Gas Planning Technologist

Gas Planning Technologist

Winnipeg, MB

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Great Benefits

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Defined-benefit pension plan for long-term financial security.
• Nine-day work cycle, typically resulting in every other Monday off to support a balanced approach to work, family life and community.

Position Overview:

Under the general direction of the Gas Planning Engineer, will scope and prepare complex hydraulic analysis and designs for natural gas transmission and distribution systems and system capacity assessments servicing multiple system needs. Responsible for identifying solution options, scoping, planning, and prioritizing projects to improve and maintain the natural gas transmission and distribution networks within Manitoba. Exercise independent judgment on design alternatives, assess the complexity of projects and consult with other Hydro departments, customers, and organizations on project designs and scheduling.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain and use calibrated, natural gas distribution system models using DNV Synergi Gas. Calculate and compile flow, peak demands, pressure and volume data for steady state and unsteady state analysis.
• Complete 2-way pressure checks, bypass sizing, and assist in identifying crucial valves to operate during emergency and non-emergency situations.
• Provides technical expertise to internal departments including Operations staff with respect to technical planning topics and during abnormal and emergency operations situations.
• Leverage, analyze and compare multiple data sets to calibrate hydraulic models including gas composition, weather data (e.g. temperature, wind, precipitation), volumetric flow data, energy reports and operating pressures.
• Monitor system loads and remaining capacity to identify and pace upgrades. Prepare design demand forecasts to scope upgrades.
• Prepare hydraulic designs, pressure plots and planning analyses for all MERs. Maintain organized, detailed files for all information generated.
• Provides technical input into policies, standards, and strategic plans related to system expansion, decarbonization initiatives, renewable gases, and emerging technologies, as applicable.
• Supports regulatory filings, rate applications, and long-range planning initiatives by providing technical analysis, forecasts, and documentation required by regulators and external reviewers.
• Leads or participates in complex technical investigations related to system capacity constraints, pressure excursions, service reliability issues, or major customer impacts, and recommends corrective actions.
• Establish relationships and maintain effective communication with municipal personnel, consultants, utility company personnel, and developers.
• Provide technical support for emergency response activities from third party damage events and planned outages for system betterment work.
• Prepare written justifications, reports and memos which include background, system description, improvement options/scope, estimated costs, justification and all technical data necessary to prove a sound business case.

Qualifications:

• Possess a two-year diploma in Mechanical or Civil Technology from an institute of recognized standing and a minimum of four years of direct experience in natural gas distribution design, including hydraulic analysis, data processing, manipulation and analysis, project coordination, cost estimation, and compliance with industry standards, codes, and regulatory requirements. 
• Proficient with gas system planning and analysis tools including DNV Synergi Gas, Power BI, databases, spreadsheets, graphing, pivot tables, GIS (ESRI or GE Smallworld), AutoCAD, and Microsoft Office.
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• Certified by CTTAM (Certified Technicians and Technologist Association of Manitoba) at the Technologist level and a minimum of four years of direct experience in natural gas distribution design, including hydraulic analysis, data processing, manipulation and analysis, project coordination, cost estimation, and compliance with industry standards, codes, and regulatory requirements. 
• Proficient with gas system planning and analysis tools including DNV Synergi Gas, Power BI, databases, spreadsheets, graphing, pivot tables, GIS (ESRI or GE Smallworld), AutoCAD, and Microsoft Office.
• Demonstrated senior-level experience with pressurized pipeline design and construction standards, engineering drawings, and underground construction methods and procedures, with a strong understanding of concepts and terminology related to the construction and maintenance of natural gas assets.
• Knowledge of pipe materials/characteristics, meters, regulators and material common to a natural gas distribution system.
• Understands and interprets project plans, schematic drawings, layouts and other visual aids to plan and design necessary gas system improvements.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate technical requirements or concepts effectively both orally and in writing.
• Demonstrated technical knowledge of natural gas specifications, regulatory codes, standards and accepted construction/operations industry practices. 

Salary Range

Starting salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The range for the classification is $41.06-$58.39 Hourly, $78,672.36-$111,895.68 Annually.

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Application deadline: JUNE 15, 2026.

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