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Contractor - Process Engineer - Upgrader

Fort McMurray, AB
Mid Level
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Top Benefits

Free parking at site

About the role

Country

Canada

Location

Fort McMurray - (Long Lake)

Employment Type

Contingent Worker

Requisition Number

CAN02717

Closing date

Mar-31-2026

##Company Overview

Welcome to CNOOC International. We are a global energy company and subsidiary of CNOOC Limited with a vision of delivering safe, sustainableenergy for all**.**

CNOOC International, the international division of CNOOC Limited, is a global energy company with operations in Asia, Africa, the Americas, the Middle East and Europe. Our successful growth as an upstream oil and gas producer has been achieved by consistently finding and developing world-class assets.

Our business is focused on safely exploring and producing from conventional offshore, unconventional and oil sands assets. As part of the CNOOC Group of companies, which span the entire energy supply chain, our size and capability create a competitive advantage that ensures we deliver long-term value.

Oil sands development is an important component of CNOOC International’s global portfolio. In Canada, CNOOC Petroleum North America has interest in more than 300,000 acres in the Athabasca region – one of the largest deposits of Canadian oil reserves, where we use technologically advanced production processes such as Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD). Our Long Lake facility, located in northern Alberta just south of Fort McMurray, began producing in 2008 and is a SAGD-only operation for the interim, with production capacity of around 72,000 barrels of bitumen a day.

This position is classified as a Safety-Sensitive Position. In this role, you will participate in our non-rotating14x14 shiftschedule which requires you to work fourteen 12-hour day shifts**(7am – 7pm), followed byfourteen days off**. Schedules are based on business needs and subject to change. We offerfree parkingat our site.

This is a 12-month contractor role based in**Fort McMurray (LongLake), Alberta.**The successful candidates will be onboarded through a third-party contracting agency.

##Your Background

  • Minimum 5 years of relevant experience as process engineer working in an upgrader facility.
  • Previous site experience preferred.
  • Chemical Engineer Degree.
  • Professional engineer (P.Eng) with APEGA required.

##Your Role With Our Team

  • Responsible for daily process monitoring and optimization including crude distillation unit, Sulphur recover unit, and Utilities
  • Support developing Engineering Work Packages (EWP) for upgrader releated MOCs
  • Collaborate with operations team on process adjustments to optimize plant equipment operations
  • Develop and maintain proactive monitoring tools of the units to predictive and support long term plans
  • Maintain focused approach in resolving various operational issues/bottlenecks for the reliable operation of the facility as well as ramp up
  • Support plant reliability, maintenance, outage and turnaround teams by providing sound technical advice as process engineer on site
  • Participate in daily operations meeting. Provide technical support for the operations group to trouble shoot operations
  • Conduct incident investigations and ensure findings are well documented and well communicated
  • Liaise with multidiscipline engineers, external consultants and engineering contractors for basic and detailed engineering of projects
  • Ensure design and project implementation conform with design intent, specifications and standard practices
  • Maintain the integrity of the facility PSI information. Lead/participate in PSM activities (MOC, PHA/HAZOP, PSSR etc.)
  • Ensure that process engineering deliverables are met in a timely fashion
  • Provide support to the business planning group for monthly planning, statutory compliance, etc.

##Closing Statement

All positions require background checks which could include:

  • Criminal police record check
  • Education verification
  • Credential verification

All Safety Sensitive positions could include:

  • Drug & Alcohol testing
  • Pre-access medical testing
  • Drivers’ abstract for last 3 years
  • Completion of CSO (Energy Safety Canada’s Common Safety Orientation) or CSTS (Construction Safety Training System) online safety course

About China National Offshore Oil

Oil and Gas
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CNOOC International has assets in oil sands, shale gas and offshore in Canada. Our oil sands business is a key part of CNOOC International’s global portfolio. Our Long Lake facility, located in northern Alberta just south of Fort McMurray, is a SAGD operation with production capacity of 72,000 barrels of bitumen a day. We also have interest in several other oil sands projects including Hangingstone, operated by Japan Canada Oil Sands (JACOS), Syncrude’s oil sands mining upgrading facility and shares in MEG Energy.

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