Maintenance Lead – Drayton Valley, AB

Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. is a publicly listed company with a business objective to build a diversified midstream and infrastructure company in the North American natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, refined product, and renewable space. Its strategy is to profitably grow and create shareholder value through the acquisition and development of oil and gas infrastructure.

Tidewater has an immediate opening for a Maintenance I&E Lead reporting to the Maintenance Coordinator. This is a full-time, hourly position within the Local 431 Union based in our Brazeau River Complex near Drayton Valley, Alberta. The Maintenance I&E Lead will provide maintenance support services to the operating department by directing and coordinating the activities of tradesmen to plan, schedule, prioritize, and coordinate maintenance work relating to rotating equipment and control systems while maintaining an environmentally safe and cost-effective work environment. This role will be a 60/40 split of office and field work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and oversee the activities of Mechanical & E/I trade crew(s) to ensure effective utilization of manpower.
• Set priorities in conjunction with Operations for planned work on equipment and re-schedule tradesmen’s work schedules as per prevailing priority.
• Coordinate successful execution of preventative and corrective maintenance activities through effective planning and execution.
• Lead successful execution of non-routine maintenance and collaborate with operations management and technicians to plan, manage, and coordinate related preventative maintenance, including repair and overhaul of equipment as necessary.
• Administer the Computerized Maintenance Management System (Maximo) and coordinate with operations management and technicians to create, assign, track, and close all work orders.
• Ensure all work is planned and performed in accordance with PNG and external standards, processes, and procedures.
• Work with operations managers and assist with preparing the scope of work, ensuring service contracts or purchase orders are in place, verify qualifications of contractors, report review and acceptance, and communicate with other departments as appropriate.
• Assess and document maintenance activities, measurement of maintenance performance indicators, performing failure analysis, and performing assessment of availability, reliability, and cost.
• Ensure all reports and findings are communicated to Plant Manager and management team.
• Review all work orders for timely completion with adequate documentation.
• Analyse, recommend, and implement process improvements in areas that are inefficient.
• Maintain controllable O&M expense metrics to improve budget development and review.
• Understand operational economics of the operations.
• Cover the rotating on-call schedule.
• Provide lead support on projects.
• Perform both CMs and PMs.

Ideal Candidate Education and Experience:

• Engineering technologist or Engineering degree, preferably Mechanical or Journeyman certificate or relevant technical diploma, or degree.
• 10+ years of production/field experience in a maintenance, operations or EHS role including demonstrated supervisory experience leading a multi-discipline team of trades personnel.
• Extensive experience administering and managing a CMMS system, ideally Maximo.
• Proficiency in Asset Management and Maintenance analytic methods for assessing scope and frequency of maintenance activities.
• Proficiency in maintenance for piping systems, rotating equipment, system integrity, measurement.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite of tools (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Possess excellent technical, administrative, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of facility operations, maintenance, and commercial impacts of maintenance activities.
• Working knowledge of MS Project.
• Ability to proactively identify and resolve root causes of mechanical failures.
• Effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing to other individuals, teams, customers, and stakeholders of the business.
• Demonstrate an intermediate knowledge of general computer applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.), with the ability to learn company specific programs.
• Valid Class 5 driver’s license.
• Familiarity with and understanding of safety standards and applicable environmental regulations, rotating equipment and electrical/instrumentation processes, estimating, budgeting and preparation of AFE’s, SCADA systems, and detection optimization technologies.

Employee Benefits:

Tidewater offers a comprehensive benefit package, designed to prioritize the well-being of you and your family. Benefits include top-in-industry medical, dental, life and accident insurance and disability coverage. Our virtual employee and family assistance program makes accessing medical professionals quick and convenient. Tidewater’s benefits program features a generous $2,000 annual spending account which provides the flexibility for you to fund a Healthcare Spending Account to help pay for medical and dental expenses not covered by the benefits plan, or a Healthy Living Account for items such as memberships or sports equipment.

At Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Inc., we prioritize your financial peace of mind by extensively covering the cost of benefits. Join us and experience a workplace that values your health, supports your family, and invests in your overall well-being. Your coverage begins on your hire date and extends to eligible family members.

We thank all interested candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.