Senior Mechanical Engineer - Reciprocating Equipment and Turbomachinery

Determined. Imaginative. Curious. If these are some of the ways you describe yourself - we want to learn more about you! At TC Energy, we are Energy Problem Solvers - passionate about transitioning North America to cleaner energy while meeting the energy demands of today and tomorrow. If that sounds like a challenge you want to help tackle, we want you to join our team!

The Opportunity

The Facilities, Reliability & Integrity (FRI) team provides technical governance and expertise for technical disciplines that are critical to the design, construction and operation of TC Energy assets. The team comprises deep technical subject matter expertise to resolve the most complex problems across the enterprise and influence external industry codes and standards that support TC Energy's business.

The team is evolving to meet the demands of the business and the FRI mandate. We are seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer who has deep industry and technical knowledge and experience in the mechanical engineering design and commissioning of reciprocating equipment and turbomachinery.

The successful candidate will have proven skills and competencies to act as a technical authority on reciprocating equipment and turbomachinery standards, advise BU engineering teams to resolve complex technical issues, assure the effectiveness and improve standards and user enablement, and represent TC Energy on code committees and industry forums to influence industry requirements and recommended practices.

What you'll do

• Act as the document contact and subject matter expert (SME) for engineering standards relating to the pre-qualification, design, commissioning, operation, maintenance and repairof reciprocating equipment and turbomachinery on TC Energy assets. Assets being supported will be primarily US location based.
• Resolve variance requests and feedback submissions on reciprocating equipment and turbomachinery standards.
• Maintain and improve engineering standards based on performance information such as variance trends, feedback, incident corrective actions, lessons learned, and opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate with Technical Services teams to maintain and report an enterprise view of key technical risks and performance relating to the reciprocating equipment and turbomachinery discipline.
• Monitor critical activities across the enterprise, and support and implement assurance activities to assure that standards are managing key technical risks.
• As part of assurance activities, provide independent peer review of project deliverables to evaluate the compliance, quality and value of engineering delivery and implementation of turbomachinery standards.
• Act as the business owner of enterprise tools that support the implementation or performance management of the reciprocating equipment and turbomachinery standards.
• Lead a cross-BU technical community of practice (CoP) focused on reciprocating equipment and turbomachinery to support technical capabilities, knowledge transfer and the sharing of lessons learned and best practices across BUs.
• Collaborate with and provide technical advisory support to project engineering teams, engineering service providers and equipment vendors on complex technical issues relating to reciprocating equipment and turbomachinery in project and construction phases.
• Advise BUs on procurement strategies, pre-qualification, contractual relationships, and performance management of key turbomachinery vendors.
• Initiate and lead research and development projects to improve equipment design, engineering standards and/or methods.
• Act as TC Energy's representative on key technical code committees and industry associations impacting reciprocating equipment and turbomachinery, communicate and engage with stakeholders within TC Energy related to emissions or other regulatory changes, and strategically influence and focus external efforts. Committees may include API Subcommittee on Mechanical Equipment (S.O.M.E.), PRCI Compressor and Pump Station Technical Committee, CGA Gas Turbines for Energy Network (GTEN), and ASME International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI).

Minimum Qualifications

• University degree in Mechanical Engineering and professional engineer (P. Eng. or PE) designation with applicable governing body.
• For Calgary based engineers: must be registered, or eligible to register, with APEGA as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in good standing
• Minimum of 20 years of progressive relevant experience.
• In depth knowledge of applicable industry regulations, codes and standards applicable to turbomachinery and relevant ancillary support systems.
• Experience in the development and management of engineering standards, specifications and procedures.
• Technical experience in engineering design, design oversight and quality assurance.
• Owner's Engineer experience in managing turbomachinery vendors and vendor relationships.
• Ability and willingness to travel an estimated 25% minimum to project or equipment vendor sites as required.Travel within North America is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• A Graduate Degree in a related technical field is considered an asset.
• Deep engineering expertise in reciprocating equipment and turbomachinery is an asset. Preferred areas of expertise include: gas turbine and component design, equipment manufacturing and fabrication methods and quality standards, thermal performance, combustion and emissions performance, rotor-dynamics, and materials and metallurgy particular to gas turbines, reciprocating drive and compression equipment.
• Experience with research and development, test and product validation processes, innovation and technology development associated with reciprocating equipment.
• Experience in technical design audits of turbomachinery and associated ancillary systems.
• Extensive field commissioning experience and knowledge of startup processes considered an asset.
• Experience with modern condition monitoring and prognostic analytical methods and their applicability to reciprocating equipment and turbomachinery.
• Ability to support complex operability and failure investigations, when required, as a Subject Matter Expert (SME).
• Driven to achieve technical and business results balancing the needs of customers within technical, safety and regulatory boundaries.
• Ability to build relationships with stakeholders and partner groups.
• Demonstrated ability to clearly and effectively communicate complex issues to different levels of leadership.
• Self-motivated and organized with strong time management skills.
• Outstanding collaboration, interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to lead engagement with stakeholders and SMEs across the organization.
• Strong negotiation and conflict management skills

About our business

TC Energy is a leading energy infrastructure company in North America. We have three complementary businesses of natural gas pipelines, liquids (oil) pipelines, and power generation. Our operations span three countries, seven Canadian provinces, and 34 U.S. states.

TC Energy is an equal opportunity employer.

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Thank you for choosing TC Energy in your career search.

* Depending on qualifications, 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.

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