Boiler and Furnace Specialist - Mechanical
Top Benefits
About the role
About the Role
Kent is looking for a Boiler & Furnace Specialist to support a SAGD project.
This role plays a critical part in the engineering, safety, and performance of
boilers, furnaces, burners, and fired equipment systems used in thermal oil sands production. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team responsible for supporting the design, specification, and operation of multi-fuel-fired equipment, including systems using alternative and blended fuels. This role combines office-based engineering, regulatory compliance, and site-based technical support in a highly regulated, safety-critical environment.
Skills and Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Engineering and reviewing boilers, furnaces, burners, and fired equipment systems
- Supporting multi-fuel firing systems, including alternative and blended fuel sources
- Reviewing burner management systems (BMS) and safety interlocks
- Preparing and reviewing equipment specifications, data sheets, and material requisitions (MRs)
- Ensuring compliance with Alberta fuel safety authorities and applicable codes and standards
- Reviewing vendor quotations, drawings, and technical submissions
- Participating in FAT and SAT activities
- Supporting site inspections, commissioning, and troubleshooting
- Providing technical guidance to clients and project teams
In addition to the responsibilities listed herein, the employee may be required
to perform other ad-hoc tasks as needed or directed by the supervisor or management. These tasks will be within the reasonable scope of the employee's skills, capabilities, and role within the organization. The intent of this provision is to allow for flexibility and adaptability in meeting the dynamic needs of the organization, ensuring that operational requirements can be met efficiently. All such tasks will be assigned considering the employee's current workload and with respect to their professional development.
Your knowledge/skills, education and experience
Knowledge/Qualification/Training/Certification
- Mechanical Engineering degree
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng) registered with APEGA
- SAGD project experience
- Strong knowledge of boilers, furnaces, burners, and fuel systems
- Experience working with Alberta fuel safety regulations and authorities
- Experience reviewing vendor packages and technical documentation
- Ability to travel to site for inspections and support
Communication
- Excellent command of the English language, both written and verbal.
Behaviour/Core Competencies
- Safety-focused and accountable, recognizing the critical nature of fired equipment and fuel systems
- Detail-oriented and process-driven, ensuring systems meet regulatory and technical requirements
- Confident and professional when interfacing with clients, vendors, and regulatory bodies
HSSEQ
The Employee shall observe the Health, Safety, Sustainability, Environment and
Quality rules of the Company; its clients and the governing authorities of the host country.
Details about the role
- Location: Calgary or Edmonton, Alberta
- Relocation Required: No
- Travel: Yes — site visits as required (up to approximately twice per month)
- Contract Type: Full-time
- Experience Level: 10+ years
About you
Join us. Unleash your energy within.
If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on
the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.
We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We
know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.
We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can
all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.
As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.
We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to
perform at your best during the recruitment process.
Our purpose and beliefs
As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world
the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.
It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making
this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:
We PLAY BIG
We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE We are built on INFINITE THINKING
Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us
[https://kentplc.com/who-we-are/purpose-beliefs]:
Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re
heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.
Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents
and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.
Not the right fit? Search for Boiler and Furnace Specialist jobs in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
About Kent
We design, build and maintain the assets that power the world for today and make it future-ready for tomorrow.
From consulting to design, build, commissioning and start-up through to maintenance and decommissioning. It is our ambition to become the global leader in integrated energy services.
We’re more than prepared to meet the challenges of our industry today. We’re also future-ready – for new and innovative energy solutions in more locations, and across more disciplines than ever before.
We’re large enough to offer every skill and capability. Small enough to be agile and make decisions on the ground, right where they’re needed.
That helps us put our clients at the top of their game. And puts us at the top of ours.
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Boiler and Furnace Specialist - Mechanical
Top Benefits
About the role
About the Role
Kent is looking for a Boiler & Furnace Specialist to support a SAGD project.
This role plays a critical part in the engineering, safety, and performance of
boilers, furnaces, burners, and fired equipment systems used in thermal oil sands production. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team responsible for supporting the design, specification, and operation of multi-fuel-fired equipment, including systems using alternative and blended fuels. This role combines office-based engineering, regulatory compliance, and site-based technical support in a highly regulated, safety-critical environment.
Skills and Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Engineering and reviewing boilers, furnaces, burners, and fired equipment systems
- Supporting multi-fuel firing systems, including alternative and blended fuel sources
- Reviewing burner management systems (BMS) and safety interlocks
- Preparing and reviewing equipment specifications, data sheets, and material requisitions (MRs)
- Ensuring compliance with Alberta fuel safety authorities and applicable codes and standards
- Reviewing vendor quotations, drawings, and technical submissions
- Participating in FAT and SAT activities
- Supporting site inspections, commissioning, and troubleshooting
- Providing technical guidance to clients and project teams
In addition to the responsibilities listed herein, the employee may be required
to perform other ad-hoc tasks as needed or directed by the supervisor or management. These tasks will be within the reasonable scope of the employee's skills, capabilities, and role within the organization. The intent of this provision is to allow for flexibility and adaptability in meeting the dynamic needs of the organization, ensuring that operational requirements can be met efficiently. All such tasks will be assigned considering the employee's current workload and with respect to their professional development.
Your knowledge/skills, education and experience
Knowledge/Qualification/Training/Certification
- Mechanical Engineering degree
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng) registered with APEGA
- SAGD project experience
- Strong knowledge of boilers, furnaces, burners, and fuel systems
- Experience working with Alberta fuel safety regulations and authorities
- Experience reviewing vendor packages and technical documentation
- Ability to travel to site for inspections and support
Communication
- Excellent command of the English language, both written and verbal.
Behaviour/Core Competencies
- Safety-focused and accountable, recognizing the critical nature of fired equipment and fuel systems
- Detail-oriented and process-driven, ensuring systems meet regulatory and technical requirements
- Confident and professional when interfacing with clients, vendors, and regulatory bodies
HSSEQ
The Employee shall observe the Health, Safety, Sustainability, Environment and
Quality rules of the Company; its clients and the governing authorities of the host country.
Details about the role
- Location: Calgary or Edmonton, Alberta
- Relocation Required: No
- Travel: Yes — site visits as required (up to approximately twice per month)
- Contract Type: Full-time
- Experience Level: 10+ years
About you
Join us. Unleash your energy within.
If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on
the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.
We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We
know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.
We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can
all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.
As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.
We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to
perform at your best during the recruitment process.
Our purpose and beliefs
As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world
the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.
It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making
this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:
We PLAY BIG
We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE We are built on INFINITE THINKING
Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us
[https://kentplc.com/who-we-are/purpose-beliefs]:
Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re
heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.
Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents
and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.
Not the right fit? Search for Boiler and Furnace Specialist jobs in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
About Kent
We design, build and maintain the assets that power the world for today and make it future-ready for tomorrow.
From consulting to design, build, commissioning and start-up through to maintenance and decommissioning. It is our ambition to become the global leader in integrated energy services.
We’re more than prepared to meet the challenges of our industry today. We’re also future-ready – for new and innovative energy solutions in more locations, and across more disciplines than ever before.
We’re large enough to offer every skill and capability. Small enough to be agile and make decisions on the ground, right where they’re needed.
That helps us put our clients at the top of their game. And puts us at the top of ours.