Production Monitoring Engineer (H/F)

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. 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.
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 Kearl Technical Department at Imperial. The technical team supports the Kearl mine site which has been in operation since 2012, and is located roughly 70 km north of Fort McMurray, Alberta. Oil sand ore is mined using electric and hydraulic shovels, hauled, crushed and mixed with water prior to sending the slurry through hydrotransport lines for processing to our plants. Kearl is a fly in fly out operation with transportation hubs located in Edmonton and Calgary.

Kearl is one of Canada’s highest quality oil sands deposits and represents the next generation of oil sands mining. We’ve developed innovative approaches that enhance performance and reduce cost. The site is currently operating fully autonomous 797 haul trucks using Caterpillar’s MineStar system, making it one of the largest autonomous fleets in the world.
Join our team as a Production Engineer and shape the future of production optimization at the Kearl mine.

The role primarily focuses on the coordination, optimization, and surveillance of production activities across all areas of the Kearl operation. Coordination spans both plant and mine areas of the operation, and is focused on short-range production plans including daily ore feed management and optimization.

The position will be based in Calgary or at the Kearl Oil Sands Operation with fly-in/fly-out arrangements, air travel provided from Calgary or Edmonton or bus transportation from Fort McMurray. Shifts are 14 days on and 14 days off consisting of 12 hour workdays and a rotation between day and night shifts.
Facilitate daily Kearl Asset production planning and alignment meetings
Communicate production plan and throughput commitments across asset teams daily
Ensure alignment between business teams and shifts on production goals
Communicate updates that impact the production plan and evaluate options in real time that best manage changes in the operation
Coordinate responses to unplanned production events
Responsible for completing daily production surveillance reports
Responsible for continuous monitoring of the mine and plant to identify and coordinate production related issues and opportunities
Drive optimizations in the plant and mine that improve production
Develop visualization dashboards, models, or programs to support planning, coordination and optimization
Bachelor’s degree in Mining, Mineral Processing, Geoscience, or related Engineering fields

• 3+ years of oil sands mining or facilities experience
• Proficient with use of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Experience with production constraint modeling would be an asset

Experience with visualization tools such as Power BI would be an asset
Knowledge of oil sands geology (McMurray formation) would be an asset
Experience with mine planning and mine management systems applications would be an asset (Deswik, Minestar)
Imperial Oil has been recognized as one of Canada’s and Alberta’s top employers (2024) as recognized by Mediacorp Canada Inc.’Competitive salary
Training and mentorship
Relocation assistance as required
Employee resource groups (ERG’s) – opportunity to participate in volunteer groups that support furthering the company’s inclusion objectives
Calgary Social Club– available discounts to entertainment and sporting events in Calgary, as well as planned social engagements
Imperial conducts business in a manner that respects the land, environment, rights and cultures of Indigenous communities. In the areas where we explore, develop and operate, Imperial engages Indigenous communities in open and forthright consultation and strives to establish meaningful relationships built on mutual trust and respect. Please see here for more information on Imperial’s Indigenous Relations Guiding Principles and Guidelines.

Imperial is committed to supporting persons with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. All applicants who receive an offer of employment must be eligible to work in Canada on a regular full-time basis without restrictions on their start date. Proof of eligibility shall be in the form of a Canadian birth certificate, Canadian passport, Canadian citizenship certificate, Canadian certificate of permanent residence, Canadian open work permit or receipt from Immigration Canada of an application for a post-graduate work permit.

Imperial conducts business in a manner that respects the land, environment, rights and cultures of Indigenous communities. In the areas where we explore, develop and operate, Imperial engages Indigenous communities in open and forthright consultation and strives to establish meaningful relationships built on mutual trust and respect. Please see here for more information on Imperial’s Indigenous Relations Guiding Principles and Guidelines.
Imperial is committed to supporting persons with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. Eligibility to work in Canada: All applicants who receive an offer of employment must be eligible to work in Canada on a regular full-time basis without restrictions on their start date. Proof of eligibility shall be in the form of a Canadian birth certificate, Canadian passport, Canadian citizenship certificate, Canadian certificate of permanent residence, Canadian open work permit or receipt from Immigration Canada of an application for a post-graduate work permit.