Field Engineer, Fort McMurray | Projects & Services

Fort McMurray, AB
On-site
Posted Sep 20, 2026
1 position

$100,000–$145,000 / year

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Senior · 5+ years
Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week

Job summary

The Field Engineer will lead onsite engineering projects, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards while managing client requests and RFIs. They are responsible for preparing design deliverables, supervising project teams, and acting as the primary site engineering point of contact.

Job details

Chemelex is a global leader in electric thermal and sensing solutions, protecting the world’s critical processes, places and people. With over 50 years of innovation and a commitment to excellence, we develop solutions that ensure safety, reliability, and efficiency in diverse environments – from industrial plants and data centers to people’s homes. We deliver future-ready technologies, advanced engineering capabilities and local expertise backed by global standards. Our offering includes a leading portfolio from our trusted brands: Raychem, Tracer, Nuheat and Pyrotenax. You ARE: You are a hands-on, self-directed engineering professional based in Fort McMurray who is comfortable working in an active industrial environment and wants to build a long-term career with Chemelex. You bring practical field experience, strong electrical and instrumentation knowledge, and the ability to turn field conditions and client needs into accurate, workable design solutions. Join a Fort McMurray based team that has a focus on employee development and growth (for long term retention). Strong Employee Development and Mentorship for both technical and management skills that provides valuable industry experience for PEng/ASET applications and/or real-life management skills. Technical Development through increasing EHT design difficulty and independence to cultivate confidence in Engineering analysis. On site field checks in an operating Oilsands facility to connect design experience with real life installations. Learn about real life problems maintenance problems. Opportunity to see designs installed over time and address / learn constructability issues in real time through RFIs and strong support with installers. Management skill development through supervision of various small projects increasing in size and complexity to understand scope, cost and schedule. Management skill development through backlog management, risk assessment, and client communications. Opportunity for Local Career Development Natural development into Lead Engineering Role and mentorship of new Engineers/Designers. Opportunity for increased independence with remote supervision and primary client interface. Opportunity to develop stamping experience. Opportunities for Project Coordination and Project Engineering in Engineering, Procurement and Construction projects. WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION: As a Field Engineer - Syncrude, you will play a pivotal role in crafting world-class engineering projects. You will provide leadership and direction, ensuring that our initiatives are both innovative and flawlessly completed. This outstanding opportunity allows you to work on results high-impact projects in a dynamic and collaborative team environment, where your expertise will be highly valued! Reporting to the site Project Manager, responsibilities will include: APEGA stamp EHT Drawing EHT packages and written scope of work, in accordance with site specifications, Chemelex standards, and external agencies such as CSA, CEC, etc. Maintain good standing with Chemelex Permit Holder and APEGA at all times. Supervise and lead onsite and offsite Project Engineers/Designers and Technologists in work, site priorities, safety, quality, and efficiency. Primary main Site Engineering point of contact for the team. Manage all client requests and RFIs; quantify the request and ensure the task is accurately completed or accepted by another Project Engineer for execution. You have: Bachelor’s Degree or technical degree (engineering) preferred. Heavy emphasis in construction or electrical engineering. Will also accept a 2-year Technologic Electrical Diploma with2 years of industrial oilsands experience and/or a Journeyman Electrician with EHT installation, commissioning, computer skills, Oilsands and Planning Experience. Previous experience in or with: 1+ years of Engineering (will consider Co-op Experience for the right candidate) Project engineering or a related industrial construction experience preferred. Exposure in the petrochemical or energy industries with exposure to Heat Tracing technology. Fort McMurray resident Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills, as well as the ability to present and influence views in a clear and compelling manner Knowledge of the engineering, maintenance and/or operations experience at a petrochemical facility or industrial site. Microsoft Office and reporting/scheduling software (Excel, Word, Access, Power Point etc.) At Chemelex: We protect places of progress through electric excellence. Pioneering plants, sprawling data centers, busy transport hubs, and your own home. These are the places that bring progress to the world, and the places that we protect with time-tested technologies, advanced engineering, and a suite of services. Because here, excellence is everything. Our Dimensions of Excellence reflect the core values of Chemelex. Together, they inspire our decisions and guide our actions – defining excellence in our work for colleagues, customers and communities. Experts with empathy Explorer mindset Example for others Exceptional impact We are committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by national, federal, state or local law.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in engineering, preferably with a focus on construction or electrical fields. A minimum of 4 years of industrial engineering experience, specifically within the petrochemical or energy sectors, is required.