Type of position: Trainee

Your future role on the Advanced Fuels and Chemicals team

Join BBA and make the most of your experience by actively contributing to the various phases of engineering projects, from the earliest stages of the business relationship to onsite equipment commissioning.

This role will give you the opportunity to take the lead and show your leadership skills, while working in the thick of the action alongside talented people.

As a member of the Advanced Fuels and Chemicals team, you'll get to work on projects involving biofuels, hydrogen, carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) and renewable chemicals. You’ll help develop innovative industrial projects focused on decarbonizing processes, recovering waste and integrating clean technologies.

With us, you’ll get the opportunity to...

• Help draft process specifications, design criteria, PFDs, P&IDs, plant layouts, technical specifications, assessments and reports

• Participate in process design and equipment sizing

• Assist with site inspections and surveys

• Assess client satisfaction and maintain close, harmonious relationships with clients and their representatives

Do your qualities and values match our corporate culture?

• Results-driven
• Autonomy
• Thirst to learn and excel
• Eco-mindfulness
• Fascination for innovation
• Willingness to transform the world for the better
• Interest in solving the most complex challenges

Summary of certifications and job requirements

• Registered as an undergraduate student in chemical engineering
• Knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to understand and interpret technical drawings
• Strong mathematical abilities
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
• Advanced English skills to facilitate collaboration with other BBA offices and/or clients in English-speaking Canadian provinces and internationally; you may need to use English occasionally or daily, depending on current projects
• Advanced French skills to facilitate collaboration with other BBA offices and/or clients in Québec
• Asset: knowledge of the AspenTech Suite (HYSYS and Plus)
• Asset: basic understanding of fluid mechanics and heat transfer

At BBA, you get many benefits

• Fun and Collaboration committee

• Access to many experts and coaching

• Collaborative team that shares ideas and knowledge

• Opportunity for site work: an amazing career accelerator!

• A caring environment where everyone’s ideas are listened to and there’s no perception of hierarchy

• Friendly, eco-mindful and high-tech workspaces

About BBA

For over 45 years, we’ve been pushing the boundaries of engineering to serve our clients in the Energy and Natural Resources sector. At BBA, we develop innovative, flexible and sustainable solutions, from strategy to execution. BBA is one of Canada’s leading private consulting engineering firms, focused on practice (PCB), with a network of 18 offices. Our teams work closely to deliver projects that shape tomorrow’s industry at the local, national and international levels.

Our goal is to ensure a diverse and inclusive work environment. We do everything we can to build a workplace where all of our employees want to excel and where they feel respected, heard and valued. Every day.

Our people’s passion and excellence make BBA one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies, and we have been recognized as a 2024 Best Employer by Mercer.

We have unique talents, and we’re committed to providing a workplace where you can be yourself. Job postings are written in gender-neutral language.

Learn more about us by visiting our LinkedIn page and join the networks of our talent attraction specialists to speak with them directly.