Lead​/Senior Piping Materials Engineer

Vista Projects is an integrated engineering firm who has been solving complex challenges in the energy industry since 1985. We are innovators at our core. We continually find better, smarter ways to design and deliver oil and gas projects, and we are proud to be contributing on some of the most exciting low-carbon and synthetic fuel developments in the North America.

For our people, that means meaningful, varied work and a real chance to shape how modern engineering gets done.

We are innovators in the energy industry. We actively find ways to improve how oil and gas projects are designed and delivered, and we are contributing to some remarkable low-carbon and synthetic fuel developments; including electro sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) and gas-to-liquids (GTL) projects. We are headquartered in Calgary and maintain a satellite office in Houston.

The world needs energy, and better engineering makes the projects that deliver it safer, more efficient and more sustainable. Our multi-discipline teams have designed some of the most challenging and successful projects in the North American energy sector, from early-stage studies and pilots to large-scale commercial expansions. We take pride in doing that work well, and just as much pride in continuously improving how we do it.

Lead the discipline and shape how it works. As the Senior / Lead Piping Materials Engineer, you will provide technical and team leadership for piping materials and engineering on major EPC projects and MOC programs, covering central processing facilities (CPF), well pads, steam generation, water treatment, utilities, and SAGD pipelines. You will act as Piping Discipline Lead: setting technical direction, owning quality, cost, and schedule for the piping scope, developing your team, and serving as the primary technical voice to clients.

You will also champion Vista's digital transformation within the discipline, turning standard specifications, intelligent data, and smarter workflows into measurable gains in efficiency and quality.

Piping Materials & Specifications

• Establish the piping materials philosophy, design basis (DBM), execution plan, and discipline work processes for each project
• Lead development, review, and approval of:
  - Material Selection Diagrams (MSDs) and Material Selection Reports (MSRs)
  - Piping specifications for carbon steel, stainless steel, alloy, CRA, and lined piping
  - Line classes, corrosion allowances, insulation, and heat tracing
  - Valve specifications and specialty item data sheets
• Make final materials decisions for demanding services, including:
  - Steam distribution, gathering, and steam generation piping
  - Emulsion, produced water, and diluent systems
  - Blowdown, relief, and flare piping
  - Sweet and sour service
  - High‑temperature, high‑temperature? no, high‑temperature or cryogenic? ensure text is identical; keep as original:
  - High‑temperature, high‑temperature, and cryogenic service
  - Fuel gas, produced gas, and utility piping
• Manage corrosion and erosion risks, set NDE, PWHT, and pressure testing requirements

Engineering Deliverables & Calculations

• Review and approve P&IDs, LDTs, isometric and GA drawings, tie‑in lists, MRs, and TBEs
• Verify calculations and authenticate engineering documents
• Coordinate and issue ABSA applications and other regulatory submissions SAGD Pipelines
• Lead CSA Z662 pipeline scope between well pads and the CPF, including steam injection, emulsion gathering, produced water, diluent, and fuel gas pipelines
• Set pipeline material specifications, design basis, wall thickness criteria, and the thermal design approach in partnership with Piping Stress
• Direct alignment sheets, crossings, and tie‑ins, and guide AER licensing (Directive…