Title: Civil Engineer IV
Location: Calgary, AB or Edmonton, AB
Duration: 1 year duration
Work Model: Hybrid (Mon, Tues, Thurs in office / Weds, Fri remote)
 
High-Level Description:

• The Senior Civil Engineer can serve as the engineering lead on assigned facilities projects.
• This includes overseeing the design for projects executed by third-party engineering firms to ensure they comply with Company and Industry standards and specifications, and managing the project scope, budget, and schedule.
• Liaise with other clients’ internal functional groups within Project Execution, Operations, and Shared Services to ensure project and company requirements are achieved and incorporated into the design deliverables.

Specific Accountabilities:

• Takes ownership of and oversees the engineering project scope, schedule, capital cost estimate, execution planning, risks, and supporting information related to assigned projects from project development through closeout
• Ensures that all assigned projects are designed fit for purpose and in accordance with all regulations, environmental, health and safety, applicable industry codes, and corporate standards. E.g: building codes
• Manages, reviews, and approves the execution of the design deliverables by a third-party engineering firm, e.g., drawings, technical reports, and material listing sheets against the project budget and schedule
• Manage reviews of technical reports (e.g, Geotech Borehole SOW, aquifer assessments, structural analysis for steel or concrete structures, etc)
• Reviews vendor materials quotations, evaluates technical bids, and recommends selections based on technical merit, along with price and delivery. Collaborates with Supply Chain to procure material via internal tools.
• Leads and/or supports business initiatives, e.g., cost saving opportunities in line with business justification for projects
• Provides technical guidance to others on the team based upon technical expertise and recommends opportunities for improvement via lessons learned, technical standard change requests, engineering management plans, contractor evaluations, etc.
• Coordinates and provides support to Design reviews, Constructability reviews, and Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) reviews, etc.
• Reviews lessons learned from past projects and incorporates recommendations into future design

Scope/Dimensions:

• Facility projects within the following business units and locations: LP US and CAN
• Facility projects include work inside of facilities (e.g., booster pumps, cooling facilities, piping, pump stations, manifolds, mechanical equipment, valves, pig traps, storage tanks, terminals, etc)
• Oversees the development and/or implementation of technical solutions, ensuring efficient coordination of technical resources with other internal and external stakeholders
• Provides informal leadership to peers

Contacts (Working Relationships):

• Project Manager – Weekly to bi-weekly interaction to provide updated status on progress, cost, schedule, and risk.
• Supervisor Facilities Engineering – Weekly to bi-weekly interaction to provide project status update.
• External Engineering Firm – Daily to weekly interactions as needed to provide oversight on project design activities.
• SCM and Vendors – Weekly to monthly interaction to manage material requisitions and procurement cycle

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• Civil Engineering Degree
• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in engineering and project management
• For Canadian applicants: APEGA P.Eng Professional Engineer designation
• Demonstrated ability to be innovative, initiate, and manage change.
• Capable of working independently, managing multiple projects, and prioritizing tasks accordingly
• Ability to resolve complex issues based on depth and breadth of technical and business knowledge
• Awareness of interrelationships with other stakeholders, both internal and external to the project team
• Effectively communicate technical and project issues and impacts to other technical and non-technical staff

Preferred:

• For USA applicants, P.E. Professional Engineer designation

Working Conditions:

• Stress levels can be above normal as project work is deadline-oriented, highly visible, and numerous activities are conducted concurrently
• Overnight business trips to the field may be required up to 25% of the time, requiring Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 73.81/hr.