Maintenance I & E Lead

Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. is a publicly listed company committed to building a diversified midstream and infrastructure business in the North American natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, refined product, and renewable spaces. Its strategy is to profitably grow and create shareholder value through the acquisition and development of oil and gas infrastructure, providing customers with a full‑service, vertically integrated value chain that includes gas plants, pipelines, railcars, export terminals, storage, downstream facilities, and renewable initiatives.

Opportunity

Tidewater has an immediate opening for a Maintenance Lead, reporting to the Plant Manager. This is a full‑time position based in our Brazeau River Complex near Drayton Valley, Alberta.

The Maintenance Lead will provide maintenance support services to the operating department by directing and coordinating the activities of tradesmen to plan, schedule, prioritize, and coordinate maintenance work related to rotating equipment and control systems while maintaining an environmentally safe and cost‑effective work environment. This role will be a 60/40 split of office and field work, with scheduled work performed as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and oversee the activities of Mechanical & E/I trade crew(s) to ensure effective utilization of manpower.
• Set priorities in conjunction with Operations for planned work on equipment and reschedule tradesmen’s work schedules as per prevailing priority.
• Coordinate the successful execution of preventative and corrective maintenance activities through effective planning and execution.
• Lead the successful execution of non‑routine maintenance and collaborate with operations management and technicians to plan, manage, and coordinate related preventative maintenance, including repair and overhaul of equipment as necessary.
• Administer the Computerized Maintenance Management System (Maximo) and coordinate with operations management and technicians to create, assign, track, and close all work orders such as service orders, preventative maintenance work orders, and corrective maintenance work orders.
• Ensure all work is planned and performed in accordance with PNG and external standards, processes, and procedures (SPI’s, Integrity Management Plans, EH&S activities, etc.).
• Work with operations managers and assist with preparing the scope of work, ensuring service contracts or purchase orders are in place, verifying qualifications of contractors, reviewing reports and acceptance, and communicating with other departments as appropriate.
• Assess and document maintenance activities, measure maintenance performance indicators, perform failure analysis, assess availability, reliability, and cost, spare parts and materials, and equipment tracking.
• Communicate all reports and findings to the Plant Manager and management team.
• Review all work orders for timely completion with adequate documentation.
• Analyze, recommend, and implement process improvements in areas that are inefficient.
• Maintain controllable O&M expense metrics to improve budget development and review.
• Understand operational economics of the operations.
• Cover the rotating on‑call schedule.
• Provide lead support on projects.
• Perform both CMs and PMs.

Ideal Candidate

• Education: Engineering technologist or engineering degree, preferably Mechanical, or Journeyman certificate or relevant technical diploma or degree.
• 10+ years of production/field experience in a maintenance, operations or EHS role including supervisory experience leading a multi‑discipline team of trades personnel.
• Extensive experience administering and managing a CMMS system, ideally Maximo.
• Proficiency in asset management and maintenance analytic methods for assessing scope and frequency of maintenance activities.
• Proficiency in maintenance for piping systems, rotating equipment, system integrity, and measurement.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite of tools (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Excellent technical, administrative, and interpersonal skills.
• Comprehensive knowledge of facility operations, maintenance, and commercial impacts of maintenance activities.
• Working knowledge of MS Project.
• Ability to proactively identify and resolve root causes of mechanical failures.
• Previous involvement with managing, scheduling, and/or communicating shutdown activities efficiently and effectively.
• Effective communication skills, both verbally and in writing, to other individuals, teams, customers, and stakeholders.
• Intermediate knowledge of general computer applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) with the ability to learn company‑specific programs.
• Valid Class 5 driver’s license.
• Familiarity with and understanding of safety standards and applicable environmental regulations; rotating equipment and electrical/instrumentation processes; estimating, budgeting, and preparation of AFEs; SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems; detection optimization technologies; Microsoft Office programs.

Employee Benefits

Compensation: We offer a competitive compensation package, including an attractive base salary, short‑term and long‑term incentive plans.

Benefits: Tidewater offers a comprehensive benefit program that includes health, dental, and medical coverage, paramedical services, a healthcare spending account, and an Employee and Family Assistance Program.

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