Specialist Reliability Engineer

Fort McMurray (Base Plant), AB, CAN June 2, 2026 Full Time Workday

At Suncor, we produce and provide energy.

When you join Suncor, you become part of a company that has built a solid foundation for both business and employee success. We are a place where talented people thrive. As part of our team, you play a vital role in delivering energy we all rely on, and you'll make a meaningful impact in the communities where we live and work.

Are you a problem-solver who thrives on improving equipment performance and driving continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment? Join us as a Reliability Engineer and play a key role in maximizing the safety, reliability, and lifecycle value of our mine mobile equipment fleet.

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PROVIDED!
 

What we offer:

We recognize your contribution and offer a range of rewards and development opportunities designed to support your success. Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Suncor and the region where you work.

  • Strong compensation: we offer competitive compensation, regional-based uplifts, annual bonuses, and long-term financial rewards. We also help you save for your future by offering pension programs, and savings plans with company matching

  • Benefits: utilize an employee assistance program and comprehensive company-paid health, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family to support your mental, physical, and financial well-being

  • Generous time-off: enjoy generous paid vacation time and personal time-off to recharge and maintain a healthy work-life balance

  • Talent development programs: Internal mobility, succession planning, and employee training and development programs are just a few ways we’re dedicated to your development

  • Relocation assistance: We provide support with lease cancellation or home sale, temporary accommodations, rental home search, moving and storage costs, spousal assistance and more

Minimum Requirements:

  • 10 years' experience with a minimum of 4 years in mine mobile equipment maintenance, reliability engineering, or asset lifecycle assessment

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Mining or Industrial Engineering. Technicians with relevant industry experience will also be considered

  • Registered or eligible for registration as a Professional Engineer with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)

  • Knowledge of reliability engineering tools and techniques, including root cause analysis and condition-based monitoring

  • Strong analytical skills with experience using CMMS (SAP) to extract and analyze work order data

  • Ability to build effective relationships and collaborate across teams

  • Strong focus on safety, integrity, and continuous improvement

Don’t have all the qualifications listed? That’s ok! Apply anyway. We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and align equipment lifecycle and maintenance strategies to optimize asset performance, longevity, and regional synergies

  • Analyze asset performance data and failure trends to identify reliability issues, bad actors, and opportunities for improvement

  • Develop targeted mitigation plans and actionable recommendations to prevent recurrence and improve fleet reliability

  • Lead reliability, engineering improvement, safety, and compliance projects from initiation through completion

  • Ensure mobile equipment complies with regulatory, safety, and engineering standards, and maintain supporting documentation, procedures, and standards

  • Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to support asset reliability and project execution

  • Build strong cross-functional relationships and communicate findings and recommendations clearly to stakeholders at all levels

Location and other Key Details:

  • You will work out of our Base Plant Mine in Fort McMurray, Alberta

  • Hours of work are a regular 40-hour week, Monday to Friday

  • If you reside outside of Fort McMurray, relocation of your primary residence to within 60 km of Fort McMurray is mandatory

Think we are a fit? Apply now!

Suncor is committed to providing equal opportunities for employment and building an inclusive, results-oriented and high-performance culture where all members of our team feel safe, valued and respected.

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How to Get Hired at Suncor Energy

  • Suncor Energy is Canada's largest integrated energy company by revenue, headquartered in Calgary with approximately 17,000 employees across oil sands, offshore, refining, midstream, and the Petro-Canada retail network of roughly 1,800 service stations.
  • The company pioneered commercial oil sands development in 1967, today operates Base Plant, Fort Hills, Firebag, MacKay River, and is the operator of Syncrude, with refining assets in Edmonton, Sarnia, Montreal, and Commerce City Colorado.
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