Job Responsibilities
- Design, develop and implement pipeline leak decetion systems
- Maintain the systems so that the systems always reflect actual
pipeline configurations and that systems are continually available
for use by the control centre staff.
- Provide 24 hour analysis support for the installed systems and
ensure that the support is provided in a timely manner so as to
minimize pipeline shut-downs due to alarms.
- Provide project management and technical expertise for the company
- Develop standards for the work
- Represent the interests of all the companies on the technical
committees
- Provide technical expertise to other staff and international
customers
- Evaluate new technology in the process measurement, pipeline
simulation, leak detection, and pipeline optimization fields.
- Analyze software results to identify software bugs and
coordinate with vendors to develop work-arounds and explicit
solutions.
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Job Requirements
Batchelors in Engineering. Now seems that a Masters is even
better. Engineering is a fairly prescribe program for the various
disciplines. Make sure you take writing courses and develop
presentation skills
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Uppers
- Interesting technical challenges that require ability to be innovative.
- Working with people from other organizations.
- having a good peer group to work with and who provide guidance and input
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Downers
A few:
- management that does not understand technoloy
- glad-hands, 'all hat no cattle' folks
- highly directive management (i.e. do as we tell you)
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Lifestyle
Hours of work are nominally the standard 8 hours. Engineering is most often in
a office environment with trips to field as necessary. Dresss code is now casual.
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Compensation
Base $ 94,000 Cdn
Bomus- variable - approx 6%
Stock options - none
Benefits - being gradually reduced year by year to 'average'
Good saving plan - matching to 5% of salary, up to 30% allowed,
various options
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Advice to Jobseekers
The various Engineering disciplines experince demand that chages
from year to year. If one is to believe the demand projections,
there will be plenty of engineering job opportunities over the
next few years.
Watch out for engineering positions that involve strictly project
managements without any hands on design. In the long term this
will limit opportunities. Also advised to work in a number of
industries to gain broader experience (5 years in each area)
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