Senior Project Engineer

Description

• Embedded in Shell’s site-based teams working under Shell PMT direction, while reporting to Worley’s Senior Portfolio Director for the Scotford portfolio.
• Maintain strong communication across Shell’s operations, maintenance, inspection, HSSE, and project management teams.
• Participate in risk reviews, HAZOPs/HAZIDs, constructability reviews, and readiness assessments.
• Ensure all engineering and project documentation meets Shell’s internal requirements for safety, operability, reliability, and regulatory compliance.
• Track project deliverables and engineering progress, ensuring timely completion of milestones.
• Steward the management of change (MOC) process, ensuring technical modifications are fully assessed, documented, and approved.
• Ensure engineering decisions support safe execution, operability, and maintainability of assets.
• Ensure engineering deliverables meet Shell and Worley specifications, industry codes/standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Support cost awareness by identifying scope growth, potential risks, and opportunities for optimization.
• Participate in construction readiness reviews, installation sequencing, pre-commissioning activities, and turnover planning.
• Ensure efficient flow of information between Shell site teams and Worley & Other EP engineering groups to maintain technical alignment.
• Promote a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Support development of project scopes of work, engineering estimates, design packages, and construction work packages (CWPs).
• Coordinate closely with project controls to support schedule development, progress measurement, and forecasting.
• Identify and address quality issues early; engage QA/QC resources when required.
• Provide daily engineering support to Shell site teams, construction contractors, and maintenance personnel.
• Coordinate with EP Contractors /EP houses, multi-discipline engineering activities (mechanical, civil/structural, electrical, instrumentation, process, etc.) to ensure alignment with project scope, schedule, and technical requirements.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership to junior and intermediate engineers as required.
• Facilitate timely resolution of field queries (RFIs, SQs, TQs).
• Perform field checks, site verifications, and constructability reviews; identify potential issues early and recommend solutions.
• Represent Worley professionally while fully integrating into Shell’s site team environment.
• Champion Shell and Worley HSSE expectations and ensure engineering and construction activities follow site safety practices and safe work procedures.
• Provide on-site project engineering leadership across the full life cycle of brownfield and sustaining capital projects (concept development through commissioning and close-out).
• Serve as the primary on-site engineering interface between Shell asset teams, Worley & Other EP engineering offices, construction contractors, and project stakeholders.
• Lead clarification and resolution of technical issues arising during detailed engineering, construction, or commissioning.

Requirements

• Strong experience working on active operating facilities with brownfield constraints.
• Full-time presence at Shell Scotford (Fort Saskatchewan). 3 Days at Scotford Wed/Thurs/Friday and other 2 days work from home or Worley office
• Familiarity with project controls (cost, schedule, change management).
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Civil/Structural, Electrical, or Instrumentation preferred).
• Highly effective communicator with strong stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience supporting both engineering and construction phases, including field verification, constructability reviews, and commissioning support.
• Extensive experience in project engineering within oil & gas, petrochemical, heavy industrial, or refinery environments.
• Eligibility for APEGA registration (P.Eng. required or immediately eligible).
• Occasional travel to Calgary or Edmonton engineering offices may be required.
• Fast-paced environment requiring daily interaction with operations, construction, and multiple engineering disciplines.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multi-discipline engineering teams and resolve technical issues in the field.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance