Senior Manager, Asset Management & Engineering

ATCO EnPower’s Midstream business owns, operates and develops energy infrastructure that supports the safe, reliable and efficient movement, processing, storage and delivery of energy products. 

Reporting to the General Manager, Midstream, the Senior Manager leads Facility Engineering, Operations Engineering, Maintenance and Asset Performance. The role translates Product Line objectives, asset risks and performance opportunities into an integrated book of work that improves safety, reliability, cost performance and long-term asset value.  Working closely with Operations, Technical Services, Project Delivery, Finance and Commercial, the Senior Manager establishes work priorities, allocates resources and oversees engineering, maintenance, reliability and sustaining capital delivery.

This position requires travel to multiple operational locations within Alberta. 

Area #1 - Integrated Book of Work and Planning

Accountable for the developing and governing an integrated, risk-based book of work that aligns engineering, maintenance, reliability, asset performance, optimization and sustaining capital activities with Product Line objectives. 

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  Manage the integrated book of work across engineering, maintenance, reliability, asset performance, optimization and sustaining capital, as approved through annual planning.

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  Oversee the book of work and the integration of program work, ensuring items are current, clearly defined and risk ranked.

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  Translate business objectives, asset risks and performance opportunities into annual and quarterly work plans, while supporting the operations-led long-range plan.

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  Recommend risk- and value-based priorities

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  Establish governance, planning rhythms and reporting to monitor work status, risks, costs and outcomes

Area #2 – Engineering and Maintenance Delivery

Accountable for leading engineering, maintenance and asset performance delivery to ensure approved work is appropriately resourced and completed safely, effectively and within established scope, schedule and budget

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  Lead the Facility Engineering, Operations Engineering, Maintenance and Asset Performance teams, aligning resources to Product Line priorities.

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  Ensure work is screened and scored under the Work Classification framework, with the appropriate execution route and accountable lead assigned. 

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  Confirm Facility Engineering and Maintenance work can be resourced within required execution and outage windows, escalating capacity or delivery risks to the General Manager.

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  Ensure approved work is entered into the system of record and delivered in accordance with established scope, schedule and budget. 

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  Oversee the delivery of routed work, including turnarounds and outages. 

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  Ensure compliance with EnPower standards and procedures including PPMP and MOC requirements. 

Area #3 – Asset Performance, Reliability and Sustaining Capital

Accountable for improving asset reliability, availability and lifecycle value through coordinated asset management, maintenance, reliability and sustaining capital strategies.

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  Develop asset lifecycle plans aligned with Technical Services Asset Integrity Plans, balancing safety, compliance, reliability, cost and long-term value.

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  Lead the development and implementation of asset health, reliability and maintenance strategies; including preventive, predictive and condition-based maintenance. 

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  Implement and oversee the delivery of approved maintenance and integrity programs through the Maintenance function.

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  Ensure significant equipment failures and recurring performance issues are investigated with support from Technical Services and that corrective actions are identified and completed when appropriate.

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  Identify opportunities to improve throughput, uptime, efficiency, cost and profitability.

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  Develop sustaining capital inputs and business cases based on asset condition, risk, performance, and business value. 

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  Establish and report KPIs for reliability, availability, asset health, cost and work delivery

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  Apply data analytics and emerging technology, including artificial intelligence, where they provide practical value. 

Area #4 – Cross-Functional Integration 

Accountable for integrating engineering, maintenance and asset performance activities across Operations and enabling functions to support coordinated decision-making and effective work delivery.

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  Partner with Field Operations to provide responsive engineering and maintenance support, while maintaining clear accountability for day-to-day operation, Break-In Work and the corrective maintenance contingency.

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  Partner with Technical Services to apply required standards, assurance processes, Technical MOC requirement and specialist expertise.

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  Coordinate with Project Delivery on project-routed work, design reviews, commissioning, handover and integration of new assets into lifecycle and maintenance plans.

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  Work with Finance to develop and manage budgets

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  Maintain clear separation between capital and operating treatment and the selected route for executing work.

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  Resolve cross-functional priorities, dependencies and delivery risks, escalating matters requiring General Manager direction.

Area #5 – Performance, Leadership and Culture

Accountability for building the leadership, workforce capability and accountability required to deliver safe, reliable and effective outcomes

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  Provide leadership and direction to engineering, maintenance and asset performance leaders and professionals.

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  Establish clear objectives, decision rights and performance expectations aligned with Product Line priorities

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  Support the development of workforce plans that address organization capability, capacity, succession and critical technical skill requirements as appropriate.

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  Provide timely coaching, feedback and performance management.

• Undergraduate degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.

• Professional Engineer designation or eligibility for registration with APEGA is preferred.

• A combination of relevant education and experience may be considered.

• 12+ years of progressively responsible experience in midstream, pipelines, gas processing, natural gas or NGL storage, or a comparable industrial environment.

• Leadership experience across engineering, maintenance, reliability, operations support, asset management or asset performance functions.

• Experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams, including managing through other leaders.

• Experience developing integrated work plans and sustaining capital programs within an operating asset environment.

• Experience balancing business and asset risk, operational requirements, cost, schedule and business value when setting priorities and allocating resources.

• Knowledge of asset lifecycle management, maintenance and reliability practices, engineering governance, process safety and risk-based decision-making.

• Understanding of annual planning, work classification, outage and turnaround planning, and capital and operating expenditure management.

• Ability to translate business objectives and asset risks into prioritized, executable work plans.

• Ability to assess competing priorities and make clear recommendations based on risk, value, resource capacity and operational impact.

• Business and financial acumen, including the ability to develop budgets, business cases and performance measures.

• Ability to lead organizational capability, workforce planning, succession and employee development across multidisciplinary teams.

• Ability to communicate technical, operational and business information clearly to frontline, technical and executive audiences.

• Ability to establish accountability and influence decisions across functions without relying solely on direct authority.

• Ability to travel to Midstream operating locations as required.

We would like to thank everyone for their application; however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

Final candidates will be required to undergo a Security Clearance Check.

ATCO is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.