Oil Controller - Oil Control Centre

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!
Posting Close date: Aug 31, 2023
The opportunity
Our 4,900-kilometre (3,000-mile) liquids pipeline system connects growing continental oil supplies to key markets and refineries. The Keystone Pipeline System delivers approximately 20 per cent of western Canadian exports to key refinery markets in the U.S. Midwest and Gulf Coast, where it is converted into fuel and other useful petroleum products.
Our Oil Control Centre team is evolving to meet the needs of our growing business and we are enhancing our presence in Calgary, Alberta to support the monitoring and controlling of various facilities through the use of a state of the art Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system to ensure safe, reliable and cost-effective transportation on behalf of our customers. The successful candidate will be part of a highly functioning team.
What You’ll Do

• Utilizing technology to support issue investigation and resolution for other business unit departments
• Handle and implement customer requests/changes consistent with facility capabilities, connecting pipeline limitations and quality principles
• Analyze planned and unplanned shut-ins or interruptions and restore the system to normal conditions
• Coordinate complex and diverse issue resolution involving unexpected refinery shut-ins or operational interruptions
• Successfully grow and develop through a robust, structured and proven training program
• Focus areas on operational effectiveness and continuous improvement
• Comply with corporate policies and contractual obligations while maintaining profitability and customer satisfaction
• Understand Oil Pipelines' capabilities and coordinate responses with connecting parties upstream and downstream
• Carry out and execute safe operations aligned with TC Energy operating procedures (TOPS)

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to work effectively in a highly dynamic environment with changing priorities under tight time constraints
• Consideration will be given to individuals with other combinations of education and technical experience
• High School Diploma or GED
• Embodying a safety mindset 24/7
• Two (2) years’ experience in operations or related experience
• Strong team aptitude promoting inclusion and diverse thinking opportunities
• Willing and able to work 12-hour shifts, including nights, weekends and holidays
• Ability to maintain a positive work environment within a multifunctional team setting

Preferred Qualifications

• The individual has proven skills, competencies and capacity to stay highly organized and informed while adhering to tight deadlines.
• Control Room Operational experience – including controlling hydraulics, monitoring data and responding to operational alarms.
• Fundamental knowledge of liquids pipeline hydraulics and/or operational experience with oil, refined products or hot bitumen
• This position requires candidates to:
• You are a problem-solver who supports optimization while maintaining compliance and operational excellence with the Company and regulatory bodies.
• Oil and gas experience with a commercial focus
• Successfully complete a pre-employment medical screening, including drug and alcohol testing
• SCADA experience
• Prior experience working an alternating day/night shift schedule
• Relevant post-secondary education (e.g. engineering technology) and/or technical training
• Exercises resourcefulness and ingenuity to increase the operational effectiveness of the systems and assets
• Successfully complete a security clearance/criminal record check.

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.

• Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the country in which the position is based with no restrictions.
• All positions require background screening. Some require criminal and/or credit checks to comply with regulations.
• Depending on qualifications, the successful candidate may be offered a position at a more appropriate level and/or ladder.
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