Operations Readiness Coordinator Student

At Imperial, we work every day to responsibly develop Canada’s energy resources – applying technology and innovation to supply affordable, accessible and reliable energy while reducing emissions in support of a net‑zero future. Imperial recognizes the important role we can play by advancing climate solutions within our operations and by providing lower life‑cycle emission products to our customers.

This effort is powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by pride in what we do and what we stand for. The success of our upstream, downstream, chemical, and corporate divisions is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower‑emissions technologies.

Imperial honours diverse backgrounds so we can be a place where people can bring their full selves to work, no matter their identity, race, gender, sexual orientation, age, or ability.

At Imperial, we want you to come for the position and stay for the career. As an integrated company, we are uniquely positioned to offer you a wide range of career prospects and growth opportunities through the course of your career with us. We invite you to bring your ideas and help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs.

Come be part of the Upstream Department at Imperial which has a more than 140‑year history in Canada and a workforce of 5,500+ total employees. Our offices are located in Calgary, AB.

As a team member of the Operations Readiness (OR) group, you are responsible for helping the team to develop, track and steward the OR deliverables for various projects being implemented in IOL Upstream assets. You will be guided by experienced employees within the OR, Project and Operations teams to fulfill your responsibilities, while also expected to bring creative/innovative ideas to make our existing work processes more cost‑effective and efficient.

Job Role description:

• Ensure availability of and coordinate input from ops/maint/tech/other services resources to support project activities in all Stages/Gates/Checkpoints of project.
• Ensure readiness for successful start‑up of a facility by stewarding OR deliverables at all stages.
• Ensure smooth transition of a completed project into operations.
• Create, maintain, update OR deliverables in Smartsheet tool. Develop meaningful dashboards, insights, reports from Smartsheet to enable OR team to steward OR goals for all projects.
• Provide input to early design basis and project planning basis in development planning stage.
• Coordinate operations and maintenance input into Engineering Design reviews, Operability, reliability and life‑cycle maintenance reviews, staffing and OPEX estimates (people, energy, chemicals etc.), startup plans.
• Coordinate with support groups (HR, Tax, Law, SSHE, Commercial) for applicable considerations in the new facility.
• Coordinate development of Operating and Maintenance Procedures and training, as per identified competency requirements.
• Ensure maintenance plans build up (criticality assessments, equipment strategies, maintenance plans) and SPID (spare parts identification and procurement) is completed prior to start‑up. Coordinate with BTC (Bengaluru Technology Center) as required by CMMS/SPID Advisors to progress the deliverables.
• Apply lessons learnt from past projects.

• Engineering undergrad degree student in Chemical/Mechanical/Electrical/Civil/Mining/Industrial discipline (preference for students in final year of degree).

• Preference for experience/skills in project management tools like Smartsheets, Tableau and all MS applications.
• Self‑motivated with the ability to motivate others and influence decisions.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving and communication skills.
• Effective negotiation, advocacy and influencing skills.
• Team player with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Flexible and eager to learn; good presentation skills.
• Willingness to travel to field sites (Cold Lake, Kearl etc.) on company business.

May 2026