06 May 2025

Development Lead

Calgary, AB

Agilus is recruiting for a Development Lead in the Oil and Gas Sector in Calgary, Alberta.
The Development Lead provides leadership, direction, and professional engineering guidance to Operations & Logistics (O&L) Products to ensure safe, cost-effective and timely execution of a subset of risk mitigation and regulatory compliance projects across 17 O&L Products sites (16 Canadian Terminals and the Ethanol Plant) in 5 provinces

A typical day:
  • • Accountable for safe, cost-effective and timely development of portfolio of risk mitigation and regulatory compliance projects across the 17 O&L Products owned and operated sites, including the Canadian Terminals and the Ethanol plant
  • • Leads and directs the efforts of the integrated team, consisting of development, execution, technical, and functional partners to deliver a portfolio of safe, efficient and effective capital projects
  • • Ensures that the integrated team effectively prioritize and develops a portfolio of risk mitigation and regulatory compliance projects within the constraints of the long-range capital plan, the major event calendar (MEC) and planned site outages.
  • • Ensures all health, safety and environmental standards are upheld; monitors the effective application of project development and execution best practices and addresses actions arising from Gate Reviews
  • • Identifies and evaluates alternatives to mitigate business risks, address complex business opportunities, and realize maximum value . This includes build and non-build options.
  • • Screens viable options and completes concept selection and design
  • • Obtain approvals from multiple stakeholders and senior leadership (typical sponsor) as part of the staged gate keeping processes
  • • Assess the impact of proposed changes throughout the lifecycle of the project

Successful candidates will have:
  • • 10+ years relevant Oil and Gas industry experience, preferably in Refinery, Pipelines or Distribution operations. • 5+ years of project development experience with accountability for resourcing, integrated team leadership, budgeting, scheduling and strategic planning with a demonstrated ability to coach, mentor and develop technical and project staff
  • • Degree in Mechanical, Civil, Electrical or Chemical Engineering with Professional Engineering (P.Eng.) designation
  • • Project expertise in the development and execution of complex, multi-disciplinary projects and familiarity with the interrelationship of all engineering disciplines
  • • Demonstrated understanding of industry engineering standards, best practices, tools, applications in support of development of safe, reliable, cost effective and timely engineering deliverables
  • • An analytical and problem-solving mindset with strong business insight and an understanding of how to recognize opportunities for value creation

Total rewards:
  • Competitive Compensation
  • 40-hour work week, Monday to Friday - No remote/hybrid
  • This is an office-based role with regular overnight travel throughout Canada
  • 12-18 months duration, extendable until at least 2027-28
  • Calgary based, which is ideal they could reasonably be based out of any of our CFT hubs for Products (Oakville, Burnaby, Edmonton, Montreal, Sarnia)

Interested?
Please apply directly online

Agilus would like to thank all candidates for their interest in this opportunity. Due to the volume of resumes we receive; we may only be able to respond directly to those candidates being selected for an interview.
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