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. 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. The success of our upstream, downstream and 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.
We invite you to bring your ideas and help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs.

Cold Lake is an in-situ oil sands operation in northern Alberta. Sitting on a large, high-quality resource base, the operation is using and piloting next-generation solvent technologies that can improve production and lower greenhouse gas emissions intensity.
Cold Lake is one of the longest running oil sands operations in northeastern Alberta and one of the largest in-situ thermal operations in the world. The site’s past success and current strength stem from the skills, commitment and passion of the site’s workforce, made up of approximately 400 employees and 1,000 contractors including from Indigenous-owned businesses. In 2025, gross production at Cold Lake averaged 151,000 barrels per day.

If you are passionate about safety, building positive relationships, and working within a collaborative team environment, then we have the role for you! We currently have an opportunity within our Cold Lake asset in the Upstream division supporting and leading reliability programs for our site.
As a Reliability Engineer,



you'll play a key role in helping equipment and systems operate safely, efficiently, and dependably. You'll work alongside operations, maintenance, and engineering teams to identify opportunities for improvement, solve technical challenges, and reduce equipment failures before they occur. This is an excellent opportunity for a recent engineering graduate who enjoys problem-solving, data analysis, continuous improvement, and making a visible impact on business performance.

Work with multi-functional engineering, operations, and maintenance teams, both in Canada and overseas, to support our reliability programs.
Analyze equipment performance and failure trends to identify reliability issues and recommend practical solutions that improve safety, uptime, and efficiency.
Develop and maintain reliability strategies including condition monitoring programs for critical assets.
Use data and performance metrics to track equipment health, identify improvement opportunities, and support asset management and continuous improvement initiatives.
Opportunities for growth (e.g. training, mentorship, studies/projects, other engineering or asset team roles)

Canadian accredited (or equivalent) engineering degree
Valid Class 5 driver’s license and secure driving record
Able to work individually, as well as in a team situation, with minimal supervision




Strong written and verbal communication skills in English are required for the role
Creative, committed, dependable individuals who are energized by working with people and by achieving superior results
Imperial Oil has been recognized as one of Canada’s top employers for young people (2024), in addition to one of Canada’s and Alberta’s top employers (2024) as recognized by Mediacorp Canada Inc.’Competitive salary
Training and mentorship
Relocation assistance as required
Flexible work hours and work from home policy
Employee resource groups (ERG’s) – opportunity to participate in volunteer groups that support furthering the company’s inclusion objectives
Imperial conducts business in a manner that respects the land, environment, rights and cultures of Indigenous communities. In the areas where we explore, develop and operate, Imperial engages Indigenous communities in open and forthright consultation and strives to establish meaningful relationships built on mutual trust and respect. Please see here for more information on Imperial’s Indigenous Relations Guiding Principles and Guidelines.
Imperial is committed to supporting persons with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. Eligibility to work in Canada: All applicants who receive an offer of employment must be eligible to work in Canada on a regular full-time basis without restrictions on their start date. Proof of eligibility shall be in the form of a Canadian birth certificate, Canadian passport, Canadian citizenship certificate, Canadian certificate of permanent residence, Canadian open work permit or receipt from Immigration Canada of an application for a post-graduate work permit.

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