Equipment Operator – Pipeline/Facility Abandonment and Pipeline Repairs

Job Duties:

Your primary duties will include but are not limited to the following;

• Safely operate and maintain an Excavator, including relative implements, with proactive participation in our compulsory maintenance program

• Perform structural demolition of industrial, commercial, and oil & gas facilities in accordance with engineered demolition plans.

• Execute pipeline and facility decommissioning activities, including excavation, backfilling, grading, and site restoration.

• Remove above ground structures, foundations, process equipment, tanks, piping, and concrete infrastructure.

• Conduct selective demolition while protecting adjacent assets, utilities, and environmentally sensitive areas.

• Assist with pipeline abandonment activities, including exposing pipelines, supporting cut-and-cap operations, and backfilling excavations.

• Load, sort, and manage demolition debris for recycling, disposal, or salvage in accordance with project specifications.

• Perform precision excavation around buried utilities using approved excavation practices and spotter guidance.

• Complete daily equipment inspections, preventive maintenance, and minor repairs while accurately documenting deficiencies.

• Read and interpret site drawings, utility locates, excavation permits, and work packages.

• Participate in daily hazard assessments, toolbox talks, and Job Hazard Assessments (JHAs) prior to commencing work.

• Maintain compliance with company safety policies, OH&S legislation, client requirements, and environmental regulations.

• Work closely with supervisors, labourers, hydrovac crews, surveyors, and environmental personnel to safely execute work.

• Maintain proper housekeeping of work areas and ensure sites remain organized throughout project execution.

• Operate equipment safely in confined workspaces and around live utilities and existing infrastructure.

• Assist with rigging, lifting, and material handling activities as required.

• Follow all Client & Summit Decommissioning Policies, Practices, Procedures as well as legislated requirements

Candidates must be prepared to work in a multidisciplinary, fast paced project team environment and able to undertake a variety of project related tasks, deadlines and ability to work and/or travel in varied terrains, weather conditions and isolated locations.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Minimum of 3 years experience operating an excavator including excavating in close proximity to in service pipelines

• Ability to take initiative, ownership and work independently with excellent problem-solving skills

• Possess exceptional understanding of safety processes/tools and hazard recognition

• Ability to work outdoors in a variety of environmental conditions

• Valid class 5 driver’s license and clean drivers abstract

• Ground Disturbance Level 2 certifications

• This can be a physically demanding role, the candidate will be required to successfully complete a functional fitness test prior to successful employment

The following are considered an asset

• Current First Aid, H2S, Confined Space Entry

• Ground Disturbance Level 2

• Equipment Operator Certification