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Senior Mechanical Engineer – Temporary (6-Month) Company: TransAlta

Location: Calgary, AB, CA

Job Type: Temporary - Hourly

Work Arrangement: Full Time Office

A DAY IN THE LIFE

Develop effective maintenance plans and forecasts based on inspection results and condition monitoring for gas turbines and plant equipment.

Prepare long-term maintenance strategies, budgets, and lifecycle plans, including capital expenditure planning for major and minor outages.

Investigate and troubleshoot mechanical equipment issues, providing timely technical recommendations to ensure reliability.

Lead mechanical or multi-discipline projects, including research, cost analysis, and technical solution development.

Write technical procurement specifications, obtain competitive bids, and participate in contractor and equipment selection.

Supervise contractors to ensure scope, quality, cost, and schedule compliance.

Apply industry standards and best practices to maintain code compliance while balancing cost and reliability objectives.

Perform and interpret condition monitoring analyses such as oil and vibration analysis.

Plan and support major maintenance activities, including turnarounds and unplanned outages, with detailed work scopes and inspection plans.

Promote Health, Safety, Security, and Environment policies and mentor Engineers and Engineers-in-Training.

Provide support to other business areas as required.

ABOUT YOU

Mechanical Engineering degree from a recognized institution and registered as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with APEGA, or another provincial association with inter-provincial mobility.

Minimum 4 to 6 years of relevant experience in thermal/gas-fired power generation or a comparable industry.

Experience with troubleshooting equipment, power station operations, construction, and commissioning.

Experience with management of change, maintenance planning, work scope development, and supporting outages, turnarounds, and inspections.





Experience with preparing redlines, reviewing and verifying engineering design documents, including P&ID;’s, piping isometrics, design drawings, and specifications.

Experience preparing engineering work scope documents for plant modifications, including pressure equipment and piping modifications.

Experience investigating equipment failures and preparing Root Cause Analysis studies.

Experience with the interpretation of condition monitoring and recommending corrective action.

Strong working knowledge of large rotating equipment (gas turbines, steam turbines, pumps, and compressors), boilers/HRSGs, pressure equipment, piping systems, and thermodynamics.

Self-starter who can work independently, is coachable, and is motivated to learn and develop.

Critical thinker with strong problem-solving skills.

Effective team player with strong interpersonal skills who leads by example.

Demonstrated ability to take ownership of assigned work.

Seeks feedback from other team members and clients to improve quality of deliverables; committed to building on existing and developing current expertise.

Comfortable with field work including extended durations as required to support outages.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Strong problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills; ability to work independently and lead by example.

Familiar with pressure industry standards (ASME, CSA, etc.)

Proficiency in Microsoft Office and cloud-based software.

Project management training and experience is an asset.

Vibration analysis training and experience is an asset.

SAP experience is an asset.

Valid Class 5 driver’s license.

OTHER DETAILS

Frequent travel to remote site locations for field work up to 30% of the time.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The successful candidate may be required to complete background checks appropriate to the role, including criminal record, education and employment verification, or credit checks. ‘Safety sensitive positions’ will be required to complete pre-employment testing.

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📌 Senior Mechanical Engineer - Temporary (6 Month) (Calgary)
🏢 TRANSALTA
📍 Calgary