Job Description

At Suncor, we produce and provide energy.

When you join Suncor, you become part of a company that has built a solid foundation for both business and employee success. We are a place where talented people thrive. As part of our team, you play a vital role in delivering energy we all rely on, and you'll make a meaningful impact in the communities where we live and work.

Step into a role where you will apply specialized mine and tailings planning knowledge to complex problems. The successful candidate will work as part of the short-range mining and tailings planning team at Fort Hills while ensuring strong collaboration with the Geotechnical, Operations and Projects teams.

What we offer:

We recognize your contribution and offer a range of rewards and development opportunities designed to support your success. Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Suncor and the region where you work.

• Strong compensation: we offer competitive compensation, regional-based uplifts, annual bonuses, and long-term financial rewards. We also help you save for your future by offering pension programs, and savings plans with company matching

• Benefits: utilize an employee assistance program and comprehensive company-paid health, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family to support your mental, physical, and financial well-being

• Generous time-off: enjoy generous paid vacation time and personal time-off to recharge and maintain a healthy work-life balance

• Talent development programs: Internal mobility, succession planning, and employee training and development programs are just a few ways we’re dedicated to your development

Minimum Requirements:

• 7-10 years mine and tailings planning work experience in the oil sands industry

• Experience with leading mining and tailings regulatory compliance reporting

• Undergraduate degree in Mine, Geological or Civil Engineering

• Comprehensive knowledge of relevant industry codes and regulatory requirements (Directive 082, Directive 085, etc.)

• Familiar with developing civil scope including drainage and road designs

Don’t have all the qualifications listed? That’s ok! Apply anyway. We acknowledge the value of transferable skills.

Additional Accountabilities:

• Apply advanced engineering knowledge to complex assignments and adapt established guidelines when needed while being able to communicate complex technical projects to non-technical stakeholders

• Demonstrate development of original ideas, innovative solutions, and improved ways of working

• Able to make rational decisions and recommend change in process to achieve objectives by identifying risk, providing corrective action recommendation, and driving process improvements

• Promote learning from past experiences and incorporates management‑of‑change principles

• Influence stakeholders on technical decisions, build alignment across groups and achieve a high level of buy in for recommendations from all involved parties

• Contribute to strategies that enhance engineering quality of deliverables and assets

• Plan for substations /voltage, support special projects and provide guidance and mentorship to other engineers and technical staff as required

• Make balanced, well‑reasoned decisions and sets long‑term objectives as a registered engineer ensuring technical accuracy

Location and other Key Details:

• You will work out of our Calgary head office, located in the Suncor Energy Centre at 150 –6th Ave S.W. This is an office-based role with occasional travel to the Fort Hills site.

• Hours of work are a regular 40-hour work week, Monday to Friday

• Our business professional roles follow internal compensation guidelines, and the pay band will be based years of experience and scope of work

Think we are a fit? Apply now!

Suncor is committed to providing equal opportunities for employment and building an inclusive, results-oriented and high-performance culture where all members of our team feel safe, valued and respected.