Specialist Process Safety Engineer

Suncor EnergyFort McMurray, AB
Onsite

About The Position

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. RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PROVIDED! Are you experienced at driving operational risk excellence and strengthening process safety in complex industrial environments? Join us as a Specialist Process Safety Engineer and take the lead in advancing operational risk management maturity and processes.

Requirements

  • 10 years of risk management experience within the resource industry, including experience in oil sands operations or engineering roles (mining, extraction, or upgrading)
  • A Bachelor’s degree in Process, Chemical and Mechanical Engineering. Other disciplines will be considered if candidate has strong knowledge of risk management
  • Registered as a Professional Engineer designation or immediately eligible for registration with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)
  • A high-level knowledge of the resource industry including understanding of internal and external business issues related to risk management that impact direction of our industry
  • A fundamental understanding of risk management principles and potentially the processes and tools associated with it
  • Proven informal leadership skills with the ability to influence, persuade and facilitate change; proactive and able to work effectively with others in a non-authoritative leadership role

Responsibilities

  • Lead Operational Risk Management (ORM) process implementation for your assigned production unit (PU) as per ORM standard and best practices
  • Partner with the PU leadership teams and other OEMS process key stakeholders to ensure process interfaces are accurately captured, to drive a step change improvement in OEMS maturity including Asset level Risk Register completeness with quality, for all operational risks
  • Responsible for Suncor OEMS, managing operational risk process implementation in a timely manner
  • Develop and/or update Asset Level risk register for Base Plant (BP) in accordance with operational risk framework (ORF) in the common risk template and ensure that mitigation ownership Accountable/Responsible/Owner (ARO) is consistent and clear
  • Lead and/or facilitate Bowtie analysis for all Major Incident Hazards (MIHs) for identifying critical controls across BP in accordance ORM process standard and Best Practice
  • Support implementation of critical controls assurance program (CCA) at base plant, in consultation with site leadership and area subject matter experts
  • Support the maturity roadmap by translating risk management process improvement initiatives to your respective production unit
  • Review and update PUs on risk maturity and CCA effectiveness including consolidation, and analysis of variety of reports in the Enablon Risk and Inspection Modules

Benefits

  • competitive compensation
  • regional-based uplifts
  • annual bonuses
  • long-term financial rewards
  • pension programs
  • savings plans with company matching
  • employee assistance program
  • comprehensive company-paid health, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family
  • generous paid vacation time
  • personal time-off
  • Internal mobility
  • succession planning
  • employee training and development programs
  • Relocation assistance: We provide support with lease cancellation or home sale, temporary accommodations, rental home search, moving and storage costs, spousal assistance and more
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