Engineer, Process (Hybrid)

Job ID : 2916

Closing Date : 05/01/2024

This position could be located in the following location(s): Corunna Site (Corunna, ON)

• This position provides the option to work from home on Mondays and Fridays each week, with the requirement to report to the primary NOVA Chemicals work location on Tuesdays through Thursdays. Employees can opt out of the hybrid schedule and will be expected to work Monday-Friday from the primary work location.

Who We Are:

NOVA Chemicals develops and manufactures plastic resins and other petrochemical products that make everyday life safer, healthier and easier. Our employees take pride in our focus on safety and social responsibility by working together to ensure health, safety, security and environmental stewardship through our commitment to sustainability, ESG, and Responsible Care®. NOVA Chemicals, headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is wholly-owned by Mubadala Investment Company of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

NOVA Chemicals helps shape a world where products vital to our health and happiness are even better tomorrow than they are today. We are seeking talented and passionate people who enjoy working in a collaborative, innovative environment to join our dynamic team.

We are seeking a Process Engineer to join our Process Engineering Team located at our Corunna Site in Ontario, near Sarnia. Reporting to the Corunna Process Engineering Team Leader, you will provide process engineering support in achieving Olefins business results. You will be part of a Multidisciplinary Team and work with various disciplines (Technical, Operations, and Maintenance) to address unit priorities. You will work on key process engineering and process safety work that also develops competency and builds knowledge and networks within our Manufacturing environment.

You Will Use Your Expertise To:

• Identify and own threats to process operation (safety, environmental, and financial) while leading multidisciplinary teams to identify the root causes via data analysis, troubleshooting and sound engineering principles, and implement operational changes or projects to mitigate them.
• Identify and own business improvement opportunities and execute engineering projects to achieve the specified benefits.
• Prepare alternative evaluation reports with proposed process designs to solve identified problems, business cases for each alternative and recommend minimum technical solutions for both expense and capital projects.
• Generate process design engineering deliverables as part of a multi-disciplinary team for capital and expense projects through the front-end loading and detailed design stages of projects.
• Participate in capital and expense project field turnover steps such as: construction inspections, commissioning and pre-start-up safety reviews.
• Manage single and multi-disciplinary expense projects using NOVA Chemicals Project Development and Implementation and Facility Change Management Processes.
• Participate in the identification, planning and execution of equipment outages and major turnarounds.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team to resolve issues and implement solutions.

What We Are Looking For:

• A Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering with 8+ years of related engineering experience.
• Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with PEO or equivalent Canadian engineering governing body.
• Experience in process engineering plant support in Olefins would be considered an asset.
• Strong familiarity with industry ASME, API, CSA, and Loss Prevention standards.
• Familiarity with the Microsoft Office software suite, Aspen Simulation Packages, Aspen Process Explorer, iPRSM, FluidFlow Hydraulics and SAP would be beneficial.
• Comprehensive understanding of PFDs, P&IDs, control philosophies and heat and material balances.
• Experience with a variety of process hazard / risk analysis techniques and specific expertise in participation in PHA, WHAT-IF and Layers of Protection Analysis Studies.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Effective leadership and interpersonal skills along with the ability to prioritize workload.
• Demonstrated commitment to Responsible Care.
• Ability to adapt to new situations and challenges and embrace change and new ideas.
• Self-motivated, focused on results, with the ability to work independently as well as collaborate with others.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with multi-discipline teams (i.e., Operations, Maintenance, and Technical teams).

You Can Stand Out If:

• You are passionate about your work and put care and thought into all that you do.
• You are responsible and follow through with your commitments to others and to safety.
• You are innovative and are willing to challenge your biases when problem solving.
• You are collaborative, inclusive, and work well with others towards team goals.

Additional Information:

• Relocation will be considered for this position
• Compensation will be commensurate with education and experience
• This role requires minimal/ad hoc travel
• Work will be conducted both indoors and outdoors in all seasons
• Positions will include some lifting and climbing of ladders within various levels of the units
• Overtime and callouts are a requirement of the role due to the 24 hour per day plant operation
• In order to fulfil the duties of this role, the successful candidate will be required to wear respiratory protective equipment. Candidate must successfully pass a fit test and be physically able to wear a respirator
• The successful candidate is required to provide proof of a valid driver’s license

Why NOVA Chemicals?

NOVA Chemicals’ flexible benefit programs are designed to meet the diverse needs of our employees, because when it comes to benefits, everyone has different priorities. Our benefits offerings will vary based on your work location, and are an element of the “Total Rewards” package used to reward employees.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

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