Posted 23 days ago
Senior Process Engineer, Oil Refining
@ PSL
Airdrie, Alberta
Overview
PSL, through its Propak division, is hiring a senior process engineer for full-time work on oil refining, oil processing and heavy oil projects for domestic and international clients. The role covers FEED studies, modular packages and turnkey EPFC projects, with fabrication oversight in Airdrie, travel for startup and commissioning, and mentoring of junior engineers. Candidates need a P.Eng. registration with APEGA and 10+ years of refinery process experience.
Responsibilities:
- Lead process design on oil refining and processing projects
- Oversee fabrication and assembly at Airdrie facilities
- Travel for startup and commissioning support
- Mentor and check work of junior engineers
- Build client relationships
Requirements summary:
- Chemical engineering bachelor's degree
- P.Eng. with APEGA or eligible
- 10+ years oil refining process experience
- HYSYS and process simulation software skills
- Equipment sizing experience is an asset
- Excellent communication skills
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Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · ultipro
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-14
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-14
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-14
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Engineering |
| Experience | 10+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: moderate |
| Work setting | Office, Plant or factory, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Professional Engineer (APEGA) |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Chemical Engineering |
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PSL
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Paris |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 73 |
In this position, Propak can offer the following career development opportunities:
- Work on a variety of oil refining, oil processing or heavy oil projects for domestic and international clients. The scope of the projects will vary from FEED studies, modular packages and full turnkey EPFC projects.
- Acquire in-depth technical expertise in oil refining and processing
- Lead and mentor junior engineers, including delegation, checking, and authentication of professional work products.
- Become a critical decision maker while working with a multidisciplinary team of engineering and design leads
- Develop and build relationships with clients
- Gain practical experience by overseeing the fabrication and assembly of your projects in the Propak, Airdrie facilities.
- Travel domestically and internationally for startup and commissioning support
- Receive mentorship from senior process engineers, supervisors, and managers to support your technical development and role as a lead process engineer
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from an accredited university
- Professional Engineer registered and in good standing with Alberta Professional Engineers, and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) or eligible for membership.
- 10+ years of experience in oil refining, oil upgrading, or oil recycling processing with specific experience in Desalters and Electrostatic Treaters, Atmospheric and Vacuum Distillation, Thermal and Catalytic Cracking systems, Hydrotreating/Hydrofining, Platforming and Isomerization, Steam Methane Reformers, Delayed Cokers, Sulphur Recovery unit.
- Experience designing alternative processes in Glycol Dehydration, Sweetening, Mechanical Refrigeration, Oil Processing, SAGD (wellpads, water treating, Central Processing), Oil Treater Design, Material Selection and Corrosion, and Compression is considered an asset.
- EPC and/or Fabricator experience
- Excellent communications skills required to interact with client and internal team members
- Experience working with HYSYS and other engineering software (BR&E ProMax, VMGSim Symmetry, Flarenet)
- Experience in sizing process equipment is an asset (separators, treaters, FWKO, heat exchangers, PSVs, flare systems, control valves, pumps, reciprocating, rotary screw, and centrifugal compressors)
- Experience with typical process deliverables (PFD, HMB, P&ID, Line List, Design Basis Memorandum, Cause & Effect Diagrams, Control Narratives, Datasheets, Hydraulics, Line Sizing)
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