Operational Reliability Project Engineer

Peter Lucas Project Management invests in people, community, and cutting-edge technology to provide gold standard project delivery. We are currently looking for an Operational Reliability Project Engineer to join our team and support our client.

At Peter Lucas, we offer a variety of work, professional development, and learning opportunities that come from working on diverse projects in the mining, energy, and heavy industrial sectors. Our dynamic environment, filled with high-achieving professionals, enables our staff to take on incredible opportunities, gain mentorship from a diverse group of colleagues, and succeed in their careers.

We are seeking an Operational Reliability Project Engineer who thrives in complex environments. The successful candidate will cut through bureaucracy, extract clarity where information is fragmented, and confidently manage difficult relationships to keep projects moving forward. They will take full ownership of delivery across cost, schedule, scope, quality, and HSE requirements, demonstrating the ability to see initiatives through to completion despite changing priorities and with minimal oversight.

The successful candidate will manage a focused portfolio of reliability improvement projects (projects are in various stages, ranging from concept/framing through to implementation), ensuring alignment with program goals and delivering measurable improvements in asset performance, risk reduction, and maintenance strategy. The role is heavily centred on identifying, prioritizing, and executing reliability-driven initiatives in collaboration with operations, maintenance, and engineering stakeholders. Additional non-routine maintenance projects will be assigned as required and will include typical engineering and execution tasks such as equipment selection, work planning, commissioning, drawing revisions, and maintenance plan development.

Requirements

• Engineering degree in mechanical, industrial, chemical or electrical
• P. Eng designation (PEO required)
• Five years of experience in a similar role with focus on projects/reliability/process management
• Experience in a processing/refining environment and brown field projects
• Familiarity with ASME & ASTM codes for piping/pressure vessels
• Advanced computer skills
• Proficient with AutoCAD - Creation and Editing of drawings - P&IDs, Single Line Electrical
• Prior experience with SAP

Benefits

• Health & dental benefits
• Company matching RPP