peers at a similar experience level.
• Opporunity to participate in Employee Led Resource Groups: Women’s Interest Network (WIN), Indigenous Network (IN), Black Employee Success Team (BEST), Asian Connection for Excellence (ACE), Global Organization for the Advancement of Latinos (GOAL), PRIDE, and the Veterans Advocacy and Support Team (VAST).
• Early Professional Development Program - provides you with the opportunity to specialize in a specific area of expertise or develop skills in a variety of different areas. You will quickly be given large areas of responsibility and will be encouraged to take on stretch assignments as you progress.
  

Other Considerations

• We thank all those who apply; however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
• For applicants selected to be interviewed, pre-employment background screening will be required.
• To be considered for employment, your most recent unofficial transcript(s) must be submitted.
• In certain situations, Imperial may use your application to consider your suitability for other positions in the company and may also provide the information to its affiliates, including affiliates of ExxonMobil Corporation, in connection with possible opportunities at those affiliates.

Application Deadline: March 15, 2026

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