Measurement Specialist

Strathcona Resources Ltd. (“Strathcona”) is a Calgary, Alberta based oil and gas production and development company focused on maximizing oil and gas recovery from its low decline, high free cash flow oil and gas resource base. Strathcona's operations, infrastructure and land position are focused in Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan.

Strathcona is always looking for people focused on growth, both personal and professional. Those who love a challenge and get excited at the prospect of collaborating with talented people to continuously improve and innovate on tasks both large and small.

We are currently seeking a Measurement Specialist to join our team in Calgary. Reporting to the Team Lead, Measurement, the Measurement Specialist will provide operations and technical personnel with measurement support while ensuring measurement standards and procedures satisfy multi-jurisdictional provincial measurement regulations (AB, BC, SK).  This role will work closely with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Production Accounting, the Enhanced Production Audit Program (EPAP) Auditor, and the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Project Coordinator.

Responsibilities:

• Strive to safely and efficiently maintain Strathcona Resources Ltd. provincial regulatory compliance requirements in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia.

• Steward measurement program to ensure regulatory compliance and measurement excellence.

• Manages and coordinates measurement service provider to execute the EPAP program/audit to ensure safe and efficient project flow, adherence to the planned scope and cost schedules.

• Manage, execute and provide feedback to management associated with Strathcona’s EPAP program

• Annual audit of controls and sign-off from corporate officers and submission of declaration.

• Facilitate building and execution of remediation plans and work flows as necessary which may include correspondence with the regulatory body.

• Provide technical support and input into the design, installation, maintenance, and optimization of measurement systems to ensure controls are effective and efficient for Strathcona’s size and complexity.

• Ensure metering design and installation practices complies with engineering, manufacturer’s requirements, and regulatory specifications.

• Work with Operations to evaluate, troubleshoot, and provide recommendations to address measurement challenges including but not limited to out-of-tolerance proration factors and measurement inaccuracies or variances.

• Identify opportunities to improve maintenance efficiency and field measurement accuracy.

• Support the use of Protrend and Zedi applications through management of the sampling and analysis schedules and Chart/EFM configurations.

• Ensure that meters are proved according to company policy or regulations and that meter calibration factors and correction factors are up to date across all systems.

• Support tools used in meter verification such as Flowtek and provides engineered solutions for fuel/flare/vent estimations.

• Work with Production Accounting and Engineering groups to update systems such as ProdView, EFM, and SCADA to be consistent with meter schematics and required configurations.

• Provide mentoring for inspection techniques of metering equipment such as orifice plates, samplers, etc., as required for accurate measurement and for operations utilizing Preventative Maintenance (EAM PM’s and Work Orders).

• Witness and validate internal and third-party custody transfer and production meter calibrations (utilizing PMs and WOs).

• Train and provide forms for key stakeholders to witness third party custody transfer and production meter calibrations.

• Conduct internal audits on measurement reporting and communicates findings to stakeholders to continually improve measurement performance

• Address and provide solutions to Compliance Assessment Indicator (CAI) reports to explain or provide a plan to eliminate CAI and use Workflow’s to communicate where possible to Regulator showing a documented plan or resolution

• Provide and maintain measurement schematics for operations and production accounting that follow regulatory requirements and reflect the required production accounting practice showing all regulatory required details. 

• Use Envirosoft for setting up fuel/flare/vent

• Provide CAPEX budget input to the appropriate groups for possible future upgrades.

Requirements:

• Have excellent understanding of flow measuring equipment and in various liquid or gas mediums. 

• Diploma in Instrumentation Engineering Technology and/or 5-10 years related experience working directly with, regulations, metering, and measurement systems.

• As the measurement regulation subject matter expert, be knowledgeable of the measurement requirements detailed in the following provincial regulation directives: 

  • BC Measurement Guideline BCOGC

  • Directive 017: Measurement Requirement for Oil and Gas Operations (Alberta)

  • Directive 007: Volumetric and Infrastructure Requirements

  • Directive PNG017: Measurement Requirement for Oil and Gas Operations (Saskatchewan)

  • Directive PNG076: Enhanced Production Audit Program

  • PNG035: Estimating Venting and Fugitive Emissions

  • PNG036: Venting and Flaring Requirements

  • Directive S-10: Associated Gas Conservation

  • Directive 042: Measurement, Accounting, and Reporting Plan (MARP) Requirements for Thermal Bitumen Schemes

  • Directive 007: Volumetric and Infrastructure Requirements

  • Directive 060: Upstream Petroleum Industry Flaring, Incinerating, and Venting

  • Manual 011:

  • Manual 013: Compliance and Enforcement Program

  • Manual 015: Estimating Methane Emissions

• Competent with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio, and Power point. 

• Use of Bluebeam is an asset with redlining measurement schematics. 

• Use of Envirosoft to setup FFV components.  Working or pulling data from Petrinex.

Great things aren’t done by one person, they’re done by a team.

Strathcona is committed to developing a high-performance culture through collaboration, trust, and agility. We value our work, our communities, and our commitments – but most of all, we value the team of people who make what we do possible.

Apply to Strathcona

If you have what it takes to be a great Strathcona team member, we want to hear from you. We appreciate all interest in this opportunity but only those selected to advance through the process will be contacted.