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What Vista Does

Vista 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 It

We 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 Work

The 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

We are seeking an experienced Lead Piping/Pipeline Engineer to provide discipline leadership on major EPC projects and MOC programs. This role is responsible for planning, technical execution, team leadership, and integration of piping scope across central processing facilities (CPF), well pads, steam generation, water treatment, and associated utilities.

Technical Leadership & Execution

• Serve as the Lead Piping/Pipeline Engineer on projects from concept through detailed engineering and construction support
• Establish piping design philosophy, execution plans, and discipline work processes
• Lead development, provide input, review, and approval of:
  • Material Selection Diagrams (MSD) and Material Selection Reports (MSR)
  • Piping Instrumentation Diagram (P&IDs)
  • Design Basis (DBM)
  • Line Designation Tables (LDT)
  • Piping specifications for carbon and stainless steel, alloy, CRA, lined piping
  • Line classes, insulation, heat tracing, and corrosion allowances
  • Valve specifications
  • Piping isometric and general arrangement drawings
  • Pipeline alignment sheets
  • Material requisitions (MR) and technical bid evaluation (TBE)
  • Specialty item data sheets and lists
  • Tie-in lists
• Ensure piping systems are properly designed for variety of fluids and pressure/temperature conditions including:
  • Steam distribution, gathering lines and steam facility piping
  • Emulsion, produced water, and diluent systems
  • Blowdown, relief, and flare piping
  • Produced and fuel gas
• • Sweet and our service
  • High pressure and elevated temperature service
• • Utility piping
• Apply sound engineering judgment to manage corrosion, and erosion risks common to SAGD facilities and gas plants
• Perform pipe wall thickness and hydrotest pressure calculations
• Update project schedule on a weekly basis including marking tasks which are completed, in progress, and any potential delays. Ensure tasks are listed correctly.
• Develop, maintain, and monitor Piping Engineering procedures and standards
• Attend status meetings with clients, project management and suppliers
• Support, coordinate and issue ABSA applications
• Authenticate documentation with a professional engineering stamp as required

Team Leadership & Coordination

• Lead, mentor, and technically supervise junior and intermediate piping engineers,
• Develop engineering man-hour hour estimates, resource loading, and forecasting for piping engineering projects and tasks.
• Allocate resources and manage discipline workload to meet project milestones
• Control budget, schedule and change management across multiple projects
• Conduct technical reviews and provide coaching to ensure consistent engineering quality
• Coordinate piping scope with process, mechanical, civil/structural, electrical, and instrumentation disciplines as required
• Act as the primary technical interface with clients for piping-related matters
• Support staff performance reviews and training
• Assist with business development
• Maintain current knowledge of industry and regulatory standard

Project & Stakeholder Interface

• Participate in HAZOPs, constructability, and model review sessions
• Review vendor data, technical bid evaluations, and piping-related procurement packages
• Support modularization strategies and field execution planning
• Experience supporting proposals and man-hour estimates
• Coordinate design activities with Process, Piping Stress, Mechanical, Supply Chain and Project Management
• Provide engineering support during fabrication, installation, commissioning, and start-up
• Assist with change management, technical queries, and field engineering support
• Build strong client relationships

Standards, Codes & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards including:
  • ASME B31.3
  • CSA Z662 above ground pipelines and piping systems
  • Applicable API Codes, ASME Section VIII, and client specifications
• Ensure piping designs meet company QA/QC, safety, and regulatory requirements of ABSA, TCBC, TSASK, and other provinces as required

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) registered with APEGA
• 12+ years of piping engineering experience, with significant SAGD and gas plant project exposure
• Proven experience as a Lead or Discipline Engineer on EPC projects
• Strong background in:
  • High-temperature and cryogenic piping systems
  • Piping materials and corrosion management
  • Valves
• Working knowledge of welding procedures, procedure qualification
• Strong knowledge of NDE and PWHT requirements
• Experience with 3D model review software Navisworks
• Expert in Revu Bluebeam and MS Office applications
• Strong understanding of brownfield tie-ins and operating facility constraints
• Excellent leadership, communication, and decision-making skills

Preferred

• Knowledge of metallurgy and materials selection for corrosive and elevated temperature piping systems
• Knowledge of Pipeline Engineering
• Familiarity with modularized facilities
• Field engineering or construction support experience in oil sands and gas plants
• Prior client-facing lead role on major oil sands EPC projects

Why People Like Working with Us

Working 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 Offer

An 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 will 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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