Electrical & Instrumentation Controls Technician - Slave Lake/ Athabasca, Aurora Central Area

 

We all need energy. It warms our homes, cooks our food, gives us light, and gets us where we need to go. It also improves our quality of life in countless other ways. At TC Energy, our job is to deliver that energy to millions of people who depend on it across North America. And we take our job very seriously.
Guided by our values of safety, integrity, responsibility and collaboration, we develop and operate our facilities safely, reliably and with care for our impact on the environment. With our presence across the continent, our people play an active role in building strong communities.

We're proud of how our hard work and commitment sets us apart and benefits society, every day. We're looking for new team members who share our values and are ready to take on exciting challenges.

 

The opportunity

Our Aurora Central Area team is evolving to meet the needs of our growing business and we are expanding our presence in Slave Lake or Athabasca to support the Aurora Central Area Manager.

 

We are seeking a Electrical Instrumentation Controls Technician who will apply their skills and aptitude to repair, install, troubleshoot, and perform planned maintenance and corrective tasks on assigned electrical, pneumatic and/or mechanical control systems, devices, and ancillary equipment. This position operates and maintains natural gas compression and auxiliary equipment, operates and maintains balance of plant equipment in a manner to meet operational needs in compliance with company and regulatory requirements. Will also maintain core operational task qualifications, and will be required to perform tasks from other disciplines.

 ***This position is overtime eligible and is part of an on-call rotation. The position will provide emergency support as required. Travel and overnight stays away from home base will be required. Away from home may include on sight Company residence.***

 

What you'll do

·Â Perform installation, testing, repair, and maintenance on compressor station equipment, and other facilities relevant to the pipeline system as required;
·Â Troubleshoot, test, & maintain shutdown devices, fire & gas systems, auxiliary systems, HVAC systems, relief and Over Pressure Protection devices, control valves, PLC's & control systems;
·Â Install & configure software in control systems;
·Â Support  pulldown compression units as required;
·Â Perform routine and major maintenance on gas turbine packages, gas compressor units, meter station asset equipment and associated auxiliary equipment, assist with pipeline asset maintenance;
·Â Perform emergency repairs to meet customer and client needs;
·Â Oversee the safe and efficient completion of projects;
·Â Active control of contractors;
·Â Ensure facilities and personnel comply with TransCanada's safety, health, environment, and risk standards;
·Â Procure resources and manage within budgets for the facilities;
·Â Procure resources and manage within budgets for the facilities;
·Â Provide support to our business partners as required;
·Â Other tasks as required.

 

Minimum Qualifications
·Â An electrician technician with a minimum of 5 years industry relevant experience;
·Â High School diploma/GED required, certified Technician/Technologist;

 

Preferred Qualifications
·Â Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills;
·Â Demonstrated effective written & verbal communication skills;;
·Â Familiarity with Allen Bradley PLC5 and RsLogix 5000;
·Â Competent using equipment applicable to the maintenance of control systems;
·Â Highly motivated with interpersonal skills to effectively work in a collaborative team environment that includes shared responsibilities,
·Â Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with others, support team and company objectives, and a willingness to work in all areas required by the team;
·Â Current with technological advances in the compression field;
·Â Fully competent and current with all Health, Safety and Environment standards and training.

 

Additional role requirements
This position requires candidates to:
·Â Drive a motor vehicle. Following a conditional offer of employment, the company will check the motor vehicle records of any applicant when driving is an essential job function.
·Â Successfully complete a pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol testing.
·Â Work an adjusted schedule - Part of on-call rotation and overnight stays away from home base will be required.
·Â Travel to other company locations for temporary assignments, meetings or training which would involve some overnight stays away from home. Travel is expected to be up to 50 percent of your time.

*Depending on the qualifications of the applicants, the successful candidate may be offered a position at a more appropriate level and/or ladder.

Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the country in which the position is based with no restrictions.

TC Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to provide employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to race, religion, age, sex, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or disability. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available on request during the recruitment process. Applicants with disabilities can request accessible formats or communication supports by contacting careers@transcanada.com

All positions require background screening. Some include criminal and/or credit checks in order to comply with regulations.

Please apply to this posting by 05/23/2019. To apply, please visit transcanada.com/careers through your desktop or laptop. Use reference code 58600. Only applications submitted through the TC Energy Careers website will be acknowledged.

TC Energy is an equal opportunity employer.

Make what you do matter.

At TC Energy we dream big, think big and do big things. For over 65 years, we've had the vision and scale to deliver big things that matter to the world. From supplying reliable and efficient energy to millions of North Americans with our pipelines, gas storage and power generation facilities, we believe in making big things possible.

TC Energy is looking for people who are willing to think about the future...and think big. We're looking for people who are ready to take on the most significant challenges of their careers and define energy infrastructure in North America.

Thank you for choosing TC Energy in your career search.