Senior Civil Engineer, Balance of Plant

Determined. Imaginative. Curious. If these are some of the ways you describe yourself — we want to learn more about you! At TC Energy, we are Energy Problem Solvers — passionate about transitioning North America to cleaner energy while meeting the energy demands of today and tomorrow. If that sounds like a challenge you want to help tackle, we want you to join our team!

The Opportunity

The Facilities Reliability & Integrity Engineering Services (FRIES) organization is a team of experts who leverage deep technical skills and subject matter expertise to maximize the value of TC Energy’s facilities assets across North America. The FRIES organization is accountable for fit for purpose technical standards and asset management strategies that balance risk, asset performance and cost. FRIES also provides escalated subject matter expert (SME) support to resolve complex engineering challenges and support operations and project engineering functions.

The Balance of Plant (BOP) team within FRIES comprises senior engineering SMEs in Mechanical, Electrical and Civil engineering disciplines with deep technical expertise Balance of Plant systems and equipment (process systems core to gas transmission facilities, but outside of the prime mover).

BOP Team is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer with deep industry knowledge and technical experience in the design, construction and maintenance of civil works on midstream gas facilities.

What you'll do

• Act as TC Energy’s Technical Authority and subject matter expert (SME) for Balance of Plant (BOP) civil works on compressor station and meter station facility assets.
  • Civil engineering scope includes: Buildings and structures, foundations, roads and bridges, earthworks, drainage systems, pipe/cable/equipment supports (structural steel and concrete), walkways, stairways, access platforms, guardrails/handrails.
• Act as the document contact and technical expert for applicable engineering standards including maintaining and improving requirements based on performance, feedback and lessons learned, and variance trends.
• Maintain understanding of and advise on legal requirements, external codes and standards and their interpretation.
• Provide technical pre-qualification review of service providers and vendors to meet BOP standards.
• Provide Tier 3 level SME support to Operations Engineering including specialized support for escalated and complex engineering issues, incidents and investigations, and cross system issues and trends.
• Support General Plant Maintenance Capital (GPMC) program development in collaboration with Operations Engineering including SME advisement on asset strategies, risk assessments, alternatives, and optimal maintenance.
• Be a conduit for information sharing by communicating best practices, improvement opportunities, new technologies and general information to others in the organization.
• Deliver asset management and maintenance strategies for BOP systems to focus maintenance investment and establish longer range programs to balance reliability performance, cost and risk.
• Initiate and lead research and development projects to improve engineering standards and develop alternatives and solutions for design and construction.
• Maintain strategic supplier and vendor relationships for asset management strategies, industry understanding, engagement in issues and innovation.
• Support project engineering in engineering design and oversight through design reviews and strategic SME input. This may include supporting projects in procurement and implementation on adherence to company specs and standards, escalated issues, variance demands, and engineering assessments and studies.

Minimum Qualifications

• University degree in Civil Engineering and professional engineer (P. Eng.) designation in good standing with APEGA or equivalent governing body.
• Experience as an owners’ engineer in the design and implementation of civil works projects and in the maintenance of civil works on facilities.
• Minimum of 20 years of progressive relevant experience.
• In depth of knowledge of applicable industry Codes and Standards related to Civil engineering in Canada and US: National Building Code of Canada; International Building Code; CSA A23.1/23.2, CSA A23.3, CSA S16, CSA Z662, CSA B167, CSA S37, ASCE 7, ACI 301, ACI 318, AISC 325, AISC 360.
• Technical experience in asset management, risk management, reliability optimization and condition-based maintenance.
• Experience in the development and management of engineering standards, specifications and procedures.
• Technical experience in engineering design, design oversight and assurance.
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication and influencing skills to be able to partner and work with company stakeholders across North America with different backgrounds and priorities.
• Pragmatic with strong decision-making skills and engineering judgment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to pick-up and resolve new and emerging engineering problems that have ambiguity including strong personal accountability and self-development.
• Demonstrated ability to clearly and effectively communicate complex issues to different levels of leadership.
• Strong negotiation and conflict management skills.

To remain competitive, support our high-performance culture and allow for more flexibility in the way we work, we offer a hybrid work model and flexible dress code for our eligible office-based workforce in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. #LI-Hybrid

About our business

TC Energy is a leading energy infrastructure company in North America. We have three complementary businesses of natural gas pipelines, liquids (oil) pipelines, and power generation. Our operations span three countries, seven Canadian provinces, and 34 U.S. states.

TC Energy is an equal opportunity employer.

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Thank you for choosing TC Energy in your career search.

• Depending on qualifications, the successful candidate may be offered a position at a more appropriate level and/or ladder.
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