Senior Reliability Engineer

Responsibilities

• Develop, steward, and govern site-wide reliability and availability strategies for the Scotford Refinery.
• Define decision criteria to prioritize reliability investments and present risk/value trade-offs to the Asset Leadership Team.
• Manage the site reliability improvement portfolio, ensuring resourcing alignment and execution against targets.
• Integrate engineering, operations, and maintenance to deliver reliability as a system outcome.
• Deploy High Reliability Organization (HRO) principles and coach leaders to embed a culture of continuous learning.
• Govern critical performance controls, including unplanned downtime and operational availability reporting.
• Diagnose and solve complex, non-routine technical problems to impact business performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution.
• 10+ years of industry experience in asset-intensive environments (operations, maintenance, engineering, or reliability).
• Legal authorization to work in Canada on a full-time basis.
• Proven ability to deliver long-term reliability improvements using risk-based asset care strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence across multidisciplinary teams and organizational boundaries.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation.
• Recognized Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Reliability.
• Knowledge of RCM, FMEA, Reliability Modelling, Lean Six Sigma, and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Ability to hold or achieve MRTA Technical Authority Level 3 (TA3).

Benefits

• Competitive starting salary and annual performance-related increases.
• Access to diverse career opportunities in national and international teams.
• Comprehensive training and development programs.
• Flexible working hours and possibilities for remote/mobile working.
• Paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.

About the Company

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies, employing approximately 96,000 people across more than 70 countries. In Canada, Shell is a leading integrated energy company with operations spanning upstream, integrated gas, downstream, and renewables.