At Imperial, we work every day to responsibly develop Canada’s energy resources – applying technology and innovation to supply affordable, accessible and reliable energy while reducing emissions in support of a net-zero future. Imperial recognizes the important role we can play by advancing climate solutions within our operations and by providing lower life-cycle emission products to our customers. This effort is powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by a pride in what we do and what we stand for.
The success of our upstream, downstream and chemical, and corporate divisions is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies.
Imperial honours diverse backgrounds so we can be a place where people can bring their full selves to work, no matter their identity, race, gender, sexual orientation, age, or ability.
At Imperial, we want you to come for the position and stay for the career. As an integrated company, we are uniquely positioned to offer you a wide range of career prospects and growth opportunities through the course of your career with us. We invite you to bring your ideas and help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs.
Come be part of the Upstream Technical Department at Imperial which has more than 140 year history in Canada and a workforce of 5,500+ total employees. Our offices are located in Calgary, AB

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree in Automation/Instrumentation/Control Systems/Electrical or relevant degree from an accredited University.
• A practicing Engineer or eligible to enroll as a professional engineer with APEGA.
• 0-3 years of similar Automation/ I&C engineer role experience with DCS & SCADA ssytems.
• Understanding of API, CSA and ISA codes and directives.
• Highly motivated & dynamic to rotate through various Automation roles within the Automation team for a long term SME career.
• Able to work indipendentally in a team environment
• CI (Continuous Improvement) Mindset and compete to win attitude.
• Computer programming, modelling and AI skills would be considered as an asset.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS/ EXPERIENCE

• Experience with Emerson / Honeywell/ABB or similar DCS
• Experience with Windows, MS Office, Active Directory
• Programming knowledge such as python, VBA, powershell, SQL
• Networking knowledge to configure basic TCP/IP environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  Start date: Q2 2025
  Location: Calgary, AB

WHAT ROLE YOU WILL PLAY IN OUR TEAM

Are you passionate about automation, and enjoy working in a highly collaborative and challenging environment? We currently have an opportunity with our Kearl automation team working to support our large oilsands plant. Working in our team, you’ll support day to day engineering challenges related to plant automation, with the objective of optimizing safety, reliability and production.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Design, Install, Configure, Maintain and Troubleshoot ICS equipment (Servers/Networks) and applications along with continuously maintaining and upgrading the DCS, SCADA and PLC systems
• Prepare instrumentation diagrams, process control narratives, instrument lists, and input/output lists as part of new design and ongoing maintenance
• Configure and Monitor ICS environment for Industrial Cyber security requirements and mitigate cyber attacks that could alter or damage the plant or manufacturing facility.
• Interdisciplinary interfacing on behalf of the Automation team scope of work.List the set of primary job duties, tasks, and functions specific to the position
• Work with a Continuous Improvement mindset, Invest long term learning to grow to the entire width of automation group by rotating within the team and contribute on company’s strategic priorities.
• Support ancillary programs within the automation team including alarm management, industrial cybersecurity, preventative maintenance tasks, etc.
• Support managed engineering changes in the plant environment related to automation. This includes understanding the issue, scoping, updating engineering documentation, implementing control system programming, testing updated logic and communicating changes to operations.
• Support systems infrastructure such as planning and executing upgrades to servers, networks, applications, virtual machines, etc.