Senior Operations Specialist

About this opportunity:

As the Senior Operations Specialist, you will provide key support to the senior operation leadership team to manage and coordinate highly complex business initiatives and operational activities across the thermal and CHO assets. The role is a key resource to the asset operational team for technical advice, coaching, and mentorship. This position will be a go-to person for Upstream Operations input & expertise; relied on to liaise with business development and major projects teams; and ensure that Operations’ interests are incorporated into projects, continuous improvement and/or change initiatives.

Effective collaboration with all internal upstream teams will be key to success in this role. Teams include: operations, maintenance, engineering, construction, customer service, commercial, regulatory, finance

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What you’ll do:

• Asset optimization and long-term development opportunities

• Collect & provide the information required for economic evaluation

• Engage and coordinate technical partners as necessary

• Keep the Operational leadership team informed and engaged where required

• Participate in design reviews and provide input

• Ensure operational readiness requirements are developed prior to start-up

• Coordinate operational resources in support of the identification, management, and mitigation of thermal operational

• Ensure risk mitigations are identified, assigned, and progress updates are provided, and support coordination

• Responsible person to ensure that all regulatory and environmental regulation requirements are in compliance and built into operational processes

• Develop Operations rollout strategies for change initiatives (eg COIMS, CI projects)

• Work with operations to identify and define problems and/or opportunities

• Provide input and support to “area-wide” or complex engineering investigations/troubleshooting

• Technical support to asset teams when required, coordination of large multidisciplinary team coordination when dealing with complex operational issues and emergencies, CAP O, contractor management, Emergency preparedness

• Participates in the development of the business strategy/plans

Who you are:

• Minimum of 3rd Class Steam Ticket

• 10-15 years of Upstream operations experience

• Knowledge of job or industry-specific practices or processes; critical/unique skills/knowledge

• Extensive knowledge of oil and gas operations processes

As this position has been identified as safety sensitive, employment of a final candidate selected for this position will be conditional upon successful completion of required pre-employment medical and alcohol/drug assessments.

For this position you will be required to maintain a Class 5 driver's license, a satisfactory driving record, and adhere to the appropriate Company policies and guidelines. A driver's abstract will be one of the background checks requested in the pre-employment screening for the final candidate.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT July 10, 2024.

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Internal candidates that are currently in a lower grade will be assessed based on their sustained job performance, how they demonstrate the expected organizational competency behaviors and values and in discussions with their current leader prior to determining next steps.

Who we are:

We’re an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary with oil and natural gas production operations in Canada and the Asia Pacific region, and upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States. We’re committed to maximizing value by sustainably developing our assets in a safe, innovative and cost-efficient manner, integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into our business plans.

We've been named a Top Alberta Employer for 2024, a designation recognizing organizations leading their industries in offering exceptional places to work.

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The requirements of this posting may be modified to support business needs. Title and compensation administration will be based on the skills and capabilities of the successful incumbent.

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