Engineer Manager Jobs in Calgary, AB (NOW HIRING)

What Vista DoesVista Projects is an integrated industrial engineering firm that helps clients navigate the digital transformation of their projects and operations. Our proven project execution process is based on a “single source of truth” model that eliminates the potential for inefficient engineering designs, cost overruns and project completion delays.Why We Do ItWe believe the world needs industrial projects and that intelligent engineering data can increase the likelihood of innovative solutions getting to market. Over the years, our multi-discipline teams have conceptualized and designed some of the most challenging and successful industrial processing projects in the North American energy sector. Vista has established itself as a trusted industrial engineering partner for all types of projects, from conceptual studies and pilots to large-scale commercial expansions.Where We WorkThe benefits of our approach apply to new asset developments and brownfield optimization projects across several industrial markets. This includes biofuels and produced water treatment to natural gas and petrochemical processing. We are headquartered in Calgary and maintain a satellite office in Houston.What You Would Do in This Role

The Instrumentation & Control Engineering Manager ensures effective execution of departmental strategies, budgets, and schedules, fostering collaboration between engineering and design teams. Key responsibilities include:

• Forecasting and Resource Management:
  • Develop and maintain department forecasts, ensuring discipline leads update project/program forecasts weekly to align with Project/Program Manager demands.
  • Communicate changes to work plans and resourcing needs through change management to project stakeholders.
• Leadership and Supervision:
  • Supervise discipline leads in the conception, planning, and development of engineering designs, projects, processes, proposals, and estimates.
  • Provide leadership and mentorship to discipline leads and engineering/design teams, acting as a focal point for expertise and direction on engineering solutions.
• Project Guidance and Support:
  • Guide scopes of work, man-hour estimates, schedules, and priorities for projects and proposals.
  • Assist in negotiating critical engineering issues and review/approve manpower requirements, including selection, appraisal, and training of staff.
• Quality Assurance and Compliance:
  • Maintain current knowledge of industry and regulatory standards, ensuring adherence to Vista's Quality Management System (QMS).
  • Develop, implement, and maintain discipline-specific templates, checklists, and procedures, actively stewarding continuous improvement and documenting lessons learned.
• Technical Oversight:
  • Prepare and review P&ID inputs, instrument selection, instrument indexes, datasheets, and sizing.
  • Create and review I/O lists, instrument wiring drawings, loop diagrams, and UPS load requirements.
  • Design and review PLC panels, cable schedules, I&C specifications, design criteria, shutdown keys, cause and effect diagrams, control narratives, fiber optic panels, control system architecture, and engineering work packages.
  • Provide technical support to vendors for DCS/SIS/FG panel design and fabrication, as well as mechanical/electrical equipment.
• Business Development Support:
  • Support business development by developing discipline man-hour estimates for proposals.

Requirements  

• Ten-plus years of progressive experience in facilities engineering and design in the energy industry, with five years’ experience in leading teams.
• Engineering Department: Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in engineering or applied science; Design Department: Technical school certification/degree.
• Ability to work and collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and designers including Process, Mechanical, Civil, Structural & Architectural, Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls and Piping.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills, technical competence and attention to detail.
• Self-motivated and efficient with time management.
• Strong working knowledge and understanding of applicable codes and industry standards.
• Ability to meet safety requirements to attend site visits.

Preferred

• 12 years or more of experience as a fully qualified engineer, with five years’ experience in the energy industry.
• Three or more years of experience leading an engineering team in an EPC environment.

Why People Like Working with UsWorking with Vista is a chance to contribute to the type of challenging municipal and industrial projects that the world requires. If that doesn’t excite you, this role likely won’t be a fit.
Challenging projects require focus, and we enable our people to do their best work with modernized project systems that are based on our leading use of intelligent data-centric execution architecture. Our staff and clients like that it gives them real-time access to validated data shared across all project departments. This fosters project design and business decisions based on a single, authoritative source of truth and provides increased transparency and collaboration with team members and clients, leading to improved engineering quality and a product we can all take pride in.What We OfferAn opportunity with Vista is not just a job; it is a chance to tackle challenging projects with colleagues who are among the most recognized and accomplished in their disciplines.Vista offers all employees

• A stimulating, fast-paced and challenging work environment where you will contribute to the interesting municipal and industrial engineering projects
• A robust and consistent recruitment process that ensures your colleagues are likeminded and comparably capable
• An opportunity to be a part of an entrepreneurial, technically skilled team which has established leadership in innovative engineering solutions
• A strong value-based philosophy that provides an informal, close-knit team environment, where you and your family feel like a part of our organization, and not just an employee number
• Competitive compensation and benefits, including a performance-linked variable pay program
• Company-sponsored social events and team sports
• Flexible work schedules, half-day Fridays and free parking
• An organization that values and encourages diversity

How to Apply

Please complete the application form below and include a cover letter concisely demonstrating how your skills and experience align with our job posting. By submitting this application, you consent to our Privacy Policy, and you consent to receive transactional electronic messages from Vista and third parties acting on our behalf.

Note: As part of the interview process there may be a technical testing component that will take up to two hours and can be completed at home on your own timeline. Candidates may be required to complete a security clearance procedure prior to receiving an offer.

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