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.

Why We Do It
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.

What You Would Do in This Role
The Lead Process Engineer leads a discipline engineering team in the design of different aspects of energy industry projects from inception to completion. Duties include:

Developing Process Engineering Manhour Estimates and Manpower Planning/Allocation/Updating for projects/proposals. This includes updating ForecastWeb on a weekly basis and ensuring it is suitably completed to align with the demand of the Project/Program Manager. The forecast should be updated to current project plans and changes to work plans/resourcing needs are communicated through change management to project stakeholders.

Preparing weekly progress reports for each project including work completed, work planned for the following week and discipline needs

Updating project schedule on a weekly basis including marking tasks which are completed, in progress, and any potential delays. In addition, ensure tasks are listed correctly in schedule. Project schedule along with tracking engineering tasks and deliverables are to be reviewed and maintained in conjunction with Project Management.

Establishing scopes of work, schedules and priorities for projects or proposals

Scheduling and expediting department work

Supervising an engineering team involved in the conception, planning and development of engineering design, projects, processes, proposals and estimates

Providing leadership and mentorship to project/program discipline engineering team; acting as a focal point for expertise and direction on engineering solutions

Providing guidance in the design and delivery of complex engineering projects within their discipline

Guiding discipline team on project work through to completion in accordance with the schedule and budget on assigned major projects of high technical complexity

Assisting in the negotiation of critical engineering issues

Administering the planning, scheduling, cost control and technical conformance to the design

Attending status meetings with clients, project management and suppliers

Coordinating activities with other departments and clients





Maintaining current knowledge of industry and regulatory standards

Assigning and reviewing work of discipline engineering staff

Reviewing vendor or subcontractor quotations, drawings, and specifications for technical adequacy and conformance with project requirements

Ensuring adherence to Vista Quality Management System (QMS)

Ensuring design is in accordance with applicable codes and requirements, including Vista and client specifications and standards

Supporting development, implementation and maintenance of discipline design standards, checklists and procedures

Actively stewarding change management for their discipline activities and impacts to other discipline activities

Providing construction support

Authenticating documentation with a professional engineering stamp as required

Applying broad working knowledge of multiple process systems and commonly encountered equipment

Applying strong working knowledge of process simulation (HYSYS) techniques and stream table development

Preparing and reviewing deliverables such as PFDs, P&IDs;, Line Lists, datasheets, design calculations, etc.

Applying strong working knowledge of the preparation and review of process studies and design documentation

Performing other duties as requested

Requirements

Ten-plus years of progressive experience in engineering and design in the energy industry

Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering

Ability to work and collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and designers including process, mechanical, civil, structural & architectural, electrical, instrumentation & controls and piping

P.Eng. registration with APEGA

Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel

Strong written and oral communication skills

Strong organizational skills, technical competence and attention to detail

Self‑motivated and efficient with time management

Strong working knowledge and understanding of applicable codes and industry standards

Ability to meet safety requirements to attend site visits

Preferred

15 years or more of experience as a fully qualified engineer, with five years’ experience in the energy industry

Three or more years of experience leading an engineering team in an EPC environment

Why People Like Vista
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.

What Vista Does
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.

Why People Like Vista
We do not just say we're a great place to work, our people do. Vista has been recognized by Great Place to Work as one of the Best Workplaces in Canada, a Best Workplace for Mental Health, and a Best Workplace for Women. These awards are earned through confidential surveys completed by our own team, so they reflect how people here actually feel and not just how we choose to describe ourselves.

What our people value most is how we work together. You will join experienced leaders and mentors who are genuinely invested in your growth, in teams built around collaboration rather than silos. We hire capable people, trust them to do their best work, and treat them as people rather than employee numbers. We are proud of the culture this creates, and we work hard to protect it as we grow.

Vista is also a place for people who like to make this better. If you are energized by innovating, by questioning how things are done and by helping vista continuously improve, you will be in good company. We back that work with strong, modern project systems run by people who know how to get the most from them, but it is our people, not our tools, that make Vista what it is.

What We Offer
An opportunity with Vista is more than a job. It is the chance to do challenging meaningful work alongside talented and supportive colleagues who want to see you succeed.

Vista offers all employees

A challenging and rewarding work environment where you will contribute to meaningful projects across the energy industry

Talented, collaborative colleagues who are invested in one another's success

The chance to work alongside some of the sharpest minds in the industry, where your ideas are heard and innovation is part of how we actually work, not just something we say.

A strong value-based philosophy that provides an informal, close-knit team workplace, where you and your family feel like a part of our organization, and not just an employee number

Competitive compensation and benefits, including a performance-linked variable pay program

Company-sponsored social events and team sports

Half-day Fridays and free parking

An organization that values and encourages diversity

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📌 Lead Process Engineer (Alberta)
🏢 Vista Projects
📍 Alberta