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POSITION: CHIEF POWER ENGINEER
The Chief Power Engineer provides regulatory, technical and operational leadership for the safe, reliable
and efficient operation of the Hangingstone Expansion and Demo SAGD facilities. The role is accountable
for compliance with the Safety Codes Act, the Power Engineers Regulation and applicable ABSA
requirements, and for identifying and leading operational optimization opportunities, operational
discipline and technical oversight across all crews and shifts.
Reporting to the Operations Manager, the Chief Power Engineer works closely with the field leadership
team, to connect regulatory and operating requirements with day-to-day asset execution. The role partners
across Operations, Maintenance, Planning and Scheduling, Projects, Engineering, Asset Integrity and HSE
to prioritize work across the asset, improve productivity, reliability, efficiency, and reinforce a One
Greenfire culture.
This is a site-based rotational position at Greenfire’s Hangingstone Expansion and Demo SAGD facilities
in northern Alberta.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Regulatory Leadership and Plant Governance
- Serve as the Greenfire Resources Hangingstone Expansion and Demo facility designated Chief
- Power Engineer and fulfill the responsibilities assigned to the role under applicable Alberta
- legislation, regulations and ABSA requirements.
- Maintain plant registrations, operating records, logbooks, certificate information, supervision
- arrangements and other documentation required to demonstrate compliant operation.
- Establish and maintain operating standards, approved procedures, operating limits, emergency and
- shutdown practices, alarm-management expectations and other controls required for safe and
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compliant operation.Verify that each operating shift has the required qualified and competent personnel, appropriatesupervision and effective contingency coverage for absences, vacancies and emergency situations.Operations Supervisor Partnership and 24-Hour Operational LeadershipWork with the Operations Manager and Operations Supervisors to maintain consistent operatingstrategies, priorities, standards and handovers across crews, shifts and assets.Establish the competency framework for power engineers, control room operators and fieldoperators, and ensure competency assessments, progression decisions and sign-offs are rigorous,consistent and properly documented.Support Operations Supervisors in developing panel operators.-- 1 of 3 --Partner with the Operations Supervisors to strengthen scope readiness, procedure and documentreviews, team scheduling, operational follow-up and productive use of nightshift resources.Operational Performance and DisciplineSet expectations for safe, reliable and efficient operation of steam generation, water treatment,bitumen production, well pads, and utilities equipment, and monitor performance against approvedoperating plans.Partner with Operations leadership to improve production, reliability, operating cost andequipment performance through disciplined use of operating data and field observations.Maintain a strong field presence, review shift and plant logbooks, verify operating rounds andinvestigate significant deviations, process upsets, recurring alarms and operating-practice gaps.Lead or support operating incident investigations, root cause analysis, corrective actions andorganizational learning, and ensure lessons are incorporated into procedures, training andoperating practices.One Greenfire Execution, Maintenance and PlanningPartner with the Maintenance Manager, Planning and Scheduling resources and OperationsSupervisors to prioritize work across the asset and ensure scopes, permits, isolations, equipmentaccess and operating support are ready for efficient execution.Support the effective use of maintenance resources, including appropriate operational leadershipof nightshift work when required.Provide Operations input to regulatory preventive-maintenance plans, shutdowns, turnarounds andintegrated long-range plans, balancing production, maintenance, integrity and project priorities.Work with Projects, Engineering, Chief Inspector, and HSE on management of change, designreviews, hazard assessments, commissioning, start-up, facility troubleshooting and handover ofnew or modified systems.Support an organization that can scale with future development by establishing repeatableoperating systems, clear accountabilities, succession plans and practical resource models.Participate in operating-budget development, cost control, contractor strategy and performancereporting, and communicate material risks, constraints and opportunities to site and executiveleadership.People, Culture and CapabilityProvide technical coaching and development support to power engineers and operating personnel,building leadership depth, technical capability and succession readiness across the organization.Ensure training programs, operating procedures and competency records remain current, fit forpurpose and aligned with regulatory requirements and facility needs.Promote a One Greenfire mentality by encouraging decisions based on overall asset value ratherthan individual crews, departments or shifts.Build trusted relationships across Operations and Maintenance and model visible safety leadership,professional judgment, respectful challenge and accountability.-- 2 of 3 --REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND SKILL SET:
- Valid Alberta First Class Power Engineer Certificate of Competency, or Second Class Power
- Engineer Certificate of Competency with proven progress and a finite timeline determined towards
- obtaining a First Class Power Engineering Certificate of Competency.
- 10 or more years of progressive operating experience in SAGD, thermal heavy oil, refining,
- petrochemical, power generation or another comparable heavy-industrial facility, including at least
- five years in an operations leadership role.
- Substantial SAGD or in-situ operating experience, including steam generation, water treatment,
- production operations, utilities and pressure-equipment systems.
- Demonstrated experience leading 24-hour operations, multi-shift teams, operator competency
- programs, operational discipline and performance management.
- Strong control-room and plant-process knowledge, with proven ability to troubleshoot complex
- operating issues and make timely, risk-informed decisions.
- Experience supporting maintenance planning, turnarounds, management of change,
- commissioning, start-up and integrated asset planning.
- Strong communication, collaboration, planning, business judgment and computer skills, with the
- ability to influence field personnel, technical specialists and senior leaders.
- WHY GREENFIRE?
- Greenfire Resources is a Canadian energy company focused on the safe, responsible and efficient
- development of its oil sands assets. This role offers the opportunity to directly influence the reliability,
- performance and long-term value of Greenfire’s SAGD operations in a highly accountable owner-operator
- environment.
- * Compensation commensurate with experience *
- Greenfire expressly reserves the right to change, modify or delete portions of this Job Description based
- on business needs.
- Please send resumes to HR@greenfireres.com
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About Greenfire Resources
Oil & Gas197 employeesFounded 2022
Canadian publicly traded oil sands producer operating SAGD thermal bitumen assets in Alberta for North American markets.
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