Sr Reliability 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.

We're hiring a Reliability Engineer in Fort McMurray to help drive asset performance and operational excellence at Base Plant. In this role, you'll champion reliability engineering initiatives, collaborate with the Production Unit Team, and lead continuous improvement efforts that enhance safety, reliability, and efficiency.

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

• Relocation assistance: We provide support with lease cancellation or home sale, temporary accommodations, rental home search, moving and storage costs, spousal assistance and more

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (or equivalent) and registered, or immediately eligible for registration, as a Professional Engineer with APEGA

• Ten or more years of engineering experience, with a solid understanding of Oil and Gas facilities, operations, maintenance and reliability practices.

• Demonstrated experience in Process Safety Management within an industrial environment

• Strong knowledge of maintenance work management processes, asset management principles, and reliability engineering best practices.

• Experience developing and optimizing asset strategies using Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) and Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) methodologies.

• Strong background in Reliability analytics, including statistical, probabilistic, and data-driven analysis techniques.

• Advanced troubleshooting, failure analysis, and root cause analysis capabilities.

• Thorough understanding of applicable regulatory requirements, industry standards, and engineering governance practices.

• Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to influence, build relationships, and effectively collaborated with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering and other stakeholders groups.

• Strong problem-solving, prioritization, decision-making, communication, and change management skills.

• Proficiency in SAP, including historical maintenance cost analysis, materials management, maintenance plan and item management, equipment history and maintenance data analysis.

• A valid class 5 driver’s license and a clean driving record

Responsibilities:

• Support the development, optimization, and sustainment of asset strategies to achieve reliability, maintenance cost and production targets.

• Define and ensure condition monitoring plans are established in alignment with equipment strategies, including recommending appropriate monitoring limits and thresholds.

• Evaluate equipment strategy effectiveness, inspection finding reports, incident learnings, technical alerts and other relevant information to drive continuous improvement

• Identify threats to asset availability, lead structured problem solving, and provide recommendations to mitigate risk and improve performance.

• Lead incident investigations using established reliability and engineering methods.

• Manage and maintain the Production Unit bad actor program, including identification, prioritization, and action tracking.

• Support the prioritization and development of the long-range maintenance plan

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering and other stakeholders to identify and implement performance improvement plans.

• Provide reliability engineering support for Major Events and Turnarounds

Location and Other Key Details:

• You will work out of our Base Plant location in Fort McMurray, Alberta

• Hours of work are a regular 40-hour work week, Monday - Friday

• If you reside outside of Fort McMurray, relocation of your primary residence within 60 km of Fort McMurray is mandatory. Relocation support will be provided, including highly competitive housing assistance for eligible individuals

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.