Lead Site Engineer

LOCATION: Fort McMurray, AB

STATUS: Staff/Permanent or Contractor

Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting engineering, program management, construction management, and technical services throughout Canada. Tetra Tech combines the resources of a global, multibillion-dollar company with local, client-focused delivery in more than 550 locations around the world. Our reputation rests on the technical expertise and dedication of our employees—27,000 associates working together to provide smart, scalable solutions for challenging projects. We are proud to be home to leading technical experts in water, environment, infrastructure, resource management, energy, and international development. Tetra Tech employs more than 3,500 experts in Canada who are poised to take on the next challenge. From more than 50 offices across the country, our multidisciplinary teams have capabilities that span the entire project life cycle.

Tetra Tech EDS (Engineer Design Services) division is a multidisciplinary team of designers, technologists, and engineers. We specialize in small to mid-sized projects for clients across North America. The types of clients we work for include:

• Heavy industrial facilities
• Pipelines and refineries
• Mineral processing
• Municipal and utilities
• Water treatment

POSITION SUMMARY

The Lead Site Engineer will have the main responsibility to represent our Engineer design team at various client sites in the Wood Buffalo Region and foster a solid relationship with our clients.

The Site Engineers may work on one or multiple assigned projects and client accounts to support the project team in the execution of design calculation and preparations of Engineering Reports, Construction Work Packages, Material Requisitions, and other engineering deliverables for Oilsands projects. The Site Engineer may also be required to manage the scope, budget, and schedule for some of the projects.

When assigned to a client portfolio, this individual will be a key resource in driving the sector initiative within the Tetra Tech EDS business unit. This requires developing connections across the EDS business unit and understanding the services that we can offer and the clients we serve.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical & Project Execution

• Leading the engineering effort of Tetra Tech EDS and its sub-contractors to meet project objectives, on time, and on budget.
• Managing, change requests from the Client, suppliers, or internals for effect on overall project scope, schedule, and budget. Consulting with the Project Manager (PM) to get approvals prior to implementation.
• Gathering and distributing project information to the project team.
• Assisting the PM with the administration, planning, coordination, and monitoring of the project.
• Coordinating with other disciplines to ensure inter-discipline requirements of design interface and schedule dependencies are met.
• Generating of participating in studies and detail designs.
• Checking of calculations prepared by others.
• Reviewing engineering designs for compliance with scope, codes, and standards.
• Responsible for adhering to all health and safety policies and guidelines.

Client Account Focus

• Build on established relationships with key clients, primarily in Oil Sands.
• Build client relationships by meeting or exceeding expectations on quality, schedule, budget, and fit-for-purpose solutions.
• Coordinate client meetings involving team members as appropriate.
• Pursue opportunities to communicate as appropriate outside of project work.
• Manage Client’s expectations and discuss the technical/financial aspects in a clear manner through understanding of the Client’s needs.
• Understand the underlying aims of a client in undertaking a project. Determine next steps of a project or pursue new project opportunities that would help achieve these objectives. Communicate this to the Client and Tetra Tech management.
• Understand Client procedures and share best practices with internal team.
• Actively involve in community work within the Woof Buffalo Region.