Compression Specialist
HybridCalgary, Alberta, Canada or Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada
Job Summary
Offer technical direction and oversight regarding the performance, reliability, and operational excellence of the West Coast Transmission compression fleet. Lead troubleshooting efforts, root cause investigations, condition monitoring initiatives, and equipment performance analysis to improve asset reliability and availability. Collaborate with Operations, Gas Control, Automation, Engineering, Projects, Supply Chain, OEMs, and vendors to support maintenance activities, capital projects, and continuous improvement initiatives. Develop technical recommendations, repair scopes, maintenance approaches, and overhaul plans for compression and power generation equipment. Support commissioning, startup activities, modernization projects, and facility expansions while ensuring compliance with company standards and safe work practices. Monitor equipment health, fleet run hours, reliability metrics, and efficiency targets to find opportunities for performance optimization and lifecycle improvements. Provide functional leadership, technical guidance, and mentorship to employees and contractors involved in compression analysis, maintenance planning, troubleshooting, and specialized field activities. Regular travel to operational facilities and project sites is required, with occasional additional hours for operational priorities and critical events.
Required Qualifications
- Related university degree or equivalent experience
- Seven-plus years' experience
- Nine-plus years of previous field operations experience
- Equivalent mix of formal education and experience
- Extensive experience in compression operations
- Extensive experience in maintenance
- Extensive experience in reliability
- Extensive experience in asset management
- Extensive experience in technical services
- Extensive experience in a related field
- Strong expertise in gas compression systems
- Strong expertise in turbomachinery
- Strong expertise in rotating equipment reliability
- Strong expertise in maintenance planning
- Strong expertise in asset lifecycle management
- Established skill in delivering technical direction
- Established skill in impacting operational methods
- Established skill in boosting asset performance throughout multiple facilities
- Proven ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues
- Proven ability to develop practical, risk-based solutions
- Strong communication skills
- Strong collaboration skills
- Strong partner management skills
- Strong relationship-building skills
- Proficiency with maintenance management systems
- Proficiency with asset management systems
- Proficiency with business systems
- Valid driver's licence
- Safe driving record
- Regular travel to operational facilities and project sites
- Participation in field activities
- Participation in troubleshooting efforts
- Participation in maintenance events
- Participation in project support activities
- Occasional additional hours availability
- Adherence to all company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements
- Safety-sensitive position compliance
Desired Qualifications
- Professional designation or certification such as P.Eng.
- Professional designation or certification such as CTech
- Professional designation or certification such as Red Seal/Journeyperson
- Equivalent to professional designation or certification
- Experience with predictive maintenance
- Experience with condition-based monitoring
- Experience with equipment diagnostics
- Experience with reliability-centered maintenance practices
- Experience supporting major overhauls
- Experience supporting commissioning activities
- Experience supporting facility upgrades
- Experience supporting capital projects
- Ability to interpret technical documentation
- Ability to interpret performance data
- Ability to interpret asset health information
- Ability to develop actionable recommendations
- Experience mentoring technical teams
- Experience sharing subject matter expertise across geographically dispersed operations
- Demonstrated dedication to safety
- Demonstrated dedication to environmental stewardship
- Demonstrated dedication to operational excellence
- Demonstrated dedication to continuous improvement
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