Director, Technical Services

The Director Technical Services is accountable forestablishing leading and continuously improving EnPowers Technical Services function. The role ensures the organization has the technicalexpertise engineering standards asset integrity programs reliability strategies and specialized resourcesrequiredtooperatesafely reliably efficiently and in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.

The Technical Services function acts as a centralized center of excellence supporting Operations Facility Engineering Project Delivery Product Lines Health Safety & Quality and Commercial activities through asset integrity management reliability engineering technical governance engineeringexpertise and specialized subject matter support.

The Directoris responsible fordefining the strategic direction priorities capabilities and performance expectations for the function while ensuring alignment with organizationalobjectives regulatory requirements operational needs and long-term business goals.

The Director is accountable for the effective deployment of Technical Services resources and ensuring the delivery of technical services asset integrity support and specializedexpertiserequiredto meet the needs of the business.

Responsibility Area #1 Functional Leadership & Organizational Capability

Purpose:Establishand lead a high-performing Technical Services function aligned with the needs of the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Define the vision structureobjectives priorities and operating model for the Technical Services function.
• Establish performance expectations resource strategies and capability development plans aligned with organizationalobjectives.
• Ensure the organizationmaintainsthe technicalexpertise capacity and organizational capabilitiesrequiredto support current and future business needs.
• Establish workforce succession and capability strategies that support the recruitment development and retention of technical professionals asset integrity specialists and subject matter experts.
• Establish technical competency frameworks development pathways and knowledge management practices that strengthen organizational capability and long-term sustainability.
• Provide leadership and oversight of talent development performance management and organizational effectiveness initiatives.
• Develop mentor and coach technical leaders and subject matter experts to strengthen organizational capability and succession readiness.
• Ensure organizational structure resources and capabilitiesremainaligned with business priorities operational requirements and strategicobjectives.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence accountability collaboration innovation and continuous improvement.

Responsibility Area #2 Technical Governance Standards& Assurance

Purpose:Establishand maintain the technical governance framework that supports safe reliable and effective execution across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Updatemaintainand enforce Professional Practice Management Plan.
• Establish andmaintainengineering standards specifications procedures and technical governance processes.
• Ensure consistency and quality of technical decision-making across the organization.
• Provide technical assurance for significant engineering operational and project-related decisions.
• Ensure compliance with applicable technical regulatory and corporate requirements.
• Oversee technical risk management and governance processes.
• Monitor industry developments and incorporate relevant best practices into organizational standards and governance systems.
• Ensureappropriate technicalreview technical assurance and governance processes are applied to work based on risk complexity and business impact.

Responsibility Area #3Asset Integrity& Lifecycle Management

Purpose:Ensure the long-term integrityreliabilitysafety and performance of EnPowers assets.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and governance for the Asset Integrity Management Program.
• Establish inspectionintegrity and lifecycle asset management strategies.
• Ensureappropriate systems processes and resources are in place toidentify assess prioritize and manage asset-related risks.
• Oversee risk-based inspection fitness-for-service corrosion management mechanical integrity and asset life extension programs.
• Monitor asset integrity and reliability performance and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support integrity-related investigations risk assessments root cause analyses and corrective action programs.
• Ensureprograms arecompliantwith applicable integrityreliabilitypressure equipment and regulatory requirements.
• Align asset integrity activities with Operations Facility Engineering Project Delivery and Health Safety & Qualityobjectives.
• Provide technical leadership related to asset healthreliability performance and long-term asset sustainability.

Responsibility Area #4Technical Services Delivery & Business Support

Purpose:Provide specialized technicalexpertiseand subject matter support to the broader EnPower organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technicalexpertise troubleshooting support and specialized resources to Operations Facility Engineering Project Delivery Health Safety & Quality and Commercial functions.
• Provide technical leadership and support during project development project execution commissioning startup and operational readiness activities.
• Support Commercial and Business Developmentwithtechnical evaluations technology assessments due diligence and strategic initiatives.
• Establish effective service delivery models andfacilitatecollaboration across organizational functions.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership ontechnicalintegritymatters.

Responsibility Area #5Strategic Planning & Continuous Improvement

Purpose:Ensure the Technical Services function supports the long-term growth sustainability and competitiveness of the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to organizational strategy business planning and operational improvement initiatives.
• Support long-termasset technology capability and organizational planning activities.
• Identifyand implement opportunities to improve technical processes systems governance frameworks and organizational effectiveness.
• Evaluate emerging technologies industry trends and best practices to support future business growth.
• Ensure Technical Services capabilities evolve in alignment with changing business requirements and strategicobjectives.
• Monitor the effectiveness and performance of the Technical Services function and implement improvement initiatives asrequired.
• Establish andmonitorkey performance indicators that measure the effectiveness of technical services asset integrity reliability and organizational support activities.

Experience Required:

• 15 years of progressively responsible experience within engineering operations asset integrity reliability project delivery or related industrial environments.
• Leading technical engineering asset integrity reliability or operational support functions.
• Developing and implementing technical governance engineering standards asset integrity programs or reliability management systems.
• Supporting complexpower generation and midstreamassetsthroughout their lifecycle including development execution operations maintenance and optimization.
• Leading multi-disciplinary teams and managing specialized technical resources.
• Working within industrial environments with significant safety environmental reliability and complianceregulations.
• Influencing senior leaders andfacilitatingalignment across multiple functional groups.
• Developing organizational capability technical competency programs and succession planning initiatives.
• Supporting strategic planning business improvement and organizational transformation efforts.
• Leading organizational transformation operating model development or functional integration initiatives.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE:

• Engineering governance technical assurance risk management and organizational governance frameworks.
• Understanding of project development project delivery commissioning operations and maintenance processes.
• ApplicableAlbertaregulatory requirements industry codes standards and compliance frameworks relevant to industrial facilities.
• Business planning capital planning operational performance management and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Organizational design governance models operating model development resource planning and capability management.
• Risk-based decision-making and work classification methodologies.
• Inspection integrity management reliability engineering fitness-for-service and risk-based decision-making methodologies.
• Asset management principles consistent with ISO 55000 or equivalent asset management frameworks.

REQUIREDSKILLS&ABILITIES:

• Ability to provide strategic leadership and direction for a multi-disciplinary technical organization.
• Ability to develop and implement technical governance asset integrity and organizational capability strategies.
• Strong leadership coaching mentoring and talent development capabilities.
• Ability to evaluate complex technical operational commercial and organizational issues and develop practical solutions.
• Strong decision-making and prioritization skills in environments with competing priorities and limited resources.
• Ability to influence and align stakeholders across Operations Facility Engineering Project Delivery Health Safety & Quality and Commercial functions.
• Strong verbal written facilitation and presentation skills.
• Ability to lead organizational change process improvement and business transformation initiatives.
• Strong analytical problem-solving and systems-thinking capabilities.
• Ability to balance technical rigor operational practicality risk management and businessobjectives.

We would like to thank everyone for their application; however only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

Final candidates will be required to undergo a Security Clearance Check.

ATCO is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability status protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.